ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF

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1. ★★★★★ marcind84

   1mo ago

   Very Good This topic was modified 6 minutes ago by marcind84.

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2. ★★★★★ godiya123

   2mo ago

   nice

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3. ★★★★★ sunfengguang

   3mo ago

   I like him; he solved my problem.

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4. ★★★★★ saifr1971

   3mo ago

   Must need for image optimization. great help. good job This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by saifr1971. Reason: why I am not getting my images optimized now

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5. ★★★★★ diegozea

   3mo ago

   With the ShortPixel optimization, my site works faster after compressing a lot of photos. Somes pictures have been compressed by more than 70%

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6. ★★★★★ Vaibhav Singh Web

   4mo ago

   Shortpixel Image Optimizer Breaks Your Whole Website. It Applies All CDN To Images, But Onces You Deactivate Its All Gone

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7. ★★★★★ antconnectnpc

   4mo ago

   I’ve used ShortPixel on several projects and it’s always a winner. For this project, I reached out to support with a query and they were excellent, courteous, fast, helpful, kind and professional. Truly a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommended.

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8. ★★★★★ Jean Hertz

   4mo ago

   Pretty good.Only wish we could process more pictures locally 🙂 This topic was modified 2 months, 3 weeks ago by Jean Hertz.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 6.5.5 🛡️ The Stability Update Release Date: July 21, 2026 🛠️ Fixes Download Error Handling: Fixed a fatal error that could occur when ShortPixel was unable to download an optimized file from the API, with clearer error messa 6.5.5
2. — Version 6.5.4 ⚡ The Optimization Flow Update Release Date: July 6, 2026 🛠️ Fixes & Improvements Smarter Credit Handling: Automatic image optimization will now continue even if AI credits are exhausted, as long as image optimization c 6.5.4
3. — Version 6.5.3 🔧 The Reliability & Compatibility Update Release Date: June 25, 2026 🛠️ Fixes Restore Metadata Fix: Restoring an image now correctly restores the original file size in the metadata instead of keeping the optimized size 6.5.3
4. — Version 6.5.2 ☁️ The Offload & Backup Reliability Update Release Date: June 4, 2026 ⚡ Performance Improvements Offload Media + AWS S3: Improved performance by reducing useless remote operations for websites using Offload Media with Am 6.5.2
5. — Version 6.5.1 🛠️ The Hotfix Update Release Date: May 5, 2026 🐛 Fixes Settings Page Fix: Resolved an issue affecting the Settings page in certain edge cases. Backups System Fix: Fixed an issue related to the new backups system that c 6.5.1
6. — Version 6.5.0 🧠 The Smart Backups & AI Control Update Release Date: May 5, 2026 ✨ New Features Smart Backups: Save disk space by backing up only the main image. When restoring, thumbnails are automatically regenerated based on curren 6.5.0

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.5 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-04-20 CVE-2026-39471 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 6.4.3 Patched in 6.4.4
2. Medium · 5.4 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Title ↗
   2026-03-25 CVE-2026-4335 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.4.3 Patched in 6.4.4
3. Medium · 4.9 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.4.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Read via 'loadFile' Parameter ↗
   2026-02-04 CVE-2026-1246 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 6.4.2 Patched in 6.4.3
4. Medium · 5.4 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Settings Import/Export ↗
   2025-10-17 CVE-2025-11378 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.3.4 Patched in 6.3.5
5. Medium · 4.3 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 5.6.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-10-13 CVE-2024-48044 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.6.3 Patched in 5.6.4
6. Medium · 4.9 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 5.6.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-10-13 CVE-2024-48043 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 5.6.3 Patched in 5.6.4
7. Medium · 6.6 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 5.4.1 - Authenticated(Editor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2023-09-14 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects < 5.4.2 Patched in 5.4.2
8. Medium · 6.1 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 4.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-06-02 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.22.9 Patched in 4.22.10

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 28 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 4 more locales with partial translations.

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A
• Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
• Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A
• Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• DropAvif Image Optimizer – Convert WebP & AVIF | Compress Images 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B
• Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A

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ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF: 300K+ active installs, 4.5★ (819 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shortpixel-image-optimiser