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Optimizing Images

by cbnet
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I am using wordpress for my blog/site. I ran an analytical tool to check loading speed of my blog/site. It says my images are not optimized.

(i) Please advise tips about what should I do, while uploading images on my site?

(ii) Also what I can do now to optimize the already uploaded images?
#images #optimizing
  • Profile picture of the author topnichewebsites
    Try this will work on images already there and new one added

    WordPress › WP Smush.it « WordPress Plugins

    Here are some tips for you
    Tips for optimizing your web images - TechRepublic
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    http://pixelcovers.com/ <- eBook add eCovers

    https://www.unicommercesolutions.com <- WordPress Websites and Maintenance
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  • Profile picture of the author cbnet
    Any other suggestion.
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  • Profile picture of the author WPcrew
    When you're creating images for the web, make sure you save them for the web (less kb - better). Also, never use resizing technique to shrink images. For example, if you in your theme have code like:

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    <img src="path to image" width="950px" height="440px" />
    Try not to use width and height in code, cause it uses more browser power (lower performance), and if you need to use width and height - always make sure to put accurate size (950x440 in this example) and not larger than that, cause if you have larger image - tools like this will always say - optimize your images.
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  • Profile picture of the author robertstephenl85
    I am agree with WPcrew & topnichewebsites. You can try both. I think it will work. If not then ask again. We will try to give you best solution.
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    • Profile picture of the author guyd
      Grab Photoshop. Adobe are running a deal at the moment for a mere 8 bucks a month which is amazing seeing it used to be 2k+ Simply then open your image and click save for web making sure its at 72dpi and in RGB... you can get away with lowering the quality size to around 70% too before you see loss of quality.
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      Just helping out

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  • Profile picture of the author amcg
    Originally Posted by cbnet View Post

    I am using wordpress for my blog/site. I ran an analytical tool to check loading speed of my blog/site. It says my images are not optimized.

    (i) Please advise tips about what should I do, while uploading images on my site?

    (ii) Also what I can do now to optimize the already uploaded images?
    CDN is a must if you want to handle any kind of significant traffic. From a developers perspective, you would want to compress images into sprites if possible.
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