HTTP error

If you aren’t using the resizing or conversion settings, images should “normally” be optimized in the background. There are some exceptions to this, but generally if uploads take longer when EWWW is enabled, then background mode probably isn’t working, so increasing the time limit is the first thing I would try. Another thing to check is your memory limit. If you have large images (7-8 MB or more) and are using the resize settings, memory limits can be problematic.

This may be a stupid answer, but I could have saved myself a ton of time had I thought of this before when I was running into the same issue.

Make sure your images are RGB not CMYK

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@jimithing007, are you saying that you were seeing HTTP errors from WordPress when you uploaded CMYK images?

Yes. They would never upload, and I’d get that http error. Switched it to RGB, uploaded with no issue.

Figured it out when I uploaded a photo twice as big as the one I was first attempting with no issues. Noticed the only difference was RGB vs. CMYK

I tested this again this afternoon. Uploaded an RGB image – no problem. Took the same image into photoshop, switched to CMYK and tried to upload – http error.

I solved this problem for now increasing my memory limit from 64M to 96M, max input vars from 2000 to 4000 and run time from 60 to 90 seconds. Thank you!

I am about 1 week into using WP for the first time and I have no idea how to code and I don’t know how to find most of what you are talking about. I am getting the same HTTP error and I need to upload photos for my shop. Pretend you’re walking someone through with no idea how to increase memory limits. My images are about 1MB.

@ccondie, if you’re not sure about how to mess with memory limits, I recommend you check with your webhost to do it. Mostly because there are lots of different methods that webhosts have implemented, and some just don’t allow increasing it to start with.

If you’re still stuck after chatting with them, shoot me an email here: https://ewww.io/contact-us/