What is data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=

  • Resolved CaliforniaTeachersCollege

    (@californiateacherscollege)


    10 years, 5 months ago

    What the heck is this:

    data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=

    Googled it and seems to be something coming form BJ Lazy Load…Now, with that said, it seems to only occur with certain plugins…However, I really want to use some of those plugins.

    The reason I asked is because it increases HTTP requests by 200-300%, which I’d like to avoid because it seems to be slowing load time.

    Thanks in advanc!

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/bj-lazy-load/

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  • Plugin Author Bj?rn Johansen

    (@bjornjohansen)

    It’s correct that this output comes from BJ Lazy Load. However, you can be assured that it is speeding up the loading of the site.

    It is the placeholder image, included “data-uri” style. The base64-encoded image gives a string that, in many cases, is actually shorter than what a regular URL alone would be, and saves you a request (+the data).

    Thread Starter CaliforniaTeachersCollege

    (@californiateacherscollege)

    I’m using cloudfront and W3 Total cache, and if I turn off certain plugins, a lot of these placeholder requests go away (usually all of them go away)…Any idea why that is? Is there a way to use cloundfront or W3 so as to not make all the additional requests for the placeholder.

    Sorry, excuse me if I don’t make sense…I’m new to this, and I’m not a programmer/web designer/etc.

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