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Image Offload & Optimize

Why Is WordPress Slow? Your Images Are Still On The Server.

Every image your WordPress site uploads sits on your hosting server, eating disk space, slowing load times, and costing you performance. Image Offload & Optimize stores a converted copy of every image on cloud storage automatically, converts it to the fastest format your visitor's browser supports, and delivers it through a CDN, all in one plugin, without touching your theme.

What does Image Offload & Optimize do?

It automatically stores your WordPress media on included cloud storage, converts images to WebP or AVIF, and rewrites all image URLs, including in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, and WooCommerce, so your server no longer handles routine image delivery. Storage and delivery are managed for you, with original-image backup included on Solo and above.

Your WordPress Server Was Never Meant to Store Images

Every image you upload to WordPress, the original, the thumbnail, the medium size, the large size, every custom size your theme generates, sits on your server. A site with 5,000 images can have 30,000+ files consuming gigabytes of disk space. On shared hosting this means slow file reads, backup failures, and hosting upgrade pressure.

Image Offload & Optimize solves this at the root. The moment you upload an image, the plugin processes it, stores every size on included cloud storage, and serves it from a global CDN, so your server stops handling image delivery. Your local files are left untouched.

How do I move WordPress images to cloud storage?

Step 1: Install & Connect

Install Image Offload & Optimize and create your free account. There are no storage credentials to enter.

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Step 2: New Uploads, Automatic

Every new image upload is converted and offloaded automatically, with no manual steps.

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Step 3: Existing Library, Bulk Migration

The bulk migration tool scans your media library and offloads everything in resumable batches, with retryable failures.

Free

Storage Included, Nothing to Configure

Your images are stored on fast cloud storage on Cloudflare R2, fully included with every plan. There is no storage account to open, no credentials to enter, and no bucket to set up. We handle all of it, so it works the moment you activate the plugin. R2 has zero egress fees, so bandwidth to your visitors is never billed.
Solo+

Automatic Backup Included

Backup of your original images to Backblaze B2 is included on Solo and above, not on the free plan. You do not connect or configure anything.
Free

Auto Offload on Upload

Every image uploaded through WordPress, via the media library, WooCommerce product editor, ACF fields, or any standard upload hook, is automatically processed and offloaded. No manual steps.
Free

Lifecycle Management

Delete an attachment in WordPress and the stored copy is removed from your cloud storage automatically, so you are not paying for files you no longer use. Editing or regenerating an image changes your local files only; to refresh the hosted copy, delete the attachment and upload it again.

Who this helps: Sites that regularly clear out old media and want storage usage to stay accurate.
Free

Bulk Migration

Scan your entire media library and offload every unprocessed image in resumable batches. Each image shows its own status: pending, processing, offloaded, failed. Pause and resume any time. Retry failures individually.

Who this helps: Any established site switching from local storage to cloud. Sites with 10,000+ images in their media library.
Free

Resumable Bulk Processing

Bulk migration processes one image at a time so large libraries never overwhelm your server or the API. Progress is shown live, you can pause and resume at any point, and failures are listed individually for retry.
Free

Usage Monitoring Dashboard

See exactly how much of your included storage you are using, how many images are offloaded, and your current plan usage, directly in WordPress.

WebP and AVIF Aren't Optional Anymore, But Your Plugin Doesn't Support Them

Google's Core Web Vitals score your site on image efficiency. WebP images are 25-35% smaller than JPEG. AVIF images are 50% smaller than JPEG. Modern browsers support both. If your WordPress site is still serving JPEG and PNG to visitors, you are losing PageSpeed points, ranking positions, and conversions.

WP Offload Media, the market leader, does not convert images. It offloads them in whatever format they were uploaded. You need a separate plugin like Imagify or ShortPixel on top, at extra cost.

Image Offload & Optimize converts every image automatically, no extra plugin, no extra cost.

Does WordPress support WebP and AVIF automatically?

