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JPEG and WebP files are saved at a quality of 82, and since WordPress 5.3 images larger than 2560 pixels are replaced by a compressed \"-scaled\" copy. If you already optimise your images before uploading them, or use an image optimisation service, this extra compression can make them look blurry or pixelated.<\/p>\n\n<p>SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression turns all of that off:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>JPEG images are saved at full quality<\/li>\n<li>WebP and AVIF images, and every other format the image editor writes, are saved at full quality<\/li>\n<li>Large uploads are kept at their original size instead of being downscaled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>There are no settings. Activate the plugin and every new upload keeps its full quality. Images you uploaded before activating the plugin are not changed.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload <code>smntcs-deactivate-image-compression<\/code> to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <code>Plugins<\/code> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20keep%20the%20big-image%20downscaling%3F\"><h3>Can I keep the big-image downscaling?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Add this line to your theme's functions.php file or a small plugin:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>remove_filter( 'big_image_size_threshold', '__return_false' );\n<\/code><\/pre><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20change%20images%20i%20already%20uploaded%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin change images I already uploaded?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Only new uploads and newly generated image sizes are affected. 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