{"id":61247,"date":"2023-05-04T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=61247"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:42:07","slug":"wordpress-disk-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-disk-space\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Free Up WordPress Disk Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Struggling with how to free up WordPress disk space to avoid bumping into your host&rsquo;s limits?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For most WordPress sites, finding ways to optimize your images and other media offers the fastest and best ROI for freeing up WordPress disk space, but there are also some other areas you might want to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, you&rsquo;ll first learn how to check your current WordPress disk space to understand how much data your site is taking up. Then, you&rsquo;ll learn &#128104;&zwj;&#127891; how to free up WordPress disk space by optimizing images and other areas of your site.<\/p>\n\n\n    \r\n    <style>\r\n        :root {\r\n        --jtoc-progress-bar-color: #4267cf;\n        }\r\n                    .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-none.--jtoc-has-custom-styles {\r\n        --jtoc-width: 100%;\n--jtoc-toc-padding: 24px;\n--jtoc-toc-border: 1px solid;\n--jtoc-toc-border-color: #dedede;\n--jtoc-background-color: #f6f7f9;\n--jtoc-header-height: 20px;\n--jtoc-header-margin: 0;\n--jtoc-header-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-title-color: #393939;\n--jtoc-title-font-size: 1.2em;\n--jtoc-title-label-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-body-margin: 16px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-body-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-headings-margin: 10px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-link-font-size: 1em;\n--jtoc-link-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-link-color: #848484;\n--jtoc-link-color-hover: #4a66c8;\n--jtoc-link-color-active: #4a66c8;\n        }\r\n        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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-columns-3\"><rect width=\"18\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M9 3v18\"\/><path d=\"M15 3v18\"\/><\/svg> -->\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n                        <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n                <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#how-to-check-wp-disk-space\" title=\"How to check your current WordPress disk space allocation\" data-numeration=\"1\" >How to check your current WordPress disk space allocation<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#how-to-free-up-wp-disk-space\" title=\"How to free up WordPress disk space through image optimization\" data-numeration=\"2\" >How to free up WordPress disk space through image optimization<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#some-quick-ways-to-recover-a-small-amount-of-wordpress-disk-space\" title=\"Some quick ways to recover a small amount of WordPress disk space\" data-numeration=\"3\" >Some quick ways to recover a small amount of WordPress disk space<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#why-purging-your-database-might-not-save-wordpress-disk-space\" title=\"Why purging your database might not save WordPress disk space\" data-numeration=\"4\" >Why purging your database might not save WordPress disk space<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol>            <\/nav>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet_wrapper\">\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_text\">\n\t\t    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Learn+how+to+free+up+%23WordPress+%F0%9F%92%BE+disk+space+with+this+quick+guide&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-disk-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Learn how to free up #WordPress &#128190; disk space with this quick guide<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_sharebtn\">\n\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Learn+how+to+free+up+%23WordPress+%F0%9F%92%BE+disk+space+with+this+quick+guide&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-disk-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"how-to-check-wp-disk-space\">How to check your current WordPress disk space allocation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few ways you can check your current WordPress disk space allocation. Often, your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-cpanel\/\">hosting control panel<\/a> will show it on your dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1469874028  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png\" alt=\"A site's disk usage showing within Kinsta.\" class=\"wp-image-61259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:522\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:157\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:26\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:460\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 460w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:761\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 761w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:284\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 284w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:374\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 374w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:259\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 259w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:522\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kinsta-disk-space.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Of course, you can also ask your host directly. If you do this, you can also ask follow-up questions about what eats up your resources and what you can leave be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the fastest way to check your WordPress disk space is through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/site-health-score\/\">Site Health tool<\/a><\/strong> within WordPress. You&rsquo;ll find it at the <strong>Tools &rarr; Site Health<\/strong> link, and the <strong>Info <strong>&rarr;<\/strong> Directories and Sizes<\/strong> tab will give you a breakdown of resource allocation:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=506439164  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1558\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp\" alt=\"WordPress site health screen displaying disk space\" class=\"wp-image-113831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1774\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:183\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:623\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:467\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:935\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1773\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:30\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:394\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 394w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:652\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 652w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:986\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 986w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:243\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 243w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:320\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 320w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:222\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 222w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1774\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WordPress-site-health-screen-displaying-disk-space-scaled.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From here, you can compare this to your known hosting disk allocation, and put a plan of action in place to reduce your disk usage.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"how-to-free-up-wp-disk-space\">How to free up WordPress disk space through image optimization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section, we&rsquo;ll look at four of the most effective ways to save some WordPress disk space by optimizing your images. They&rsquo;re not in any order, so read up on them all and try out each one to see what&rsquo;s most optimal for your needs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#delete-unused-images\">Delete unused images<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#use-smaller-image-sizes\">Use smaller image sizes for your site<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#optimize-images-using-online-tools\">Optimize your images using online tools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#use-external-hosting\">Use external hosting for large files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"delete-unused-images\">1. Delete unused images<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a method that&rsquo;s the equivalent of taking a sledgehammer to a watermelon: delete images you don&rsquo;t use. You don&rsquo;t want clutter, so if you remove those images in their entirety, you&rsquo;ll save on some WordPress disk space (potentially a lot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#9888;&#65039; <strong>Note <\/strong>&ndash; before deleting any images, we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/backup-a-wordpress-site-for-free\/\">taking a backup of your site<\/a> and storing it in an off-site location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, head to the <strong>Media <strong>&rarr;<\/strong> Library<\/strong> screen within WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=321437140  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png\" alt=\"The WordPress Media Library.