Optimizing images on WordPress is an essential step in creating a fast-loading website. If you are looking to increase the speed of your website, then knowing how to optimize images is a great place to start. Images are the most common elements on a web page and they can significantly influence the loading speed of a website. The larger the images, the slower the page will load. Fortunately, WordPress provides several tools to help optimize images for faster loading speeds. In this blog post, we’ll be exploring how to optimize images for page speed on WordPress. We’ll discuss the various types of image optimization tools available, how to determine the best image size for your website, and how to use tools like Smush, EWWW Image Optimizer to optimize images for faster page speed. By the end of this blog post, you will be well-equipped with the knowledge and tools to optimize images for your WordPress website.
It’s important to note that you should not use more than one Image Optimization plugin at a time – Doing so can cause unexpected behaviours which will cause errors on your site.
There are a few ways to optimize images for speed in WordPress:
Compress images before uploading them to your website. You can use tools like Adobe Photoshop, TinyPNG, or Kraken.io to reduce the file size of your images without sacrificing quality.
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Use a plugin like WP Smush or EWWW Image Optimizer to automatically compress images as you upload them to your website. These plugins can also optimize existing images in your media library.
[Link to videos of these]Use a content delivery network (CDN) like Cloudflare to serve images from a location closer to your users. This can help reduce the time it takes for images to load on your website.
[Link to videos of these]Lazy Loading image: Lazy loading images is a technique that defers the loading of images until they are needed. This can greatly improve the initial loading time of a web page by loading images only when they are visible on the user’s screen.
[Link to videos of these]Responsive images: Use srcset attribute to serve images in different sizes based on the device. This can reduce the loading time on mobile devices where image may be loading larger than needed.
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Another great option to consider is the Litespeed Cache plugin for WP. link to LiteSpeed Server & Litespeed Cache for WP
Full instructions on how to set up the plugin are available here, showing you how to use image optimization on a WordPress website using the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, with step-by-step instructions on how to navigate to the plugin’s settings in the WordPress dashboard.
On the Image Optimization page, you will need to request a key from the central server, which will be used to process all image optimization requests – this is a simple one-click operation. You will then get a status update on the image optimization process, image information, and an optimization summary.
The process is automated and runs behind the scenes, users can refresh the page to update the status of the optimization process.
It’s important to note that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to optimizing images for speed, and the best approach will depend on the specific needs of your website.
