Title: SMNTCS Deactivate image compression
Author: Niels Lange
Published: <strong>July 10, 2019</strong>
Last modified: March 21, 2025

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# SMNTCS Deactivate image compression

 By [Niels Lange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression.2.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/)

## Description

Deactivate the WordPress default image compression which got introduced with [WordPress 2.5](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/jpeg_quality/).

### Purpose

By default, WordPress compress every uploaded image by 90%. In combination with 
other image optimisation tools, this can lead to pixelated images. This plugin deactivates
the default image compression to avoid this issue.

## Installation

 1. Upload `smntcs-deactivate-image-compression` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“SMNTCS Deactivate image compression” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Niels Lange ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/)

“SMNTCS Deactivate image compression” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank 
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “SMNTCS Deactivate image compression” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.0 (2025.03.21)

 * Test up to WordPress 6.8

#### 1.9 (2024.10.19)

 * Test up to WordPress 6.6

#### 1.8 (2023.10.15)

 * Test up to WordPress 6.4

#### 1.7 (2022.12.03)

 * Test up to WordPress 6.1

#### 1.6 (2022.05.29)

 * Test up to WordPress 6.0

#### 1.5 (2022.04.21)

 * Test up to WordPress 5.8

#### 1.4 (2021.12.30)

 * Test up to WordPress 5.8

#### 1.3 (2021.04.26)

 * [Add build tools](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/issues/23)
 * [Replace Travis CI with GitHub Actions](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/issues/25)
 * [Test up to WordPress 5.7](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/issues/22)

#### 1.2 (2020.05.03)

 * [Tested up to 5.4](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/issues/7)

#### 1.1 (2019.12.27)

 * [Tested up to 5.3](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/issues/4)

#### 1.0 (2019.07.10)

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **1,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
   [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
   [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/),
   and [German (Switzerland)](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression)
 * Tag
 * [image compression](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-compression/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-deactivate-image-compression/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Niels Lange ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/)

## Support

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