Images Optimised, but GTMetrix still saying they aren’t optimised

  • Resolved higgalls

    (@higgalls)


    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hey,
    I have gone through and optimised all the images of a site I am working on, using your LiiteSpeed Cache plugin.
    The image optimisation process went through smoothly, but when I go and get GTMetrix to have a look at the site, it comes back telling me that the images aren’t optimised (it gives an Image Optimised score of 0). See here: https://gtmetrix.com/reports/welcomecottage.com.au/hsxZZyVc

    Any idea why GTMetrix is saying they aren’t optimised? Should I be doing something else?

    Thanks.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Support Cold Egg

    (@eric780217)

    Hi higgalls,

    First, we need you help to verify that all images are being optimized, e.g. https://welcomecottage.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC_1847.jpg.

    From admin:
    Check Media->Library, all images displays with “LiteSpeed Optimization”: Original saved xx%?
    From ssh:
    ll wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ | grep 'DSC_1847'

    Please let us know the result, thanks.
    Best,
    Eric

    Thread Starter higgalls

    (@higgalls)

    Hey,

    Yep, in the media library they are all saying they are optimised.

    When I look up the one you suggested (DSC_1847.jpg), in the media library it says:

    WebP saved 173.74K
    Original saved 1007B

    The amount that the original saved varies quite a bit, but there are a LOT which only saved in a magnitude of up to 1 or 2KB (and many, like in the example above, around the 1000B area), whereas the WebP option seems to save a significant amount more. However, they are all saying they are optimised (there are a couple that only have the WebP saving listed – I am assuming because they were already optimised and no further savings could be made to the normal .jpg file).

    Now, in the GTMetrix report I shared with you, I hadn’t enabled the “Image WebP Replacement” option in the settings. Should I be doing that? However, even when I do enable that option, and then clear cache, I still have the same issue where GTMetrix gives a 0 (F) rating for Optimise Images.

    At Pingdom, it is showing that it is using the optimised WebP images when I have that setting enabled. So could it be that GTMetrix simply doesn’t support WebP? But even if it doesn’t, the images are still optimised and so it should be reporting that.

    Hope that all makes sense.

    Anything else I can do? Or should I use a different image optimisation plugin?

    Also, is there a plugin you recommend to resize images? Because I don’t think it can be done in your plugin to set max width etc.

    Thanks.

    Thread Starter higgalls

    (@higgalls)

    I have manually gone through and resized several of the images on the front page, which has increased the optimised rating, but it is still saying that there are images needing to be optimised (which have been optimised with LiteSpeed Cache)

    Plugin Support Cold Egg

    (@eric780217)

    Hi higgalls,

    Thanks for your information and help.
    Our cache plugin developer noticed and will keep improving Image Optimize in the future days.

    Best

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