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What You’ll Learn

  • Key features of WP Compress integration
  • Requirements and prerequisites
  • Installation and setup steps
  • What the integration manages inside MainWP
Third-Party Integration - This free integration lets you connect a WP Compress account in MainWP, then install and link WP Compress on selected child sites.
The WP Compress integration for MainWP lets you connect your WP Compress account, review available credits, and use Install & Link Websites to install the WP Compress plugin on selected child sites from your MainWP Dashboard.

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About WP Compress

WP Compress is an image optimization service that automatically compresses and optimizes images to improve website performance and loading times.

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Key Features

  • Connect your WP Compress account to MainWP with a token
  • Review remaining WP Compress credits from the integration screen
  • Select child sites and use Install & Link Websites to install and link WP Compress
  • Apply the current shared-credit quota option before linking sites
The current integration focuses on account connection, site linking, and quota assignment. Ongoing optimization and configuration are handled in the WP Compress portal or in each individual child site’s dashboard.

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Requirements

  • MainWP Dashboard with connected Child Sites
  • WP Compress for MainWP installed on the MainWP Dashboard site
  • WP Compress account token

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Installation

1

Install the WP Compress for MainWP extension

Install and activate WP Compress for MainWP on your MainWP Dashboard site.
2

Open the integration page

In your MainWP Dashboard, go to MainWP > Add-ons > Performance > WP Compress.
3

Connect your WP Compress account

Enter your WP Compress token and click Connect.
4

Review the credits and quota section

The integration shows your remaining credits and the current quota-sharing option before you link sites.
5

Select child sites and install WP Compress

Choose the child sites you want to link, then click Install & Link Websites. The integration installs the wp-compress-image-optimizer plugin on the selected child sites and links them to your WP Compress account.
6

Manage ongoing optimization in WP Compress

After linking, continue with optimization and configuration in the WP Compress portal or in each linked child site’s dashboard.