WordPress 5.8+ can generate WebP on upload if your server has Imagick or GD compiled with WebP support. However, many shared hosts do not support this, and no WordPress core feature handles AVIF. Image Offload & Optimize handles WebP and AVIF conversion reliably on any host by running conversion on a managed server rather than your hosting environment.

Free

Automatic WebP Conversion

Every image is converted to WebP on upload. Conversion runs on our managed servers on every plan, including free, so it works the same regardless of your hosting. The WebP version is what gets stored and served to visitors.
Solo+

AVIF Support

AVIF is the next-generation image format, 50% smaller than JPEG at equivalent quality. Image Offload & Optimize serves AVIF to browsers that support it and falls back to WebP for others, using <picture> tags with proper type attributes.
Free

<picture> Tag Rendering

Instead of a simple <img> tag, the plugin outputs a proper <picture> element with WebP source, AVIF source, and an original-format fallback. Every browser gets the best format it supports, automatically.

<picture>
  <source srcset="image.avif" type="image/avif">
  <source srcset="image.webp" type="image/webp">
  <img src="image.jpg" alt="Product photo">
</picture>
Free

Failsafe Conversion

If conversion cannot complete, the plugin falls back to the original local image so the page keeps rendering. Conversion runs on our servers, never on your host.
Free

Managed Processing Server

Image conversion never runs on your hosting server. It runs on our managed imgproxy servers on every plan, including free. This means:

Cheap shared hosting works perfectly
No PHP memory limit issues during conversion
No Imagick/GD dependency on your host
No server load spike during bulk migration
Large images processed without timeout
Who this helps: Any site on shared hosting, budget VPS, or managed WordPress hosts with restricted server access.
Free

Full Image Size Support

Every WordPress-generated size is processed: thumbnail, medium, medium_large, large, and every custom size your theme or plugins register. All sizes are offloaded. All sizes appear correctly in srcset. Responsive images work exactly as expected.
Free

Responsive srcset Output

The plugin rewrites srcset attributes across all image output, including Gutenberg blocks, classic editor, widget areas, and theme template files. Browsers load the size appropriate for the visitor's screen automatically.
Free

Format Negotiation

The plugin outputs <picture> elements with AVIF, WebP, and original sources, and the browser picks the best format it supports. No JavaScript.

Offloading Images Isn't Enough, They Still Need to Load Fast

Moving images to cloud storage solves storage. It does not automatically solve delivery speed. Without a CDN in front of your storage, visitors download images from whichever data centre your storage is in, not the one closest to them.

Image Offload & Optimize handles the full delivery layer: global CDN delivery, correct srcset rewriting across every editor and builder, and a custom CDN domain on paid plans.

How does image delivery and CDN work?

Every image is served through a global CDN automatically, included with your plan. There is nothing to configure. If an image is not available from the CDN, the plugin falls back to the original local URL so the image still loads. On paid plans you can also use your own custom CDN domain.

Solo+

CDN Custom Domain

Configure a custom subdomain for image delivery on paid plans. The plugin rewrites every image URL to use your domain.
Free

CDN Fallback

Images that have not been offloaded, or where offloading failed, keep using their original local URL so your pages always render.
Free

Gutenberg Block Compatibility

This is a baseline requirement, not a premium feature. Every Gutenberg core block that outputs images, core/image, core/gallery, core/media-text, core/cover, has its URLs rewritten correctly. This works in the free tier. Locking this to premium would break images for the majority of WordPress users.
Free

Classic Editor Compatibility

Image URLs in classic editor content, widgets, and shortcodes are rewritten on output. No manual find-and-replace required after migration.
Free

Elementor Compatibility

Elementor image widget URLs are rewritten correctly. Free tier.
Free

ACF + Custom Fields

Images stored in Advanced Custom Fields and other custom field plugins are handled correctly. URL rewriting covers both direct image output and ACF's image array return format.
Free

WooCommerce Compatibility

Product images, gallery images, and variation images are all rewritten correctly, including the lightbox gallery and the cart thumbnail.
Free

Divi Compatibility

Divi image module URLs are rewritten correctly. Free tier.

