Here are six simple steps to optimize images and offload media library on your website.
1. Identify image dimensions and aspect ratios: Assess theme documentation to identify dominant image dimensions, and your style preferences to zero-in on aspect ratios.
2. Crop and edit images: Crop images to desired dimensions and a desired aspect ratio, and to include new information by enhancing images, inserting layover text, etc.
3. Scale and compress images: Make images ready for upload by sclaing and compressing these to acceptable file size limits.
4. Disable image optimization plugin: Prep your site for offloading media library by disbaling resource-intensive image optimization operations.
5. Disable thumbnails: Prep your site for offloading media library by disabling image derivatives generated automatically.
6. Offload media library: Offload image storage, format conversion, and delivery of scaled images on-the-fly.
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