Erlend-fs Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Hello! I know it is "best practice" to always upload compressed images to web reduce load-time etc. But I wonder if Squarespace anyway will compress the uploaded files, so there will be no need to do it beforehand? I'm adding a link to a page where I have made an image gallery (slide-show), built in Squarespace 7.1, Fluid Engine: https://www.hoyden.no/universitetsgata-7 (The images in this slideshow is not compressed before uploading) Erlend Link to comment
paul2009 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 54 minutes ago, Erlend-fs said: I know it is "best practice" to always upload compressed images to web reduce load-time etc. But I wonder if Squarespace anyway will compress the uploaded files, so there will be no need to do it beforehand? Squarespace recommend that you save the images at a high "quality" setting (95+ in most image tools) and then upload them without additional compression. To quote what I said in another thread, when you upload an image to Squarespace, the platform does some resizing which necessitates re-encoding and re-compressing. If you compress an image before uploading it, the mandatory re-compressing will usually result in a larger file size because the algorithm won't know the difference between "actual image content" and "artifacts of the previous compression run". I hope this helps. Did this help? Please give feedback by clicking an icon below ⬇️ Improve your online store with our extensions.About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, appreciation and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links.Buy me a coffee Link to comment
sladewilson871 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On that note, could this explain why when you try to upload more pictures in a gallery, it takes time not only to display the pictures in edit mode but the upload is taking forever? I have this problem on this page of my website: https://www.filmmining101.com/hall-of-fame/most-beautiful-movie-shots-of-all-time Link to comment
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