What it does
Optimole combines real-time image optimization, sizing and format delivery with a CDN and media management.
Activate the WordPress plugin, verify an account, then connect the site with its API key; verifying email alone does not start delivery. Width, quality and focus controls tailor delivered images. Free covers 2,000 monthly visits, counted as daily unique users rather than pageviews; heavy automated requests can add visits. Paid overages automatically upgrade the tier with no opt-out. Offloaded originals have separate storage limits: restore them while the plugin is active before cancelling or deactivating it. Unlimited optimization does not mean unlimited original-file storage.
Strengths
- Real-time sizing and format delivery
- WordPress integration and media management
Watch out for
- Paid visit-quota overages trigger an automatic tier upgrade that cannot be disabled.
Best for
- Serving images in several website contexts
Sources
- Real-time Image Processing and Image CDN for WordPress - Optimole (Oct 26, 2026)
- Optimole account, API-key connection and Free allowance (Oct 26, 2026)
- Optimole daily-unique visit counting (Oct 26, 2026)
- Optimole overages and original offload rollback (Oct 26, 2026)