\" class=\"wp-image-61257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:620\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:186\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:476\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:31\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:387\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 387w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:640\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 640w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:968\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 968w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:239\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 239w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:315\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 315w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:218\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 218w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:620\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you click onto an image, you can check the file size and delete the image using the link at the bottom of the screen:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1784533048  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png\" alt=\"An image from the WordPress Media Library showing the file size and Delete Permanently button.\" class=\"wp-image-61256\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:547\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:164\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:27\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:439\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 439w, 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src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png\" alt=\"An image from the WordPress Media Library showing the file size and Delete Permanently button.\" class=\"wp-image-61256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:547\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:164\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:726\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 726w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:271\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 271w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:356\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 356w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:247\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 247w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:547\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/media-library-file-size.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, if you want to delete multiple images at once, you can use the <strong>Bulk Select<\/strong> button on the main <strong>Media Library<\/strong> screen:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=277619631  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png\" alt=\"The Media Library screen, showing the Bulk Select button.\" class=\"wp-image-61255\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:463\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:139\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:356\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:23\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:222\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:368\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:137\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:181\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:125\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:463\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=277619631  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png\" alt=\"The Media Library screen, showing the Bulk Select button.\" class=\"wp-image-61255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:463\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 1000w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:139\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:356\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 768w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:137\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:181\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:125\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:463\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bulk-select.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you click this, you can select images, then use the <strong>Delete Permanently<\/strong> button to get rid of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you quickly find images that you might want to delete, you can change the <strong>All media items<\/strong> drop-down to <strong>Unattached<\/strong>. This will let you filter out only images that aren&rsquo;t attached to a post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, just because an image is unattached doesn&rsquo;t automatically mean you should delete it. You still want to inspect each image before clicking the delete button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"use-smaller-image-sizes\">2. Use smaller image sizes for your site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, small images mean a smaller file size &ndash; although you do need to make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/serve-scaled-images-wordpress\/\">serve scaled images<\/a> for the highest quality. There are plenty of ways to do this, but your operating system (OS) may have everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, on macOS, the <strong>Preview<\/strong> app has a way to change dimensions through the <strong>Tools <strong><em>&rarr;<\/em><\/strong> Adjust Size<\/strong> menu option:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=373641658  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mac-preview.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mac-preview.png\" alt=\"The Mac's Preview app showing how to reduce image dimensions.\" class=\"wp-image-61254\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:257\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mac-preview.png 257w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:525\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mac-preview.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From here, you can save your changes and upload the images to WordPress at a reduced size. You might also find these sorts of tools online.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"optimize-images-using-online-tools\">3. Optimize your images using online tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimizing your images is a fantastic idea regardless of whether you want to save WordPress disk space or not. There are a <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-online-image-optimizer-tools\/\">lot of options<\/a> available that will get the job done, and many are entirely free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, one of our staff writers made a <a href=\"https:\/\/martindubovic.com\/tools\/smart-image-compressor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">really good one<\/a> that optimizes up to 20 images at once. The <a href=\"https:\/\/optimole.com\/image-compressor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free Optimole image compressor<\/a> is another great choice:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=206365988  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2396\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp\" alt=\"Optimole free online image compressor\" class=\"wp-image-113834\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:1051\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 2396w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:164\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:561\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:421\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:841\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 1536w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:356\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 356w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:247\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 247w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:1051\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=206365988  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2396\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp\" alt=\"Optimole free online image compressor\" class=\"wp-image-113834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:1051\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 2396w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:164\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:561\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:421\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:841\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:1050\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:27\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:438\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 438w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:725\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 725w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1096\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 1096w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:356\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 356w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:247\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 247w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:1051\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Optimole-free-online-image-compressor.