Image Compression Not Activated But Message Says It Is!

  • Resolved jasperdemann

    (@jasperdemann)


    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi
    I use WP-Optimize only for optimising my database (which works really well) so all other settings are deactivated.
    However, in my media library, next to each image, I have the message,’The file was compressed from X KB to X KB, saving X percent, using WP-Optimize’.
    I use WebP at server level so I don’t need this service.
    Is WP-Optimize actually compressing the image (I don’t think it is!), or is it a glitch?

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  • Plugin Support wpmansour

    (@wpmansour)

    Just to confirm, have you checked if the image compression is turned off under WP-Optimize > Images?

    Thread Starter jasperdemann

    (@jasperdemann)

    Hi

    Yes, both sliders are turned off.

    I’ve checked in ‘Console’ and all the relevant images have .webp suffix.

    Plugin Support vupdraft

    (@vupdraft)

    Can you take screenshots of you settings in the “compress images” tab?

    Thread Starter jasperdemann

    (@jasperdemann)

    Yesterday, every image had the text next to it, but now its just random images.

    Plugin Support wpmansour

    (@wpmansour)

    Please navigate to WP-Optimize -> click on the Images menu -> and take a screenshot of the settings.

    Thread Starter jasperdemann

    (@jasperdemann)

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    Plugin Support wpmansour

    (@wpmansour)

    Hi @jasperdemann,

    Thanks for sharing the screenshots, super helpful!

    It looks like the image compression feature is indeed turned off, so WP-Optimize shouldn’t be doing any compression on your images at all, especially since you’re already handling WebP at the server level. That said, those random messages you’re seeing about compression might be leftovers from a previous setup or just a small glitch.

    Here’s a few things you can try to clear this up:

    1. Clear Caches: Sometimes, cached data can cause weird behaviors like this. Try clearing the cache both in WP-Optimize and in any other caching plugins (if you’re using them). Also, if your hosting has server-side caching, it wouldn’t hurt to clear that too.
    2. New Upload Test: Upload a fresh image and see if the compression message shows up again. If it doesn’t, that’s a good sign everything is working as expected now.
    3. Database Logs: WP-Optimize also touches the database, so you might find some old image optimization entries hanging around in there. You could try running a database optimization to clean up any leftover data.
    4. Check for Plugin Conflicts: Sometimes, multiple plugins that handle image optimization or caching can cause issues. If you’re using any other similar plugins, maybe try temporarily deactivating them and see if the issue goes away.

    Lastly, if all else fails, you might want to try updating or even re-installing WP-Optimize to see if that clears up the glitch. Hopefully, one of these steps helps get rid of those pesky messages!

    Let me know how it goes—happy to help further if needed!

    Thank you!

    Thread Starter jasperdemann

    (@jasperdemann)

    Okay, thanks.

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