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Optimize a single image

Last Update: September 25, 2026

Image Optimization tool by Elementor adds several options to the Media Library, allowing you to optimize a single image.

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Images must be:
  • Under 10MB

  • In one of the these formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, WebP.

To optimize a single image:

  1. From the WordPress dashboard, go to Media.

    1. If the Grid option for listing was being used

      Grid option of media library
      1. Click an image.

      2. In the panel on the right, click Optimize Now.

    2. If the List option for listing was being used

      1. You will notice the Optimize now button beside the supported & un-optimized images.

        List view media files
      2. Click the optimize now button and it should start the optimization process

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When you optimize an image, you have the option of converting the image to WebP or AVIF formats. This is determined by the Image Optimization settings.

In addition to the standard editing options, you’ll see the following:

Status

What you’ll see

What you can do

Image not optimized

Not optimized

Click Optimize Now to optimize the image.

Image optimized

IO image optimized sign

Click Restore original to undo the optimization 

Optimization failed/Error

error IO

Correct the reason the optimization failed and try again.

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