Anek Image Optimizer Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download
Plugin Description
Anek Image Optimizer is a professional-grade image optimization plugin built for speed, privacy, and flexibility. It is 100% free, runs entirely on your own server, and ships with zero telemetry — your images never leave your infrastructure.
Multi-Library Engine
Most optimization plugins lock you into a single backend. Anek supports three simultaneously:
- Libvips — the fastest image processing library available (the same engine used by Cloudinary and Sharp.js). Runs as a native binary for extreme throughput and minimal memory usage.
- Spatie Image — PHP-native library with selectable GD or Imagick drivers.
- Intervention Image — alternative PHP library with GD or Imagick drivers.
Next-Gen Format Output
- Compress original JPEG and PNG files in-place.
- Generate WebP sidecar files alongside originals.
- Generate AVIF sidecar files alongside originals.
- All three outputs from a single source image, in one operation.
- Built-in Apache/LiteSpeed
.htaccessrules and Nginx config snippets for zero-PHP server-level delivery — browsers that support AVIF or WebP get them automatically; others fall back gracefully.
Deep WordPress Integration
- Optimize directly from the Media Library — per-image buttons appear in attachment details.
- Bulk optimization — compress your entire media library in one click with real-time progress.
- Auto-optimize on upload — new images are processed the moment they are added.
- File-system deep scanner — discovers and optimizes images outside
wp-content/uploads, including theme images, plugin assets, and custom directories.
Preserve Originals
Toggle on “Preserve Originals” and a backup copy of every image is kept before compression. Restore any image to its original state at any time with zero data loss.
Quality & Exclusion Controls
- Adjustable quality slider (0–100) per compression run.
- Strip EXIF metadata to reduce file size further.
- Set a minimum file size threshold to skip images already small enough.
- Exclude specific paths from bulk operations.
100% Free, Zero Telemetry, Fully Self-Hosted
- No data leaves your server. All processing happens locally.
- Zero telemetry — no usage tracking, no analytics, no phone-home requests.
- No API keys, no accounts, no subscriptions.
- Full feature set available from day one with no freemium locks or upsells.
Screenshots
Optimization dashboard with real-time bulk progress and storage savings.
