In this Online Tutorial, we will show some ways to optimize or reduce the size of your images for your website. We all like to have a website with quality images to capture the attention of our readers, right?

If you have a page where you offer services, sell a product, or simply a blog, surely you have dozens of photographs: in posts, static pages, or product pages, for example.

Complete Guide on Different ways to reduce the size of images for your website:

The main point when talking about images on a website is not their use or quantity, but their size, and therefore, their weight.

For that reason, in this article, I wanted to collect 10 tools to reduce the size of the photographs of a web page, blog, or e-commerce.

Why should you reduce the size of your website images?

Before we start talking about each of these tools, I want to explain the importance of reducing the size of your web images.

Nowadays, websites must be fast, that is, they take a few seconds to load (ideally they do it in less than 3 seconds).

Having your web images properly optimized is important for three reasons:

• The size and weight of the photographs affect the loading speed of the website, and we have just seen the importance of your site is fast.
• Loading time is one of the main factors that affect SEO, that is, a fast website ranks better in Google than a slow one (there can always be exceptions, but the general rule is like that).
• Web images need to be tailored to the size of the site they’re on. To give an example, I usually find pages that in the place where an image with 300px wide goes, there is one that occupies 1000px. This is a common mistake on many websites. My advice is to adapt in weight and size of each of the images on your website.

Tools to reduce the size of images on a website:

ShortPixel

The goal of this tool is to improve the performance of our websites by reducing the size of images. It is available both in a web version and in a plugin for WordPress and incorporates three types of photo compression:

 Lossy compression. It is the best option for most users. This option allows a balance between optimization and image quality.

 Glossy compression. It’s the best option if you’re keeping an eye on Google Insights, but don’t mind sacrificing page speed a bit. This option allows you acceptable compression for top-notch image quality. The quality decreases the more the file is compressed.

 Lossless compression. The last option allows you to compress pixel by pixel concerning the original images but offers a smaller reduction compared to the files processed with the previous two.

Regarding the compression possibilities, the web version of ShortPixel allows you to reduce images in batches of 50 files.

As for the plugin for WordPress, it is very easy to use and also lightweight. You just have to install it and it is authentically responsible for compressing all the images you have uploaded, as well as your documents in PDF format with a single click.

Además, las nuevas imágenes que subas se redimensionan y reajustan automáticamente, sin necesidad de realizar ninguna acción adicional.

Finally, mention that it is a “freemium” tool, that is, it allows you to compress 100 images per month for free and offers several payments plans if you exceed that figure … See Site: shortpixel.com

EWWW Image Optimizer

It is a tool developed to optimize web images aimed at sites that use shared hosting. As in the case of ShortPixel, EWWW Image Optimizer has a web version and also with the WordPress plugin, as well as several payment plans. EWWW Image Optimizer allows you to increase the loading speed of your page by optimizing images.

This increase in speed can get better positions in search engines and also improve conversion rates (increased sales and subscriptions, for example).

EWWW Image Optimizer automatically optimizes the images you upload and also allows you to optimize all the images you have previously uploaded and, optionally, convert them to the best file format. As for the compression options, you can choose pixel compression or lossless high compression options that your images lose quality… See Site: ewww.io

Compress JPEG:

They are two online tools that allow you to compress from your computer up to a maximum of 20 images in web and PNG format.

Its use is very simple: you just have to upload or drag them and download the compressed images separately or grouped in a ZIP file… See Site: JPEG Compressor.

Compressor.io

It’s one of my favorite tools when I have to compress small amounts of images to upload to my pages.

It is available in compressor.io and its use is very simple. Just upload or drag the image you want to compress, wait for it to compress (it takes very little) and download the optimized and compressed photo. In addition, at the end of the process, the tool will show you the percentage of compression concerning the original image.

Finally, mention that it allows you to compress files in four different formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, and SVG… See Site: compressor.io

Optimizilla

It is an online image optimizer that uses an intelligent combination of different compression algorithms to reduce the size of images in JPEG and PN format, maintaining their level of quality.

It allows you to upload up to 20 images at once, control the compression level, and also compare images… See Site: optimizilla.com

Conclusion:

Finally, boosting website performance and user experience requires minimizing picture size. Compressing, resizing, cropping, and optimizing file formats minimize image size. Image quality, resolution, and usage determine the best approach. So, to discover the best image quality-file size balance, you must experiment with numerous ways and tools. These methods will improve your website’s load time, bandwidth utilization, and user experience.

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