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Optimole is also available as a WordPress image optimization plugin. It comes with many useful features, including the ability to resize your images on the fly, based on what&rsquo;s best for any given site visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if a visitor has slow internet speed, Optimole will automatically reduce image quality to make the page load faster. It will also choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-image-format\/\">best image format<\/a> to serve, regardless of which format you upload.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=2046038070  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1940\" height=\"1814\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp\" alt=\"Custom image compression settings in Optimole\" class=\"wp-image-113833\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1155\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:47\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:257\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 257w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:425\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 425w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:209\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 209w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:144\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 144w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1155\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Custom-image-compression-settings-in-Optimole-1.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As an optimization tool, it beats out <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/cloudinary-vs-imgix-vs-imagekit-vs-optimole\/\">much of the competition<\/a>, but if you&rsquo;re the type who likes to weigh your options, then check out our comparison of the <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins-compared\/\">top WordPress image optimizer plugins<\/a>. There are plenty of suitable choices, and we encourage you to look at as many as you can. This way you can find the right one for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"use-external-hosting\">4. Use external (cloud) hosting for large files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although optimization is important, you&rsquo;ll get even more benefits by moving your media files to external storage. There are plenty of WordPress plugins and services available that will do this for you. Two really good options are <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/advanced-media-offloader\/\">Advanced Media Offloader<\/a> and the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optimole-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimole<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the former, you need to sign up with a cloud provider and then link your cloud account with the plugin. The easiest option is probably Cloudflare, which lets you store <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/r2\/pricing\/#free-tier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 10 GB per month for free<\/a>. After you enter your Cloudflare (or other provider) credentials inside the plugin and link your account, select <strong>Full Cloud Migration<\/strong> to offload your images:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=421560768  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1503\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Advanced Media Offloader settings\" class=\"wp-image-113835\" 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2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=421560768  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1503\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Advanced Media Offloader settings\" class=\"wp-image-113835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1839\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:176\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:332\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp 332w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:230\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp 230w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1839\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Advanced-Media-Offloader-settings-scaled.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to minimize the amount of installed plugins on your site, then Optimole is the better route to take for this. It gives you all the image optimization benefits previously mentioned, but includes image offloading as well:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1487200355  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png\" alt=\"Offload images using Optimole Cloud\" class=\"wp-image-113832\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:996\/h:767\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png 996w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:253\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png 253w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:175\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png 175w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:996\/h:767\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Offload-images.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The only caveat is that image offloading is an Optimole premium feature. This means <a href=\"https:\/\/optimole.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you&rsquo;d need to upgrade<\/a> to at least the entry-level plan to take advantage of it. Depending on your budget and desire for all-in-one convenience, the $19.08 per month could be well worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, you can stick with Optimole&rsquo;s free tier for image optimization and then use the Advanced Media Offloader for image offloading.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"some-quick-ways-to-recover-a-small-amount-of-wordpress-disk-space\">Some quick ways to recover a small amount of WordPress disk space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already carry out the four ways we mention, you&rsquo;ll want to look into &ldquo;marginal gains.&rdquo; There are a couple of ways you can claim small amounts of WordPress disk space that may help you keep your disk allocation looking sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"remove-old-backups\"><strong>Remove old backups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These can take up space, and the likely reality is that you don&rsquo;t need <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tips\/\">older backups<\/a> than around a month. If you delete them, you can regain a few precious megabytes. Better yet, you should store your backups on off-site storage such as Amazon S3 or Google Drive. This not only frees up WordPress disk space, but it also makes your backups much more robust and secure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"delete-old-themes-and-plugins\"><strong>Delete old themes and plugins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not only a way to optimize your disk space, it&rsquo;s also good site security. You should <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-a-wordpress-theme\/\">get rid of any themes<\/a> or plugins you don&rsquo;t use and keep your WordPress installation clean.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"consider-the-size-of-your-video-files\">Consider the size of your video files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you consider image optimization, don&rsquo;t forget video, too. These files can be huge, and more websites offer them as web technology increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite this, there aren&rsquo;t too many tools to help you reduce the size of your video. At least, not with the same frequency as image optimization. Instead, you&rsquo;ll often have to make sure you render video with the right settings to keep the file size down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, one of the best ways to keep your WordPress disk space intact is to offload <em>any<\/em> media on your site to an external <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/free-cdn-for-wordpress\/\">Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/a> or dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-video-hosting\/\">video service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many site owners will also figure that comments, drafts, and other on-site elements take up WordPress disk space. However, that isn&rsquo;t always true. In our final section, we&rsquo;ll look at why.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"why-purging-your-database-might-not-save-wordpress-disk-space\">Why purging your database might not save WordPress disk space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many other elements of your site that need to live somewhere. For example, take your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-draft\/\">draft posts and pages<\/a>, or comments section entries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1837203651  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png\" alt=\"Selecting draft posts within WordPress to delete them.\" class=\"wp-image-61260\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png 1000w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:286\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png 286w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:198\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png 198w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1000\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/posts-drafts.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, these won&rsquo;t take up <em>any<\/em> WordPress disk space under typical circumstances. 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