Managing Image Plugins Across 25 Client Sites Is a Nightmare

If you manage client sites, you are dealing with this at scale. Each client has their own media library and their own usage. One plugin that handles all of it, with a dashboard to see every site at once, is not a luxury. It is a requirement.

What is the best WordPress image offload plugin for agencies?

Image Offload & Optimize Agency plan supports 25 sites under one license. Each site has its own API key registered to its domain. An agency dashboard shows all sites, per-site storage usage, and processing activity in one view. Multisite (subdomain and subdirectory) is also supported.

Enterprise

Unlimited Sites, Enterprise Plan

No ceiling on site count. Each domain is registered individually on app.imageoffload.com. Domain-level API keys mean a key for one site cannot be used on another, preventing key sharing abuse.
Agency

25 Site Licences, Agency Plan

One license covers 25 separate WordPress installations. Each site is registered individually on the dashboard with its own domain-locked API key.
Free

Domain-Locked API Keys

Every site gets a unique API key generated on our server and locked to the domain it was registered for. The plugin sends the domain in every request header. If the domain doesn't match the key, the request is rejected. This means a key stolen from one site is useless on any other site.
Agency+

Multisite Support

Subdomain multisite (client1.agency.com) and subdirectory multisite (agency.com/client1) both work correctly. Each subsite is handled automatically under your plan's included storage.
Agency+

Agency Dashboard

app.imageoffload.com. All your client sites in one view. See per-site storage usage, processing activity, API key status, and plan information. Manage domain registration and key rotation without touching each WordPress install.
Solo+

Original Backup Included

Backup of your original images is included on Solo and above, not on the free plan.
Agency+

Per-Site Usage Stats

Every registered domain has its own usage counter. See exactly how many WebP and AVIF conversions each client site has used this month, what their monthly limit is, and whether any sites are approaching their quota.

Image Offload & Optimize vs WP Offload Media, Every Feature

FeatureWP Offload MediaImage Offload & OptimizeTier
Storage included (nothing to configure)Bring your ownFree
Automatic backup includedSolo+
Auto offload on uploadFree
WebP conversionFree
AVIF conversionSolo+
Managed processing serverFree
Works on shared hostingFree
<picture> tag outputFree
Full srcset supportFree
Gutenberg compatibilityFree
Elementor compatibilityFree
Divi compatibilityFree
WooCommerce supportFree
ACF supportFree
Multisite supportAgency+
Bulk migrationFree
CDN custom domainSolo+
Delete sync to storageFree
Storage usage monitoringFree
Original backup includedSolo+
Agency dashboardAgency+
Domain-locked API keysFree
Free tier, usefulFree
Entry price$99/year$49/yearSolo
Agency price$199/year$129/yearAgency
Unlimited price$1,199/year$249/yearEnterprise

Competitor pricing and capabilities as of July 2026.

