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Xray: Image Optimizer for WooCommerce (Compress, Resize & WebP)

Xray: Image Optimizer for WooCommerce (Compress, Resize & WebP)

Description

Tired of spending hours editing product photos with external software before uploading them to your store? Xray Product Image Optimizer is the ultimate solution to automate, compress, and optimize your WooCommerce images directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Xray revolutionizes your image management workflow, allowing you to save precious time while reducing file sizes, boosting your site’s PageSpeed, and improving your WooCommerce SEO rankings.

Managing a product catalog shouldn’t be a full-time job. With Xray, you eliminate the need for external tools and centralize your image compression within a native WooCommerce interface.

Features

  • Integrated Drag & Drop Studio: Forget the Media Library. Upload, crop, and assign Featured Images and Galleries directly from the product edit page.
  • High-Performance Bulk Image Optimizer: Process and compress your entire WooCommerce catalog with a single click. Save up to 8 hours of manual work for every 100 products.
  • Auto WebP Conversion & SEO: Automatically convert images to Next-Gen WebP formats to drastically reduce image size. Dynamically manage Alt Texts and Titles to skyrocket your image SEO.
  • Native Watermarking PRO: Protect your brand automatically. Apply customizable watermarks to all product images with zero external API calls.
  • Smart Auto-Crop & Resize: Keep your catalog neat and consistent with our intelligent auto-cropping and image resizing technology.

How it works

Optimizing your store’s performance has never been simpler:
* Intuitive Upload: Drag your files directly into the native WooCommerce studio box.
* Real-Time Compression: Xray automatically crops, compresses, and generates WebP versions on the fly while preserving image quality.
* SEO Boost & Publish: Images are instantly attached to the product with optimized metadata, ready to rank on Google Images.

How does this image optimizer improve my WooCommerce speed?

Xray reduces your image file sizes through advanced image compression and converts them to the lightweight WebP format. This drastically improves your Google PageSpeed Insights score and reduces page load times.

Is Xray better than standard image optimization plugins?

Yes! Xray is specifically designed for WooCommerce. Instead of blindly compressing all WordPress media, it integrates directly into the product page, offering a tailored studio experience for store owners.

Does it modify my original images?

It depends on the features you use. By default, Xray creates optimized WebP versions while keeping your original JPG/PNG files intact as a backup. However, if you enable the Native Watermarking or Auto-Crop features, the original images will be modified directly to apply your changes.

Do I need to configure NGINX or Apache for WebP?

No server-level configuration is strictly required. Xray includes a built-in WebP Delivery Engine that dynamically serves WebP images automatically. However, for maximum performance, you can optionally add standard NGINX/Apache rewrite rules.

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Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/xray-product-image-optimizer directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. A new ‘Image Studio’ menu item will appear under the WooCommerce menu.
  4. Go to the Image Studio to start optimizing your catalog.

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Contributors & Developers

“Xray: Image Optimizer for WooCommerce (Compress, Resize & WebP)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

2.0.1

  • Removed Freemius initialization from the Free version to comply with repository guidelines.
  • Fixed an issue where the global default quality was not applied properly during drag & drop uploads.
  • Added automatic file renaming based on SEO title for better indexing.
  • Added Support for standard Posts and Pages (upload Featured Image via Studio).
  • Enlarged SEO Description field for better readability.
  • Improved estimated file size calculations in the UI.

2.0.0

  • Complete architecture rewrite.
  • Added React-based Glassmorphism UI.
  • Added Auto-Optimization hook for WordPress media library.
  • Added WebP Delivery Engine.
  • Added Garbage Collection for orphaned WebP files.
  • Added Bulk Optimizer using Action Scheduler.
  • Improved performance and UI layout.
  • Added full compatibility with WordPress 6.7 and PHP 8.1.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.