August 17, 2026

New Features

  • Added estimated time remaining to the live cache preloading progress panel.
  • Added the optimazz_preload_max developer filter to control the maximum number of URLs processed during cache preloading.
  • Added skipped-image counts to bulk optimization progress reporting.

Improved

  • Improved bulk image compression and WebP/AVIF conversion with per-image error handling.
  • Improved memory safety by checking oversized images against GD and Imagick memory requirements.
  • Improved cache preloading coverage with prioritized URLs, including the homepage, static pages, posts, custom post types, category archives, and tag archives.
  • Improved preload progress visibility with estimated completion time and clearer optimization status reporting.

Fixed

  • Fixed bulk image optimization stopping when individual images are corrupt or trigger PHP 8 GD/Imagick errors.
  • Fixed entire optimization batches failing because of individual image-processing errors.
  • Fixed potential memory exhaustion when processing oversized images.

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