=== CodingBunny Image Optimizer Lite === Contributors: codingbunny Tags: duplicate images, optimization, webp, resize Requires at least: 6.0 Tested up to: 6.8 Stable tag: 2.2.0 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Image Optimizer Lite is a WordPress plugin that optimizes, converts images to WebP or AVIF on upload, and resizes them to specified dimensions. == Description == CodingBunny Image Optimizer is a powerful and easy-to-use image optimization plugin for WordPress. It helps you improve your site's performance by optimizing images, converting them to the WebP format, and resizing them automatically upon upload. = Features = * New conversion method via browser to avoid using server resources. * Automatic image optimization upon upload * Conversion to WebP and AVIF format * Automatic image resizing * Option to delete original images after conversion * Disable WordPress default big image threshold * Preload critical image (LCP) for better Core Web Vitals scores * Lazy loading: images load only when visible to the user = PRO Features = * Option to set WebP and AVIF quality conversion * Disable WordPress unused image thumbnails: WordPress generates multiple thumbnails for each uploaded image. Choose which of these thumbnails you want to include when the images are optimized. * Bulk image optimisation: this option allows you to simultaneously optimize all or several selected images in the library. * Unused images cleaner: this option identifies unused images within the site. * Watermark: add a watermark to your images to protect them (now also supports text watermark). * Orphan Thumbnails cleaner: find and delete orphaned thumbnail files. * Cleaning Product Images: delete images associated with the WooCommerce product when it is deleted. * Alternative Text generator: automatically generates the ALT attribute for images. * Remove Metadata: automatically remove unnecessary metadata from images (requires Imagick). * Image Protector (add-on): advanced system for protecting against unauthorized copying and downloading of images. == Installation == The plugin is simple to install: * Download coding-bunny-image-optimizer-lite.zip * Unzip * Upload coding-bunny-image-optimizer directory to your /wp-content/plugins directory * Go to the plugin menu page and activate the plugin == Frequently Asked Questions == = How do I enable automatic image conversion? = Go to the plugin settings page and check the 'Enable Conversion' option. = Can I keep the original images after conversion? = Yes, you can. Simply uncheck the 'Delete Original Images' option in the plugin settings. = How do I set the maximum dimensions for image resizing? = You can set the maximum width and height for image resizing in the plugin settings. == Changelog == = 2.2.0: 2025-09-01 = * Added the ability to convert new images to WebP via browser. * Added Watermark Preview (PRO version). * Added Padding option to the Watermark settings page (PRO version). = 2.1.0: 2025-08-28 = * Added Alt Text Template (PRO version). * Added Force Overwrite Existing Alt Text (PRO version). = 2.0.0: 2025-08-25 = * New: Text Watermark added (PRO version). * New: Orphan Thumbnails cleaner: Find and delete orphaned thumbnail files (PRO version). * New: Cleaning Product Images: Delete images associated with the WooCommerce product when it is deleted (PRO version). * New: Preload Critical Image: Preload the main image for better LCP and Core Web Vitals scores. * New: Lazy Loading: Your images load only when they are visible to the user. * New: Alternative Text generator: Automatically generates the ALT attribute for images that lack it (PRO version). * New: Remove Metadata: Automatically remove unnecessary metadata from images (Requires Imagick) (PRO version). * Improvement: Improved detection of Unused Images. * Improvement: Improve code. = 1.6.4: 2025-06-26 = * Fix: Fixed a problem in image resizing in case the image was only 1px larger than the set value. = 1.6.3: 2025-06-13 = * Improvement: Added option to enable/disable logs. * Improvement: Image statistics are now updated only manually to avoid slowdowns in sites with many images. = 1.6.2: 2025-05-29 = * Fix: Fixed problem with Watermark Javascript (PRO version). = 1.6.1: 2025-05-05 = * Improvement: Improved log messages. * Fix: Fixed problem with deletion of original images. = 1.6.0: 2025-04-30 = * New: Added “Logs” page with export functionality to txt file. * New: Added “System Information” page that replaces the “Image Stats” section on the “Settings” page. * Improvement: Improved the operation of bulk conversion to WEBP and AVIF (PRO version). * Improvement: Original files are now deleted only if the conversion to WEBP or AVIF is successful. * Improvement: Improved detection of new versions that could cause WordPress backend slowdowns (PRO version). * Improvement: Unified the Image Batch Size value for bulk optimizations of images (PRO version). = 1.5.3: 2025-04-17 = * Fix: Fixed problem with saving settings. = 1.5.2: 2025-04-16 = * Improvement: Added support for automatic updates (PRO version). = 1.5.1: 2025-04-11 = * Fix: Fixed error with thumbnail creation (PRO version). = 1.5.0: 2025-04-04 = * New: Added options to disable right-click on images. * New: Added functionality to apply custom watermarks to images (PRO). * New: Added Bulk image batch selection. You can now choose how many images the server can process at one time based on the performance of your server (PRO). * Improvement: Improved code for performance. * Improvement: Changed license management system (PRO). = 1.4.5: 2025-03-17 = * Fix: Fixed error that caused the Unused Images Finder function not to work with some configurations (PRO version). = 1.4.4: 2025-02-20 = * New: Added support for converting HEIC image format (Requires WordPress 6.7 and ImageMagick 7 or above). = 1.4.3: 2025-02-09 = * Improvement: Improve code. = 1.4.2: 2025-01-17 = * Fix: The “Image Stats” widget has been removed because it was slowing down the loading of the WordPress dashboard on some servers. * Fix: Minor bug fix. = 1.4.1: 2025-01-15 = * Fix: Fixed PHP errors generated in rare cases from images already in the archive. = 1.4.0: 2025-01-06 = * New: Added new feature “Unused Images Finder” beta version. * New: Added new feature “Big Image Threshold”. * New: Added quality conversion presets (PRO version). * New: Added new option to enable/disable “Unused Images Finder” toolbar (PRO version). * New: Added new option to enable/disable “Bulk Image Optimizer” toolbar (PRO version). * New: Added “Images Stats” widget in the WordPress dashboard. * New: Added “System Info” panel. * Improvement: Added French, German and Spanish language support (PRO version). * Improvement: New feature “Unused Images Finder” is now in final version (PRO version). * Improvement: Improve code security and performance. * Improvement: Modified user interface. * Improvement: Compatibility with PHP 8.4 * Fix: Removed the progress bar from the “Bulk Image Optimizer” toolbar because it was slowing down the optimization process on some servers (PRO version). = 1.3.0: 2024-12-11 = * New: Added new feature “Unused Images Finder” beta version (PRO version). = 1.2.3: 2024-11-30 = * Improvement: Added Thai language support (PRO version). * Improvement: General code improvement. * Fix: Fixed Bulk Resize translation problem (PRO version). = 1.2.2: 2024-11-13 = * Fix: Fixed the error that allowed images to be enlarged with Imagick. = 1.2.1: 2024-11-11 = * New: Added conversion status bar (PRO version). * Improvement: General code safety improvement. = 1.2.0: 2024-11-08 = * New: Added conversion quality setting (PRO version). * New: Added button to convert all library images without selecting them (PRO version). * Improvement: Intermediate sizes of images in library are now removed after conversion (PRO version). * Fix: During bulk optimization, images were being resized even with the option turned off (PRO version). = 1.1.0: 2024-01-30 = * New: Added bulk optimization of images in library (PRO version). * Improvement: Changed interface style. = 1.0.0: 2024-10-18 = * New: Initial Release