As a senior person who deeply understands the content operation method of AnQiCMS, I know that high-quality content is not only about the refinement of words, but also about the optimization of its presentation form, especially the visual element of images.The image processing efficiency is directly related to the loading speed of the website, user experience, and even search engine ranking.Auto CMS provides us with powerful and flexible image processing capabilities, allowing us to easily implement optimizations such as WebP conversion and automatic compression.

English CMS content settings image optimization core strategy

In AnQiCMS management backend, the content settings module is the key entry for image optimization functionality.By configuring these options meticulously, we can ensure that the website's image resources are managed and displayed in the most efficient way, thereby enhancing the overall operational effectiveness.

Navigate to content settings

All optimization configurations related to content images are concentrated in the 'Background Settings' menu under 'Content Settings' on the backend.This is a one-stop management interface, covering everything from image format conversion to size compression, and thumbnail generation.As a website operator, regularly checking and adjusting these settings to adapt to the ever-changing operational needs and technical standards is an effective way to improve website performance.

WebP format conversion: Embracing modern image standards

It is worth noting that the WebP conversion feature only takes effect for images uploaded after the feature is enabled.For images that have already been uploaded, the CMS provides a "WebP conversion tool" kindly, allowing us to batch convert all existing site images to WebP format, ensuring that all images can enjoy the benefits brought by this optimization.

Automatically compress large images: A clever balance of space and speed

The website content often includes high-resolution large-sized images, which, although visually outstanding, may become a bottleneck for website loading speed due to their large file size.The "Auto Compress Large Image" feature of AnQi CMS is specifically designed to address this pain point.When we enable this feature, the system will automatically compress the large images uploaded.

Smart thumbnail processing: Adapt to diverse display needs

Thumbnails play an important role in the list page and recommended positions of the website, and they are the key to attracting users to click. Anqi CMS provides three flexible thumbnail processing methods to meet different design styles and content display needs:

  • Scale proportionally by the longest sideThis method ensures that the image is displayed completely while maintaining the original aspect ratio.It will adapt the longest side of the image to the specified size based on the set thumbnail size, and the other side will be scaled proportionally.
  • Scale proportionally by the longest side with paddingIf you need a fixed-size thumbnail but also want to display the entire image content, this mode is an ideal choice.The image will be centered, and the insufficient part will be filled with white blocks to reach the preset width and height.
  • [en] : Crop to the shortest edge.When there is a high requirement for visual focus on thumbnails, this mode can be selected.The system will center-crop the image to ensure that the shortest edge is fully displayed, and the longest edge will be cropped to match the length of the shortest edge.This may result in the loss of content at the edges of the image, but it can create a more compact and unified visual effect.

Remote image download and content external link management

During the process of content creation, we sometimes refer to images from external websites.The "Download Remote Images" feature of Anqi CMS allows us to choose whether to download and store these external images on the local server.Download it locally to better control image resources, avoiding the situation where the image cannot be displayed due to the failure of external links, and ensuring that the image is distributed through our own CDN to improve loading efficiency.If the website is configured with a dedicated image bed or CDN, it is usually unnecessary to enable this feature.

Moreover, although it is not directly related to image processing, the "whether to automatically filter external links" feature also belongs to an important part of content management. It can help us manage external links that appear in the content, choosing whether to automatically remove these links or to addrel="nofollow"Tags, this has a certain impact on the website's SEO strategy and content authority maintenance.

Summary

These image processing features provided by Anqi CMS in the content settings offer a powerful tool for website operators to manage and optimize image resources in a fine-grained manner.From the modernization of file formats to the intelligent compression of large images, and then to the flexible generation of thumbnails, each feature is designed to enhance website performance, optimize user experience, and ultimately help the website achieve better performance in search engines.Make full use of these built-in features is an important part of building efficient and attractive website content.

Common Questions and Answers (FAQ)

1. Will images previously uploaded be automatically converted to WebP after enabling the WebP image format?

2. Will the auto compression of large images affect the clarity of the pictures? How to balance the image quality and file size?The automatic compression of large images will inevitably affect the original clarity of the image to some extent, because this is achieved by reducing the image size (mainly the width) and file size.The key to balancing image quality and file size lies in weighing the content type of your website and the target user devices.For websites that emphasize visual effects, you can set a larger compression width or only compress images in non-core display areas; for websites that are more concerned with loading speed, you can reduce the compression width appropriately.It is recommended that you find the **balance point** where files are minimized within the visually acceptable range.

3. Can I set different thumbnail sizes for different areas or different types of articles on the website?The 'Thumbnail Size' setting of AnQi CMS is global, which determines the uniform size of all automatically generated thumbnails.This means you cannot configure multiple thumbnail size sets for different regions or article types directly in the content settings.If you have such a customized requirement, you usually need to modify the template file, combine it with the tag function of Anqi CMS, to call the original large image or images of different processing sizes, and perform front-end adaptation or display control on the image at the template level.If you need to generate thumbnails of multiple sizes, you may need to consider secondary development or using an external image processing service.