EWWW Image Optimizer

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7.5.0

Release Date – March 26, 2024

• added: Easy IO support for upcoming Slider Revolution 7 rendering engine
• added: Easy IO updates existing image preload URLs
• added: Lazy Load automatically excludes preloaded images
• changed: async process locking uses unique key on disk to avoid duplicate processes
• fixed: Easy IO skipping Slider Revolution 6 URLs
• fixed: Lazy Load incorrectly auto-scales fixed group background images
• fixed: uncaught errors when attempting svgcleaner install on FreeBSD
• fixed: optimized images list links to WebP thumbnail for all sizes
• fixed: optimized images list shows wrong thumbnail for non-media library images
• fixed: quirks with new bulk interface and optimized images list
• updated: cwebp to version 1.3.2
• updated: gifsicle to version 1.95
• updated: optipng to version 0.7.8

7.4.0

Release Date – March 6, 2024

• added: async bulk optimizer on settings page
• added: store WebP results/errors for display in Media Library, and in optimization table/results
• added: ability to view pending/queued images, remove images from queue, and sort queue by original image size
• fixed: restoring images from optimization table
• fixed: attempting to install x64 binaries on arm64 servers

7.3.0

Release Date – February 20, 2024

• added: API processing for large images done asynchronously to avoid timeouts
• added: Store resize results to prevent repeated attempts to scale images that yield larger filesizes
• added: warning to remove outdated AGR plugin
• changed: improved timeout handling/avoidance for scheduled optimization
• fixed: JS WebP can’t check for local images when using S3 on multisite in sub-folder mode
• fixed: corrupted images (with an unrecognized file header) being repeatedly scanned by the bulk/scheduled optimizer
• fixed: GIF images not offloaded by WP Offload Media when operating in free cloud-based mode due to no thumbnail generation
• fixed: Easy IO applying resize parameters to existing (re)sizes
• security: improve authentication for some plugin actions

7.2.3

Release Date – January 4, 2024

• fixed: Easy IO incorrectly modifies JS/CSS URLs when using S3 on multisite
• fixed: regression with WP Offload Media compatibility and incorrect ContentType for WebP images
• fixed: local backup folder not protected from optimization

7.2.2

Release Date – December 12, 2023

• fixed: Lazy Load compatibility with X/Pro themes and Cornerstone builder
• fixed: JPG quality level ignored during PNG to JPG conversion
• fixed: too much scaling for Visual Composer background images with zoom effect
• fixed: Perfect Images compatibility function broken during image upload
• fixed: Easy IO strips extra sub-folders in non-image URLs
• fixed: compatibility with NextGEN Gallery 3.50+
• fixed: optimization of dynamic thumbs for NextGEN Gallery

7.2.1

Release Date – September 7, 2023

• changed: Scheduled Optimizer skips image errors faster
• changed: use updated coding standards, and restructure code for async/background functions
• removed: legacy image editor extensions for unmaintained plugins
• security: randomize filename of debug log

7.2.0

Release Date – July 20, 2023

• added: Easy IO rewrites poster/thumbnail image URLs for video elements
• changed: Easy IO + Auto Scale checks images on load and resize events to reduce browser upscaling
• changed: prevent Easy IO font substitution when OMGF is active
• fixed: Auto Scale downscales too much for landscape images displayed in portrait containers
• fixed: Easy IO compatibility with Brizy thumbnail generation endpoint

7.1.0

Release Date – June 29, 2023

• added: deliver Google Fonts via Easy IO or Bunny Fonts for improved user privacy
• fixed: PHP error trying to save EXIF data to JPG after resizing
• fixed: could not disable auto-scaling
• fixed: prevent errors when using legacy Animated GIF Resizing plugin
• fixed: prevent WP Offload Media from prematurely re-offloading when using bulk optimizer

Earlier versions

Please refer to the separate changelog.txt file.