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Best reduce image size plugins for WordPress

The most popular reduce image size plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Pixellize Image Optimizer (200+) and EZOptimize Image Optimizer (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “reduce image size” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 3 reduce image size plugins

  1. 1.
    Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images

    The most installed reduce image size plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Pixellize Image Optimizer

    200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    EZOptimize Image Optimizer

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

All 3 plugins tagged “reduce image size”