Changelog

Version 1.1.0 - 18 June, 2026

Fixed Lazy Load behaviour that could intoroduce forced reflow on some pages
Added automatic self-test during activation. Pixy now checks if it can access the original images before it activates, and displays a warning if something is blocking it
Added ability to set the number of above-the-fold images to be skipped on all pages

Version 1.0.2 - 12 June, 2026

Improved compatibility with security plugins and hosts that might have image hotlinking protection applied
Improved compression of AVIF images in Speed Mode
Reduced possibility of CSS map warnings by moving Pixy’s Lazy Load CSS to external CSS file
Fixed website favicon handling
Added detection for images in inline style tags
Added detection for images in data-src attributes
Added detection for images in data-rel attributes
Added support for themes using LightGallery, PhotoSwipe, MagnificPopup and FancyBox
Added support for generic lightbox libraries based on Lightbox2
Added preconnect to establish early connection to the Pixy CDN for improvement in perceived latency and speedup in LCP loading
Removed Pixy’s asset manager to slim down plugin size and eliminate potential frontend JS conflicts

Version 1.0.1 - 11 June, 2026

Improved dashboard notices so only one shows at a time and the next notice appears as soon as the current one is dismissed
Improved SVG handling in Speed Mode with automatic CDN passthrough
Improved the master Pixy on/off toggle so it pauses local optimization behavior without deactivating the site registration
Added clearer paused states in the dashboard when Pixy is turned off from settings
Added page cache detection and clearer cache-purge reminders after activation and relevant settings changes
Added .htaccess info notice when Speed Mode is disabled but Pixy’s .htaccess rules are not being read by the web server; replaces previous always-on local delivery notice
Refined dashboard copy and status messaging to better explain when Pixy is active and optimizing images in real time, or paused

Version 1.0.0 - 31 May, 2026

Initial release of Pixy Image Optimizer

Changelog

Version 1.1.0 - 18 June, 2026

Fixed Lazy Load behaviour that could intoroduce forced reflow on some pages

Added automatic self-test during activation. Pixy now checks if it can access the original images before it activates, and displays a warning if something is blocking it

Added ability to set the number of above-the-fold images to be skipped on all pages

Version 1.0.2 - 12 June, 2026

Improved compatibility with security plugins and hosts that might have image hotlinking protection applied

Improved compression of AVIF images in Speed Mode

Reduced possibility of CSS map warnings by moving Pixy’s Lazy Load CSS to external CSS file

Fixed website favicon handling

Added detection for images in inline style tags

Added detection for images in data-src attributes

Added detection for images in data-rel attributes

Added support for themes using LightGallery, PhotoSwipe, MagnificPopup and FancyBox

Added support for generic lightbox libraries based on Lightbox2

Added preconnect to establish early connection to the Pixy CDN for improvement in perceived latency and speedup in LCP loading

Removed Pixy’s asset manager to slim down plugin size and eliminate potential frontend JS conflicts

Version 1.0.1 - 11 June, 2026

Improved dashboard notices so only one shows at a time and the next notice appears as soon as the current one is dismissed

Improved SVG handling in Speed Mode with automatic CDN passthrough

Improved the master Pixy on/off toggle so it pauses local optimization behavior without deactivating the site registration

Added clearer paused states in the dashboard when Pixy is turned off from settings

Added page cache detection and clearer cache-purge reminders after activation and relevant settings changes

Added .htaccess info notice when Speed Mode is disabled but Pixy’s .htaccess rules are not being read by the web server; replaces previous always-on local delivery notice

Refined dashboard copy and status messaging to better explain when Pixy is active and optimizing images in real time, or paused

Version 1.0.0 - 31 May, 2026

Initial release of Pixy Image Optimizer