How to Compress Images for WordPress Using GIMP (Reduce File Sizes by Over 95%)

In this tutorial I show you how to compress images for your WordPress website to decrease image file sizes and improve your page load speeds. I use GIMP, the free photo editor, to crop the aspect ratio, scale the image, and save the image to a compressed filetype. The methods discussed in this video will reduce the size of your images by over 95% without resulting in a noticeable loss in image quality. Your images will be much smaller but will still look great!
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Open Image Into GIMP
0:38 - Change the Aspect Ratio with the Crop Tool
1:40 - Reduce Your Image Size with the Scale Tool
3:05 - Compress Your Image by Saving As a WebP File
4:46 - Upload Your Compressed Image to WordPress
5:10 - Final Thoughts and Resources
Visit our website for more text and video tutorials:
www.daviesmediadesign.com/tut...
Enroll in Our GIMP Photo Editing Masterclass:
www.udemy.com/course/gimp-pho...
Enroll in My WordPress Course on Udemy:
www.udemy.com/course/wordpres...
WordPress Complete Beginners Tutorial | How to Make a Website in 2024:
• WordPress Complete Beg...
Read the Help Article version of this tutorial:
daviesmediadesign.com/how-to-...
Want to make your GIMP theme look like mine? Check out this GIMP tutorial article:
www.daviesmediadesign.com/cus...
See how you can help out the GIMP Team:
www.gimp.org/develop/
Download the latest version of GIMP:
www.gimp.org/downloads/
Facebook: / daviesmediadesign
Twitter: @DaviesMediaDes
Instagram: @DaviesMediaDesign

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Enroll in my 11+ hour WordPress Simplified course on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/wordpress-for-non-coders/?referralCode=741F8EC9A81CC573F41A

[@SteveMacSticky]

I'm surprised there are no inbuilt default crop sizes and ratios, even in a drop down list, in Gimp

[@SKMRify]

Fetching chap, with both Celtic and Hallstatt Nordid traits visible in his feature-set. Oh, the video is great, too.

[@DiegoWeb13]

Hello Michael, ​as always great tutorial. 🔝🔝👏🎬👍

[@paulcorps]

Thanks, Michael, for another informative video.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

My pleasure!

[@torspedia]

I used to know how to do this, so ta for the refresher. 🙂

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

My pleasure

[@alainas7598]

I really would like to know how to make my layer preview only include my image. (I dont want to see the background or checkerboard, only my photo) Do you have any idea if I can change that, thanks so much!!!!

[@DanielSilva-se5vi]

I usually use Fotosizer to do that, but it's good to know how make it in GIMP too.