From there, I install JetPack and enable photon and run the tests against a non-optimized image and then to the optimized images. In today’s lesson I upload the full size 3500px wide image first.Then spend some time running through the tools and uploading to a new blog post. I realize this, but I’m solving probably 90% of the bloat that clients and beginners struggle with. Please note: there are a lot of variables to speed tests, load times, images etc. GTmetrix – another useful tool for measuring the performance and comparing your site to others. – one of the first tools I’ve started using for measuring performance. WP – Though I don’t specifically use it in this video, I mention it because it is useful for running through your media gallery. You can see from my examples in the video or below. JetPack Photon as a CDN – Photon does a great job of serving up the images as a CDN. Save and serve with a side of speedy goodness!.In this case 50% of the original quality. When exporting, I’ll degrade the quality of the jpg to what I can tolerate.I try and pick the exact size of my WordPress theme’s featured image. Load up the image in Pixelmator (or your photo editing software).I was able to shrink the size of this file, from it’s original size to 4.9MB to ~55KB with the process shown in the video. ImageOptim – For optimizing the image further. Pixelmator – A great Photoshop alternative for resizing and degrading the quality of the photo.
So while we can tune and tweak the server for Google’s desire - it’s equally important to use the right photo from the start. There are other great examples of CDN’s which you can find from Jean’s article comparing them. In this example I take a 4MB+ photo, optimize the file locally, and then serve it up using the WordPress JetPack Photon CDN. If you have clients like this or you’re starting out yourself, this is a great tutorial for streamlining your photos for the web. I can tell you that I’ve worked with WordPress clients that don’t know any better than to upload a raw image directly from their corporate camera. Tools and steps to decrease the page loadīefore the elite Gods of speed optimization tell me differently - I don’t do this every day. Normally I reserve Friday Edition lessons (great for us weekend WordPress warriors) to the Pro members, but it’s on the house today. Great photos sometimes come with a cost in bytes or Megabytes in today’s example. It’s important to pick a great photo that lures the reader in. One of the biggest culprits weighing us down are the featured images we use to showcase our content. Speeding up your WordPress blog is super important and almost a no-brainer in today’s SEO world.
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