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Start Image Optimization
By starting image optimization, the plugin will compress and optimize images on your site to enhance performance. Free Version: The first 500 images will be optimized. Pro Version: Unlimited images will be optimized. Activate the Pro Version to remove the limit and optimize all images on your site. […]
Insert Aspect Ratio in img Tag
This feature allows you to specify the aspect ratio for images directly within the img tag. By including the aspect ratio, you ensure that the space for the image is reserved on the page even before the image is fully loaded. This helps prevent layout shifts and improves the overall user experience by maintaining consistent […]
Responsive Images
The W3Speedster Plugin creates responsive images that adjust the background image of your webpage based on the user’s screen size, such as mobile, tablet, or desktop. This ensures that your images look optimal on all devices. […]
Automatically Optimize Images on Upload
This feature automatically optimizes and converts new images to WebP format as soon as they are uploaded. If you notice that image uploads are taking longer than expected, you may want to turn off this feature. Ensure that the settings for image optimization and WebP conversion are also enabled to use this feature effectively. […]
Optimize Images on the Go
This feature automatically optimizes images as site pages are crawled. The W3Speedster Plugin captures unconverted and unoptimized images when you visit a page and optimizes them in the background. This ensures that all images used on the site are prioritized for optimization. However, it is recommended to turn off this feature after the initial crawl […]
Optimize Images via wp-cron
Enabling this option allows images to be optimized using wp-cron. The plugin will optimize one image attachment per minute to ensure that server performance remains unaffected. If you need faster optimization, click the “Start Optimization” button in the ‘Image Optimization’ tab to accelerate the process. […]
Load SVG Inline Tag as URL
Load SVGs as URLs instead of inline tags to avoid creating large DOM elements. This approach helps improve performance by reducing the size of the DOM and simplifying your page structure. […]
Pixels to Load Resources Below the Viewport
The W3Speedster Plugin defaults to starting the loading of resources such as images, videos, iframes, background images, and audio when they are 200 pixels below the viewport. You can adjust this setting to start loading these resources earlier, so they appear more quickly as you scroll. For example, you can enter a value like 200 […]
Enable Lazy Load
The W3Speedster Plugin allows you to lazy load four types of resources that can delay site loading time: Images, Iframes, Videos, and Audio. By enabling this feature, these resources will be loaded only when needed, improving your site’s performance and load times. […]