A free plugin makes it all easy for WordPress users. That’s not all, it can return the optimized images in a zip file, grab all the images from your website, organize them into folders, resize images, store them in the Kraken cloud and keep stats of your optimizations. It can pick up image files from multiple sources such as a list of URLs or a zip archive. The Pro package starts at $5 per month and offers additional features too. Files up to 1 MB are optimized for free, bigger files need you to go with their Pro package. Kraken allows you to optimize not just JPEG, but PNG and GIFs as well. The lossy images will work just fine for most users, but professionals who wish to retain 100% visual information should opt for the lossless (e.g. Lossy – a small drop in quality, but cuts down image file size by almost 90%.Kraken gives you a choice of compression modes: Once the tool compresses the image, you can download it and use it anywhere you need. And then go on to add effects like captions, borders or shadows. If you wish, you can also view EXIF data (time, date and camera make) and resize your images. Using just the default setting, I was able to cut down the file size by 66%. Most of us should be fine with the default compression of 65, though the website can compress images anywhere between 0-99. JPEG Optimizer is one of the first solutions to check out if all you need is to compress JPEG images. Now, let’s dig into the tools in more detail… 1. *it lets you optimize manually afterwards

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