[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37840: Optimize full size images

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#37840: Optimize full size images
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 Reporter:  joemcgill    |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:               |
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 Many users upload unoptimized full size images to the media library, which
 can result in unnecessarily large downloads for users when the full size
 image is inserted in post content or when the full size image is added to
 `srcset` attributes.

 We could potentially improve things by adding a new image size to
 WordPress that is an optimized version of the original image and use that
 on the front end instead of the original uploaded image.

 Some considerations:

 * We should not modify the original uploaded file.
 * Consider potential server implications of adding an additional size.
 * Can we determine if a file is already optimized so we don't end up
 increasing the file size in those cases?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37840>
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