{"id":34574,"date":"2026-05-07T08:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/?post_type=easyhelp_doc&#038;p=34574"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:55:15","slug":"compress-images-settings","status":"publish","type":"helpwp_doc","link":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/settings\/compress-images-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Compress Images Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='tp-content-before'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Compress Images<\/strong> settings in ThumbPress help reduce image file size automatically by improving your website\u2019s loading speed and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To access this section:<br><strong>WordPress Dashboard \u2192 ThumbPress \u2192 Settings \u2192 Compress Images<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1226\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dashboard-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_20_PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dashboard-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_20_PM.png 1226w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dashboard-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_20_PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dashboard-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_20_PM-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dashboard-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_20_PM-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">File Compression Settings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Compress during upload<\/strong><br>Enable this option to automatically compress images at the time of upload. This reduces file size without needing manual optimization and helps keep your media library lightweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Compression Percentage<\/strong><br>This defines how much the image size will be compressed. For example, setting it to <strong>80%<\/strong> means images will be compressed significantly while trying to maintain acceptable quality. You can adjust this based on your balance between quality and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>Single Image Compress<\/strong><br>When enabled, this option adds an <strong>Optimize button<\/strong> to individual media files. It allows you to manually compress specific images instead of applying compression globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1299\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media-Library-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_27_PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media-Library-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_27_PM.png 1299w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media-Library-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_27_PM-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media-Library-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_27_PM-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media-Library-\u2039-thumb-doc-new-\u2014-WordPress-04-28-2026_04_27_PM-768x341.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1299px) 100vw, 1299px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Save or Reset Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Save Changes:<\/strong> Save your changes to apply them. Without saving, nothing will take effect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reset Settings:<\/strong> Oppositely, click \u201cReset\u201d anytime to restore the default settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div class='tp-content-after'><\/div>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"helpwp_product":[29],"helpwp_topic":[57],"class_list":["post-34574","helpwp_doc","type-helpwp_doc","status-publish","hentry","helpwp_topic-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc\/34574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helpwp_doc"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpwp_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_product?post=34574"},{"taxonomy":"helpwp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_topic?post=34574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}