kristenfisher427
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In reply to: [Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)] Plug-In Must Remain On Website?Thank you very much!
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In reply to: Mixed ContentThank you, @sterndata for your recommendation! I will do that!
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In reply to: Font LibraryThank you for your response, @threadi! I will try deactivating the plug-ins. ??
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In reply to: Preserve Image MetadataHi @threadi,
Thank you very much for your response! While that didn’t work on my website, I did figure out the issue (which dealt with my hosting provider), and I’m sure this code will be very helpful for others. ??
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Image SizesHi?@jordesign ,?
Good to hear! Thanks for your response, and thank you again for all your help over the last week! I truly appreciate it! ??
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Image SizesHi @jordesign,
That’s good to hear! I will definitely see how the site does in a live environment. If I could ask one last question about image sizes…I think there used to be an option in the classic themes to upload an image as a background image (that applied to the entire body of the website). I haven’t found an equivalent in the block themes, so I assume I would have to use the CSS background?property? If that’s the case, would you have any suggestions on image dimensions? Currently, I have a patterned background that is set to repeat,?that is 1024x768px and 37kb in size. This may cause my website?to lag way too much (and I may toss it), but I was just curious as to what file dimensions would be recommended in such a case. ??
Thank you so much!! I know it’s almost the weekend, so please take your time and feel free to respond whenever it’s convenient for you.
-Kristen
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Image SizesHi @jordesign ,
Thank you for your response and for including those article links! I will definitely check them out.
As for the image resizing/compression, I’ve worked to resize my images to 1600px and also compressed them (using a combination of Photoshop and TinyPNG.com). Looking at just the front page alone, I have 5 images as follows (all at 72ppi):
1) 1600×900 131kb
2) 450×450 23kb
3) 400×267 16kb
4) 400×267 16kb
5) 400×267 16kbI’m at the point where any further compression will cause the images to get grainy. However, I’m still experiencing a delay in the banner image where it loads in “chunks”.
Do you think that my file sizes should be reduced even more? If so, I’ve seen some recommendations online that say a banner image is acceptable at 1280px…although I did change my front page banner image to 1280px as an experiment, and there didn’t seem to be much improvement in load time. Perhaps the slow results I’m experiencing will change once I move the website from a local development environment to an actual server and web host?
If you don’t have any more recommendations, I completely understand. You’ve been so helpful, and I truly appreciate the guidance you’ve provided!
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Image SizesHi?@jordesign
Thank you for your reply! 400-500px for a multi-column layout makes a lot of sense, so thanks for providing that helpful guideline!
I really appreciate your offer to take a look at the site and offer suggestions, but unfortunately, I’m creating the site locally, so I can’t provide a link. I’m not sure if this would be enough?information for you to make?suggestions, but the biggest struggle I’m having is with the hero image on the front page that has?some text on top of it. I’ve used the cover block (full-width) and made the image 1800px by 1012px, 72ppi, and a file size of 201kb.?The image takes a second or two to load and loads in “chunks”. Perhaps this kind of delay is normal and acceptable for websites??
The text on top of the hero image is another challenge. I have an external CSS file where I’ve used @font-face to add some custom fonts and styled my headings accordingly. But when the page first loads, the heading momentarily appears in a standard default?font before the custom font loads. I’m not sure if there’s a way to fix that flash before the custom font kicks in? In looking online, I’ve seen people suggest loading the CSS stylesheet earlier in the <head>. When I use Chrome developer tools to examine the <head> element in my own website, I see that a lot of <style> elements are being loaded before my external stylesheet. Perhaps this is causing the delay??Is there a way to make an external CSS stylesheet load before the <style> elements??
Thank you so much for your help!
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Image SizesHi?@jordesign ,
Thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate you taking the time to provide some guidance and for offering that helpful rule of thumb!
Would you have any recommendations on image size when it comes to multiple images sitting side-by-side (a multi-column layout)? For instance, I have a website with three square images sitting side-by-side. Obviously, I wouldn’t need to upload images with very large dimensions (like in the 1200px wide-width scenario), but I’m not sure what an optimal size is to ensure each image is large enough to be scaled appropriately (depending on the device).
Also, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my images loading slowly, causing my website to lag. I’ve tried to make my images 72 ppi (which I believe is the standard for websites). Would you have any suggestions on how many kilobytes an image should be? I’ve seen varying answers online – some suggest a couple hundred kb is fine, others say images should only be 30-50 kb. I know the answer is also dependent on whether the image is small or is a hero image, but I would really appreciate any general guidance you could provide on this matter!
Thank you so much for your time! I truly appreciate it!
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Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Experimental Block SupportsThank you @mrfoxtalbot for your response and for directing me to Carolina. ?? I really appreciate your assistance!
Thank you @poena for your help and for providing some clarity for me on this matter. I truly appreciate your time and guidance, as well as the links you provided!
Hi @zoonini ,
Thank you for clarifying and for all your help once again. I really appreciate it, and it cleared up my confusion! Have a wonderful day! ??
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Question about theme stylingHi @thelmachido ,
Thank you for your response and the information and resources you provided! I?really?appreciate your time and assistance! ??
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In reply to: [Twenty Twenty-Three] Question about theme stylingHi?@mrfoxtalbot ,
Absolutely! So in certain cases, website visitors?with?visual impairments need a particular color combination or font-size to be able to read web content easily.?In those cases,?they’d use a custom style sheet?to meet their personalized needs. ??
That’s a relief to hear! I’ve heard such differing opinions online – some say inline styling overrides website visitor’s custom style?sheets, others say just !important declarations override it…it’s been hard to make heads or tails of the issue, so I appreciate you taking the time to clarify the matter for me. ??