#Imageoptim for for free#

I downloaded JPEGmini and ran it on the maximum 200 images for free demo. Even if it is a photographer’s website (or a painter’s website, like my mother’s). It’s important to have the metadata offline, but I see no reason why it should be online. I was happy with Imagify, but discovered I couldn’t optimise the user-uploaded images on, because they live in a Gravity Forms folder…īut it’s curious you mention metadata loss as a downside, because metadata takes space and is normally useless to anyone except the photographer. That being said, even with a plugin one might still run into the problem of not being able to optimise images that aren’t in the Media Library, I’m experiencing it now with Imagify (it’s how I landed here, looking for a solution). If we have several similar images, we may try and see which look best on the site and it’s so much easier to decide on the photos and then compress on the fly those that are needed.

#Imageoptim for Offline#

Learn more about the Imagify integration here.Ĭompressing images offline seems awfully time consuming for anyone, unless there are large batches of final photographs for products. But compressing them and maintaining image quality is essential to quality site design and visitor enjoyment.Īs of February 14, 2018, Imagely officially recommends Imagify for compressing images using a WordPress plugin. Reducing your image file sizes is important for SEO and site retention. If you haven't already looked at JPEGMini, we encourage you to do so. JPEGMini optimization is amazing, fast and seamlessly integrated with Lightroom and Photoshop.No need to worry about backing up your images online, since they're already backed up offline (hopefully you're doing that).You can incorporate compression into your normal workflow.

There are multiple advantages of optimizing your images offline.

#Imageoptim for software#

However, it is the best software for compressing JPG images. The reason for two is because JPEGMini does not compress GIF or PNG files. The downside of either method is the risk of metadata loss, image corruption, image loss, over compression and upload slowness.Īlthough we have tested many of the compression plugins and services available, these downsides are why we recommend optimizing the file size of your images before uploading.įor offline compression, we recommend using two apps JPEGMini and ImageOptim. Compressing with your server means uploads should be done faster because there is no sending and receiving of image files to an external location. It also reduces the risk of resource overload which can lead to site crashes. Others, like EWhen using an external server, it means your website will remain running at a nice speed while the compression is happening. Some of the plugins require connecting via an API key, so the compression is done through a third party server. For example, Imagify, WP Smush Pro, and EWWW will compress NextGEN Gallery images. Most of the plugins do compression during upload and include an option for bulk compression after upload.Įach of them works with the WordPress Media Library, but some of them extend to NextGEN Gallery as well. There are so many WordPress plugins available which can compress your images on your website.