Common Questions About WordPress Image Offloading

WordPress image offloading stores a converted copy of your uploaded media on cloud storage and rewrites all image URLs so visitors load images from the cloud instead of your server. With Image Offload & Optimize that storage is included and fully managed, so there is nothing to set up. It speeds up load times and cuts image delivery costs. Your original local files are left untouched.
Caching plugins solve HTML and database performance. They do not solve image delivery. If your images are large, uncompressed JPEG or PNG files served from your hosting server, a caching plugin will not fix your Core Web Vitals score. You need to offload images to cloud storage and convert them to modern formats like WebP and AVIF. Image Offload & Optimize handles both in one plugin.
Yes, on every plan including free, because all conversion runs on our managed servers rather than your host. Even if your shared host lacks Imagick or GD, conversion still works. Your hosting environment never affects whether images convert.
WebP is a modern image format developed by Google, typically 25-35% smaller than JPEG at equivalent quality. AVIF is a newer format based on the AV1 video codec, typically 50% smaller than JPEG. WebP has the broader browser support; AVIF support is now good in Chrome, Edge and Firefox and is still catching up elsewhere. Image Offload & Optimize serves AVIF to browsers that support it and WebP to others, automatically, with no configuration required.
No. Storage is included with every plan and fully managed on our end. You never open a Cloudflare, AWS, or Backblaze account, enter credentials, or pay a separate storage bill. Everything is handled for you.
Your original local files are never deleted by the plugin, so they remain on your server. When you deactivate the plugin, URL rewriting stops and your images keep loading from their original local files. Original-image backup is included only on Solo and above.
Yes. WooCommerce product images, variation images, gallery images, and cart thumbnails are supported on every plan, including free. All WooCommerce image output hooks are handled, including the lightbox gallery.
WP Offload Media only handles storage and does not include it. It does not convert images, so you need extra plugins for WebP or AVIF. Image Offload & Optimize includes managed storage, conversion, and CDN delivery in one plugin, with original-image backup on Solo and above. Conversion runs on our managed servers on every plan, so it works on any host. Enterprise is $249/year versus $1,199/year for their equivalent.

Built for the WordPress Ecosystem, Not Around It

Security First

All admin actions are protected by nonces and capability checks. Debug logging is off by default. Because storage is fully managed, there are no storage credentials for you to store or expose. Your account API key is never printed in logs, error messages, or responses.

Built to Fail Safely

If conversion, CDN delivery, or URL rewriting fails, the plugin falls back to the original local image so the page keeps rendering.

We Handle the Storage, You Handle Nothing

Storage and CDN delivery are included and fully managed on every plan, with original-image backup included on Solo and above. There is nothing to set up and no separate cloud bill to worry about. While your plan is active, every image is stored and served for you automatically.

PRICING

Start free. Upgrade only when you actually need more.

Use the free version to optimize and offload images. Upgrade when you need unlimited images, AVIF, a custom CDN domain, or original-image backup.

Solo / Entry

Image Offload & Optimize$49/year, 1 site
WP Offload Media$99/year, 1 site

Agency

Image Offload & Optimize$129/year, 25 sites
WP Offload Media$199/year, 20 sites

Unlimited / Enterprise

Image Offload & Optimize$249/year
WP Offload Media$1,199/year

WebP conversion

Image Offload & OptimizeBuilt in
WP Offload MediaRequires separate plugin

AVIF support

Image Offload & Optimize
WP Offload Media

Works on cheap hosting

Image Offload & Optimize
WP Offload Media

Managed processing server

Image Offload & Optimize
WP Offload Media

Free tier

Image Offload & Optimize100 images/month
WP Offload MediaLimited

Storage included

Image Offload & OptimizeIncluded, all tiers
WP Offload MediaNot included

Competitor pricing and capabilities as of July 2026.

Free

$0/yr
$0/mo
1 site
  • 100 images/month
  • 200 MB hosted storage
  • WebP conversion
  • Automatic offload + CDN delivery
  • Gutenberg compatible · full srcset
Get Started Free
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Solo

$49/yr
$4/mo
1 site
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited images · 10 GB storage
  • AVIF support
  • Original-image backup
  • Custom CDN domain
Buy Now

Agency

$129/yr
$11/mo
25 sites
  • Everything in Solo
  • 25 sites · 50 GB storage
  • Multisite support
  • Agency dashboard
Get Notified

Enterprise

$249/yr
$21/mo
Unlimited sites
  • Everything in Agency
  • Unlimited sites · 200 GB storage
Get Notified

Solo and above include unlimited images.

Unlimited plans are subject to fair usage. Sustained volumes far beyond normal site activity may be reviewed.

Start free. Upgrade when you need unlimited images, AVIF, a custom CDN domain, or original-image backup.

Get your image workflow under control

Install the plugin, create your free account, and let it handle the rest. Storage, conversion, and delivery included.

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