Compressing Images in BigCommerce
If you’re like most online retailers, you’re probably concerned with reducing bandwidth usage and improving page load times. Images are a big part of a website’s overall size, and reducing their size can have a significant impact on a site’s performance.
There are a variety of methods you can use to compress images in BigCommerce, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Here are four methods you can use to compress images in your store:
1. Use the Image Compression Tool
The Image Compression Tool is built into BigCommerce, and it’s free to use. This tool can automatically compress images according to a set of predefined rules, or you can manually select which images to compress and how much compression to apply.
The main advantage of using the Image Compression Tool is that it’s easy to set up and use. You simply need to enter the dimensions of the images you want to compress, and the tool will automatically apply the necessary compression.
There are a few disadvantages to using the Image Compression Tool. First, it’s limited tojpg images, and it doesn’t support compression ratios greater than 85%.
Second, the tool doesn’t always produce quality images. Third, the tool can take a long time to compress large images.
2. Use the Image Optimizer
The Image Optimizer is a paid tool available from BigCommerce. It’s designed to compress images using a variety of compression techniques, including lossless compression and JPEG 2000.
The main advantage of using the Image Optimizer is that it can produce high-quality images. Second, the tool is versatile and can compress images of any size.
Third, the tool is fast and can compress large images quickly.
There are a few disadvantages to using the Image Optimizer. First, the tool is expensive.
Second, the tool doesn’t support compression ratios greater than 85%. Third, the tool doesn’t always produce quality images.
3. Use a Compression Service
If you don’t have the time or resources to compress images yourself, you can use a compression service. There are a number of reputable compression services available, and they typically charge a fee for their services.
The main advantage of using a compression service is that they can compress images quickly and accurately. Second, the service usually has a wide range of compression ratios and supports a variety of image formats.
There are a few disadvantages to using a compression service. First, the service can be expensive.
Second, the service doesn’t always produce quality images. Third, the service doesn’t support compression ratios greater than 85%.
4. Use a Lossless Compression Tool
If you want to produce high-quality images without resorting to compression services, you can use a lossless compression tool. lossless compression tools can produce images that are identical to the originals, without the need for any compression.
The main advantage of using a lossless compression tool is that it produces high-quality images.
There are a few disadvantages to using a lossless compression tool. Third, the tool can’t support compression ratios greater than 85%.
