In website content management, the effective processing of images is crucial for improving page loading speed, user experience, and SEO performance.The AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) provides a flexible and practical strategy when handling remote images referenced in content, mainly reflected in two ways: downloading them to the local server for management, or directly referencing the original link of the remote image.These two methods have different focuses, meeting the needs of different operation scenarios.

The core processing mechanism of AnQi CMS for remote images

The AnQi CMS will not take a fixed approach when encountering remote image links in the content editor.On the contrary, it provides a configurable option for users to decide the fate of remote images based on their website operation strategy.This means that the user can choose to let the system automatically "digest" these external images, or to "link" to external resources.

The advantages and application scenarios of selecting 'Download to Local'

For most content operators, downloading remote images to local is more recommended. This localization processing brings many benefits:

  1. Unified resource managementThe downloaded images will be included in the security CMS's own image resource library.This means you can manage all images in one place, including batch moves, deletions, replacements, and other operations, greatly enhancing the efficiency of content maintenance.
  2. Performance Optimization and User Experience Enhancement：Security CMS provides rich image optimization features, and these features mainly take effect on local images.For example, the system can automatically detect and compress excessively large image files to reduce volume, converting them to a more modern, efficient WebP format, or automatically generating different specifications of thumbnails based on preset dimensions.These processes can significantly reduce image loading time, thereby improving page opening speed, and providing a more fluid browsing experience for website visitors.
  3. Content Safety and Copyright ProtectionThrough localization storage, Safe CMS can apply watermarks to images or integrate anti-crawling interference codes. This helps to protect the copyright of original content and prevent images from being maliciously stolen.
  4. Improve data stability and controllabilityIf the remote image link fails, the source site access speed is slow, or the site goes offline, the directly referenced image will not display.If you download the image to your local machine, you will firmly hold the image resources in your own hands, avoiding dependence on external links, and ensuring the long-term stable display of website content.

This method is particularly suitable for users who want to have complete control over all content of the website (including images), pursue ultimate performance optimization, and pay attention to content copyright protection.

Choose the applicable scenario for "Direct Quote"

Of course, the Anqi CMS also fully considers users with specific resource management solutions.If your website has already used a professional image hosting or CDN service to store and accelerate images, or if you wish that the ownership and management of the images are entirely responsible by a third-party platform, then choosing 'Directly Refer to Remote Link' would be a more suitable option.In this mode, the CMS will not download external images, and the image tags in the content will directly point to the original remote URL.This can avoid duplicate storage and continue to utilize the advantages of your existing image infrastructure.

How to configure image processing method in the Anqi CMS backend

The auto CMS provides a clear and intuitive setting interface in the background, allowing you to easily select and adjust image processing strategies.

  1. Remote image download settingsEnter the AnQi CMS backend, navigate to the 'Content Settings' module under 'Global Settings'. You will find an option named 'Whether to download remote images'.
    • Check this optionWhen you insert a remote image in the content editor, the system will automatically download these images to your server when the content is published.
    • Deselect：System will directly reference the original URL of the remote image and will not download it to the local.
  2. image optimization featuresIn the same "Content Settings" module, you can also enable or configure other local image optimization features as needed, such as:
    • whether to enable Webp image format：Upload JPG, PNG, and other format images to automatically convert to WebP.
    • whether to automatically compress large images：Automatically compress large-sized images uploaded.
    • Thumbnail processing methodandThumbnail size：Set the generation method (such as aspect ratio scaling, padding, cropping) and size of the image thumbnail.

Please note that the WebP conversion, automatic compression, and thumbnail generation features are applied by default only to images uploaded or downloaded to the local computer via Safe CMS.

Manifestation in actual content creation and template invocation

In daily content creation, whether you insert locally uploaded images or remote images through the content editor, Safe CMS will process them according to the "content settings" in the backend. On the front end of the website, template tags (such as{{archive.Logo}},{{archive.Thumb}},{{archive.Images}}）usually intelligently calls the image path processed by the system.This means that if the image is downloaded locally and optimized, the front-end page will display the optimized version; if you choose to directly reference it, the original remote link will be displayed.

In summary, AnQi CMS ensures that content creators can find a **balance point** between website performance, management convenience, and resource control by providing flexible remote image processing strategies, thus creating higher-quality,