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Best Image WordPress Plugins

19 plugins · 1.5M combined installs · 4.5/5 avg rating

WordPress image plugins handle the optimisation, transformation, editing, and management of photos and graphics that make up the majority of page weight on most websites. They can automatically compress images on upload, convert them to modern formats like WebP or AVIF, generate responsive srcset attributes, implement lazy loading, bulk-resize existing media library files, and integrate with CDN delivery networks. Photographers, bloggers, ecommerce stores, and performance-conscious developers use image plugins to reduce bandwidth costs and improve load times without sacrificing visual quality. Given that unoptimised images are the single most common cause of poor Core Web Vitals scores on WordPress, image plugins are among the highest-impact tools in the ecosystem.