Control visual presentation: How to customize the automatic compression width of large images in AnQiCMS

The loading speed of the website is one of the key factors affecting user experience and search engine ranking.Among many elements affecting loading speed, the size of image files occupies a significant position.Large, unoptimized images not only slow down the overall response speed of the website, but may also consume more bandwidth resources, thereby affecting the user's access experience.AnQiCMS as an efficient enterprise-level content management system, built-in powerful image optimization features, aimed at helping website operators effectively manage the size of image files without sacrificing visual quality.

Why is it important to optimize images and what is the value of custom compression?

Perform reasonable compression and size customization on website images, which can bring significant benefits in many aspects to the website.Firstly, it can significantly reduce the size of image files, thereby greatly speeding up the loading speed of web pages, enhancing the smoothness and satisfaction of users.Secondly, by adopting a unified image size standard, it can ensure the consistency and professionalism of the overall website design style, and avoid layout chaos caused by different image sizes.Especially for websites adopting responsive design, presetting and enforcing appropriate image width can ensure that images are displayed properly on screens of different sizes, providing a more consistent and high-quality visual experience.

AnQiCMS Automatic Large Image Compression Overview

AnQiCMS provides a practical and intelligent automatic large image compression feature.The core of this feature lies in the automated processing of user-uploaded images to avoid overoccupation of storage space or degradation of website loading speed due to the large size of the original images.When you enable this feature in AnQiCMS, the system will default to processing large-sized images uploaded, automatically adjusting their width and compressing them to 800 pixels.This is a reasonable default value, designed to balance image quality and file size.

How to Enable Automatic Large Image Compression

To start using this feature, you need to log in to the AnQiCMS backend management interface.Navigate to the "Background Settings" area in the left menu bar and click on the "Content Settings" option.Enter the content settings page and you will see a series of configuration items related to content.Please find and locate the option named "Is the large image automatically compressed".By default, to provide the user with the greatest flexibility, this feature is turned off.You need to check or select to enable this option so that the system can automatically perform compression on the images you upload next.

Customize the Specified Width for Automatic Compression

Once you successfully enable the 'Whether to automatically compress large images' feature, an additional setting item related to it will appear on the page immediately, which is the input box for 'Automatically compress to a specified width'.In this text box, you can flexibly input the desired image width value based on the unique design requirements, layout features, and target audience's screen resolution of your website.For example, if your website layout is more倾向于 to display wider images (such as for full-screen display or background), you can change the default 800 pixels to 1200 pixels or larger.AnQiCMS will strictly follow the width limit you set here and intelligently resize the uploaded large image proportionally.This means that the height of the image will be automatically adjusted based on its original aspect ratio to ensure that the content of the image does not distort, while its width will never exceed the pixel value you specify.It is important that this compression logic only judges and processes based on the width of the image.

Operation steps summary

  1. Log in to AnQiCMS Admin Panel：Use your administrator account to log in to the system.
  2. Access content settings：Click 'Backend Settings' in the left navigation bar on the backend, then select 'Content Settings.'
  3. Enable automatic compression：In the content settings page, find the option "Enable automatic compression of large images" and set it to the "Enabled" state.
  4. Set the specified widthIn the 'Auto-compress to specified width' input box that appears next, enter the maximum width of the image you expect (for example, the default is 800, you can change it to 1024, 1200, etc.).
  5. Save Settings：Complete the above configuration and then click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the page to make your changes take effect.

Precautions

  • Only effective for newly uploaded images.This automatic compression setting only applies to the image files you upload to AnQiCMS after modifying the configuration.For images that already exist on your website and were uploaded before this setting was applied, the system will not automatically re-compress or modify them.If you need to optimize existing images, you may need to use other professional image processing tools or consider manual adjustment.
  • Balance between quality and file size.When setting 'Compress to specified width automatically', please be sure to weigh the relationship between image quality and file size.Set the width too small, although it can greatly reduce the file size, it may cause the image details to be blurred and the visual quality to decline; conversely, setting a too large width may weaken the compression effect and fail to fully achieve the optimization goal of file size.Suggest you find a **balance point based on the specific use of the website and the type of image content.
  • Compressed only based on width.：This feature of AnQiCMS mainly compresses images according to the width you set.The height of the image will be adjusted proportionally based on the aspect ratio of the original image to maintain the original aspect ratio and avoid stretching or distortion.
  • The difference with thumbnail processingPlease note that the 'Auto Compress Large Images' feature and the 'Thumbnail Processing Method' are two independent image optimization features provided by AnQiCMS.“Auto compression of large images”is mainly used to handle the maximum original size of uploaded images, ensuring that it does not exceed a preset size limit.The 'thumbnail processing method' is to generate multiple different thumbnail versions based on the original size (whether it is the original upload size or the size after automatic compression), according to your preset size and cropping rules (such as scaling by the longest side, cropping by the shortest side, etc.), for use in different display scenarios on the website.To achieve **image management and website performance optimization, it is usually recommended that you enable and configure these two features reasonably.

Through the automatic compression of large images and the ability to customize widths provided by AnQiCMS, you can more finely control the display effect and loading performance of website images.Reasonably utilize this feature, it can not only enhance user experience but also help the website perform better in search engines.We encourage you to flexibly use these settings according to the actual needs of the website to create an efficient and beautiful content platform.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Will the auto-compression of large images affect the existing images on my website?

A: English: Will not.This feature of AnQiCMS only takes effect for the image files you upload after completing the settings and saving.For the images you have uploaded and stored in AnQiCMS before, the system will not automatically re-compress, modify, or overwrite them.

Q2: If I set the automatic compression width to 1000 pixels, but the image I upload itself is only 800 pixels wide, how will the system handle it?

Q3: “Automatic compression of large images” and “thumbnail processing method” what are the differences between these two features? Should I use them simultaneously?