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Do I Need to Compress Images for Shopify?

Last updated on October 2, 2022 @ 1:40 am

As a general rule, images should be compressed before being added to a website. This is because uncompressed images can take up a lot of space, which can slow down the loading time of a page.

Images can be compressed using a number of different methods, including lossy and lossless compression. Lossy compression methods offer the best compression rates, but at the expense of some image quality. Lossless compression methods do not sacrifice any image quality, but they are not as effective as lossy methods.

PRO TIP: When you are considering whether or not to compress your images for Shopify, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, compressing your images can reduce the quality of your images. Second, if you do not have a good reason for compressing your images, it is probably not worth the effort. Finally, if you are not sure how to compress your images, there are a few online tools that can help.

Shopify uses a lossless compression method for all images uploaded to the platform. This means that image quality is not sacrificed, but the files will not be as small as they could be if a lossy compression method was used.

For most users, the benefits of using a lossless compression method will outweigh the disadvantages. However, there are some situations where using alossy compression method may be preferable. For example, if you are working with very large images that need to be reduced in size, a lossy compression method may be necessary in order to achieve an acceptable file size.

In general, though, there is no need to compress images for Shopify. The platform already uses a lossless compression method that will keep file sizes small without sacrificing any image quality.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.