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How can I optimize my images?

8 replies · Started by Heath on August 1, 2019

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August 1, 2019 at 6:57 pm #973532

I his may not be theme specific but I have Smush and it doesn't seem to be optimizing my images, at least according to GtMetrix. It keeps telling me to serve optimized images and to use a CDN. I thought Smush does the optimizing for me.

I tried searching in WordPress.org forum and I didn't have any luck with understanding anything. Any suggestions?

August 2, 2019 at 5:40 am #973793

Hi there,

i don't use Smush - but i think the CDN is a premium option that requires enabling.
Some of the images being reported on GTMetrix are being served from Instagram - which there isn't much you can do about. The other few images, again not sure but i thought Smush allowed you to increase compression? Albeit for a tiny a saving.

August 2, 2019 at 9:24 pm #974478

Thank you.

August 3, 2019 at 6:53 am #974693

You're welcome

August 3, 2019 at 8:48 am #974877

So if I originally download a image from Instagram but upload it into my media library.....the image still serves from Instagram?

August 3, 2019 at 9:10 am #974887

Join this group they will help you out https://www.facebook.com/groups/wordpressspeedup

August 3, 2019 at 10:44 am #974936

Google Sqoosh works great. It's free and super easy to use.
https://squoosh.app/

August 3, 2019 at 11:03 am #974941

Thanks for sharing guys!

August 3, 2019 at 2:33 pm #975025

Heath - that is correct the plugin will always serve from the instagram server not local.

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