Image sizes
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Depends on how you are using the images. 1600px will cover most screens. But if your theme width is smaller you upload smaller images. But compress first and if possible convert to webp.
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The classic mistake is to use large, uncompressed images for (say) product pages, then resize them to thumbnail size for a category page (many small images on the same page).
Whatever the screen size, the browser downloads the 'large' image then re-sizes it. If your category page has lots of images you're into Sammy Snail territory.
Whatever the screen size, the browser downloads the 'large' image then re-sizes it. If your category page has lots of images you're into Sammy Snail territory.
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yep, as @Fagin2021 says, don't compress images into a space, not only does it take longer to load, it degrades image quality.
You are better off sizing the image and uploading multiple times to the exact size for each use.
You are better off sizing the image and uploading multiple times to the exact size for each use.
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Wordpress will generate a range of sizes when you upload to the media library. You then choose which one to use when you add to a post/page. One of the options is ‘full size’. This is the image you uploaded. The maximum size of this should be the width of your theme.
Some themes and plugins add additional image sizes. Woo commerce for example adds 600px product image size. You can also add optimisation plugins like smushit. But it’s better to do all the prep work before uploading.
Some themes and plugins add additional image sizes. Woo commerce for example adds 600px product image size. You can also add optimisation plugins like smushit. But it’s better to do all the prep work before uploading.
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With the algorithm taking into effect cumulative shift on design specifying image sizes in code and resizing is more important than ever, of course good SEO's, web designers, and coders have always done this as it the best way for user experience. which oddly enough is what google is looking for.
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I'm surprised anyone else has bothered to answer as this is a very silly question which is impossible to answer without any context.
Paul.
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