Optimising Images

Best practice is to upload the size you need.

So think about, or check the size your theme and site require.

Second thing you do after you have the correct size is optimize it. You ca do this by using a plugin that optimizes every image you upload to your site. Here is a list.

Or you can optimize before you upload.

Hope this answers your question,

Marleen

Hi Marleen,

Thanks for your prompt response. Yes, would be great to optimise the image in high definition but it seems I will have to compromise on quality to ensure a good level of speed. That′s a shame.

Best regards,
Ruban

• This reply was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by Propertysolvers.

I dont’t know why you need HD images. What size are the images you uploaded?

You can optimize images loose or lossless. This will impact the result dramatically. You would need to try to see different methods to see which keeps your images the best quality.

I haven’t tried the way google reduces images. But there are a lot of different tools out there.

And google’s speedtool is’t always right. You can choose what to want to do with the suggestions.

Hi mintinternet – can you please explain what you mean by “loose or lossless”?

My designer has compressed the image a bit which has improved the speed somewhat – https://www.propertysolvers.co.uk/blog/general/2017/05/the-2017-snap-election-and-selling-your-property/. Ideally, I would like the speed to be 99% but maybe I′m just being a perfectionist!

Out of interest, what would you say is the best optimisation tool out there?

Thanks for your assistance.

Ruban

You can read more about loos/lossy or lossless. It has to do with the may images are build.

If you want it to be quick and online you can use: https://kraken.io/web-interface

Otherwise you could check the link I send you in my first message. It depends on your own preference.

Hope it helps,
Marleen

Thanks a lot Marleen – I will check these out…