WP-Optimize release v4.2.3: Power up your site’s performance with key fixes and tweaks

In the latest release of WP-Optimize 4.2.3, we’ve packed a punch with a series of important fixes and enhancements that boost performance and resolve pesky issues. This update is aimed at giving website owners a smoother experience while optimizing their sites, ensuring faster load times and improved compatibility across different environments.

With this release, you’ll find essential tweaks that address everything from cache problems to improved image handling, all designed to eliminate frustrations and maximize the effectiveness of your optimization efforts. Let’s dig into what’s new and see how these updates can enhance your WordPress experience!

In this update, YouTube lazy-load functionality has been tweaked so that if a browser doesn’t support WebP images, it falls back to JPG thumbnails. This ensures that your viewers will always see a proper preview of your videos, regardless of their browser’s capabilities. Additionally, we’ve corrected an image filtering issue for multisite setups, ensuring images are handled accurately and efficiently across all your sites.

We’ve also made improvements in database optimization, including better compatibility with jQuery 4. This not only enhances performance but also adds an extra layer of security, making it easier for users to maintain a healthy, high-performing database.

To enhance the aesthetic appeal and performance of your admin UI, we’ve made CSS tweaks to handle font sizes better, remove duplication, and enhance compatibility with the Divi theme’s dynamically generated assets. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a website manager, you’ll appreciate the cleaner interface and smoother operation.

We’ve resolved an issue where WebP images were not being served to users browsing with the latest version of Firefox when the website was hosted on an Nginx server. Despite WebP versions being available, Firefox would fall back to JPEG or PNG formats. This fix ensures that Firefox correctly receives and displays WebP images where supported, improving load times and image performance for end users.

In addition to the key features, this update also includes:

• Fixed typos from “meta data” to “metadata.”
• Resolution of a PHP warning that occurred with excessively long cache file names.
• Resolved cron job scheduling errors for the wpo_prune_404_log hook.
• Addressed a rare PHP warning when saving posts in the premium version.
• Adjusted the incorrect transients count in the database optimizations UI.
• Corrected the site count appearance for multisite optimizations.
• The 404 detector now logs URLs on mobile screens more effectively, fixing any viewport issues

These adjustments, while minor, can significantly streamline your experience, eliminating small yet annoying issues.

To experience these updates, simply make sure your WP-Optimize plugin is up to date. Go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins section, and select “Update Now” next to WP-Optimize.

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For more details on how to make the most out of WP-Optimize, check out our documentation or get in touch through our support hub.

Fix: Cache – Resolved PHP warning caused by excessively long cache file names
Fix: Corrected typo from meta data to metadata
Fix: Cron reschedule event error for hook wpo_prune_404_log when is_minimum_requirement_met is false
Fix: Premium – Fixed a rare PHP warning that could occur when saving a post
Fix: Unused image – incorrect image filtering in multisite
Fix: WP Remote sync conflict caused in v4.2.1 and v4.2.2 by replacing wp_salt with core PHP functions
Fix: YouTube lazy-load – Thumbnail image now falls back to JPG if browser doesn’t support WebP
Fix: WebP images were not being served in Firefox on certain environments
Tweak: 404 detector logs URLs on mobile screens goes out of viewport fixed.
Tweak: CSS improvements, better font size handling, remove duplication, and SASS instead of import
Tweak: Delay YouTube preview image cache purging
Tweak: Display notice when server does not allow database optimizations
Tweak: Enhanced database optimization compatibility with jQuery 4
Tweak: Fixed incorrect transients count in database optimizations UI
Tweak: Improved sanitization of incoming data in Updraft_Smush_Manager_Commands
Tweak: Minify – Improved compatibility with Divi theme’s dynamically generated assets
Tweak: Multisite corrected site count in database optimizations UI.
Tweak: Preserve EXIF data is set to false by default in all places at codebase level.
Tweak: Update URLs of links and images to point to https://teamupdraft.com

Update to the new version today and enjoy a significantly enhanced WP-Optimize experience!