EWWW Tutorial

As part of the Speed Study on EWWW, the following steps were completed to setup the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin…

EWWW Tutorial – Step by Step

Step 1: As we currently have Imagify setup, we first need to turn this off by clicking Deactivate. Then we’ll navigate to Add Plugins and search for EWWW.

Step 2: Find the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin in the search results. Click Install Now.

Step 3: Once installed, click Activate.

Step 4: Once it’s activated, click through to Settings. We will keep the default options, as shown in the image below.

EWWW Default Settings

Step 5: We are now ready to start optimizing our images. So let’s go to Media & click Bulk Optimize.

Step 6: Adjust the pause time to 5 seconds. This will reduce the strain on your server, especially if you have a large library of images to optimize.

Step 7: Click Scan for Unoptimized Images.

Step 8: To kick off the bulk-optimize, click Start Optimizing. Be aware that this can be a lengthy process. On the plus side, at least there is an estimate for the time remaining, which seemed fairly accurate.

Step 9: Once the bulk optimization of images is complete, click Return to Media Library to see the results.

EWWW Image Optimization Results

Questions?

If you have any questions about this EWWW Tutorial, please feel free to ask in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them 🙂