Title: Compressed Emoji Author: Mustafa Uysal Published: November 1, 2016 Last modified: April 19, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/compressed-emoji/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2955244) ![](https://ps.w.org/compressed-emoji/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2955244) # Compressed Emoji By [Mustafa Uysal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/compressed-emoji.1.7.2.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/) ## Description **Origin Story**: WordPress emoji comes from `s.w.org` and they were not optimized well, Compressed Emoji was fixing that problem [(detail info)](https://wptavern.com/new-wordpress-plugin-serves-pre-compressed-emoji). #### Credits * [Adem Ilter](https://github.com/ademilter/) for inspire * [svgo](https://github.com/svg/svgo) for emoji compression * [twemoji](https://github.com/twitter/twemoji) for emoji #### Automated Updates This repository includes a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically checks for new Twemoji releases monthly and creates a pull request with optimized emoji assets. The workflow fetches the latest release from [jdecked/twemoji](https://github.com/jdecked/twemoji/), optimizes SVG files using SVGO, and optimizes PNG files using pngquant and optipng. #### Contributing Pull requests are welcome on [Github](https://github.com/mustafauysal/compressed-emoji) **If you like Compressed Emoji, then consider checking out my other projects:** * [Magic Login Pro](https://handyplugins.co/magic-login-pro/) – Easy, secure, and passwordless authentication for WordPress. * [SessionQuota Pro](https://handyplugins.co/sessionquota-pro/) – Limit concurrent sessions in WordPress. * [Stream Integration Pro](https://handyplugins.co/stream-integration-pro/) – Upload, sync, restore, and manage WordPress videos with Cloudflare Stream. * [Easy Text-to-Speech](https://handyplugins.co/easy-text-to-speech/) – Convert written content into high-quality synthesized speech for WordPress. * [Handywriter](https://handyplugins.co/handywriter/) – AI-powered writing assistant for WordPress. * [PaddlePress PRO](https://handyplugins.co/paddlepress-pro/) – Paddle plugin for WordPress. * [WP Accessibility Toolkit](https://handyplugins.co/wp-accessibility-toolkit/)– Tools to help make your WordPress site more accessible. * [Powered Cache](https://poweredcache.com/) – Caching and optimization for WordPress to help improve PageSpeed and Core Web Vitals. ## Screenshots [⌊Comparison⌉⌊Comparison⌉[ Comparison ## Installation Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the `wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from admin’s Plugins page. ## FAQ ### How can I use for CDN You can use `compressed_emoji_url` and `compressed_emoji_svg_url` filters for CDN replacement ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/49ce6f509c945b9c9009f75cae274d4d827e26b25616141df82e4fbdfaa207c8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Much Compression, Very Performance](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/much-compression-very-performance/)󠁿 [Josh Pollock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shelob9/) April 2, 2017 Does what is says on the box. Compresses your emojis so they load faster. 5 Stars. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f6762cdfffc01b7b93234d2ea9e5e2585898ad41d97a0f01a6930bf6ac7dd536? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-3333/)󠁿 [philliproth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philliproth/) November 18, 2016 Was looking for a solution for this – works easy & perfect! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/86dde7ca0a76c17302b0470db32c78b5c5081229ff165170b20b604f85110a6d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-work-231/)󠁿 [Antony Agnel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itzmeanto/) November 13, 2016 Thanks for this plugin. Helped improve my scores on PageSpeed & GTmetrix 🙂 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Compressed Emoji” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mustafa Uysal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl/) “Compressed Emoji” has been translated into 9 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/compressed-emoji/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Compressed Emoji” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/compressed-emoji) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/compressed-emoji/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/compressed-emoji/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/compressed-emoji/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/compressed-emoji/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.2 (April 19, 2026) * Tested with WordPress 7.0 #### 1.7.1 (November 23, 2025) * Hotfix: restore svg directory #### 1.7 (November 23, 2025) * Twemoji [v17.0.2](https://github.com/jdecked/twemoji/releases/tag/v17.0.2) update * Tested with WordPress 6.9 #### 1.6 * Various improvements. Props [@szepeviktor](https://github.com/szepeviktor) * Tested with WordPress 6.5 #### 1.5 * Twemoji 14.0.2 update * Tested with WordPress 6.3 #### 1.4 * Twemoji 13.1.0 update * Add composer support * Tested with WordPress 5.9 #### 1.3 * Twemoji 13.0.1 update. * tested with WordPress 5.6 #### 1.2 * Twemoji 12.1.4 update. Props [@kingkool68](https://github.com/kingkool68) * tested with WordPress 5.3 #### 1.1 * Twemoji 11.2 update. Props [@kingkool68](https://github.com/kingkool68) * tested with WordPress 5.x * trunk is stable tag, It’s not good to keep thousands of files over and over again on the SVN. #### 1.0 * Initial version ## Meta * Version **1.7.2** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/), and [Turkish](https://tr.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/compressed-emoji) * Tags * [emoji](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/emoji/)[emoticons](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/emoticons/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/compressed-emoji/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/compressed-emoji/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mustafa Uysal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl/) ## Support Got something to say? 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