EWWW Image Optimizer

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8.7.4
Release Date – July 16, 2026

security: prevent authenticated XSS

8.7.3
Release Date – July 9, 2026

added: ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_based_media filter for cloud-based storage plugins to integrate with optimization processes

8.7.2
Release Date – June 10, 2026

changed: re-test mechanism for background optimization only runs on settings, and improved error reporting for re-testing

fixed: cross-site image collisions in remote_push/remote_fetch on multisite with S3 Offload plugin, props @earthlingdavey

fixed: bulk JS enqueued twice

8.7.1
Release Date – June 4, 2026

fixed: JS/CSS URLs created by WP Rocket are not delivered via Easy IO CDN

fixed: docs/help links for Image Detective and Max Image Dimensions

fixed: search during bulk optimization does not pause table updates

8.7.0
Release Date – May 21, 2026

changed: Linux binaries are now 64-bit for better compatibility with modern servers

fixed: Image Detective uses incorrect dimensions for auto-sized srcset images

fixed: size detection for images using native lazy load

fixed: PHP error adding global Lazy Load exclusion with Image Detective

updated: jpegtran to version 10

updated: optipng to version 7.9.1

updated: gifsicle to version 1.96

updated: pngquant to version 3.0.4

updated: cwebp to version 1.6.0

8.6.0
Release Date – May 14, 2026

added: LCP image d