In content operation, matching a suitable thumbnail for each article can not only enhance the visual appeal of the website, but also quickly attract users' attention in the information stream.However, manually uploading and adjusting thumbnails for each article, especially when the volume of content is large, is undoubtedly a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.AnQi CMS fully understands this pain point and provides a smart and efficient thumbnail automatic extraction mechanism, making content publishing more worry-free.

Intelligent extraction: Let thumbnails be automatically generated

When you edit and publish articles on the Anqi CMS backend, the system provides a very convenient feature: automatically extract the first image in the article content as a thumbnail.This means that as long as your article content includes images, you do not need to upload or select a thumbnail image, and Anqicms will automatically identify and crop the first image in the article as the thumbnail image for the article.

This feature greatly simplifies the content publishing process.You can focus on creating high-quality article content without spending too much energy on image selection.The system will automatically complete this process when you save the article, ensuring that each article has a matching visual element.

Flexible control: Combine automatic with manual

Of course, this smart extraction is not mandatory.The design of AnQi CMS takes into account various operational scenarios, providing sufficient flexibility.If in certain specific situations, you want to use images outside the article content, or you want to control the thumbnail precisely, you can manually upload or select an image from the image library in the article editing interface.

The thumbnail manually set will take precedence over the automatically extracted result by the system.This means that you can always override the automatically generated thumbnail based on the importance of the article, promotional needs, or special design requirements to ensure that the final display effect meets your expectations.This automated and manual workflow ensures efficiency while also maintaining personalized control.

Global configuration: unify website visual style and performance

In addition to the flexible control of individual articles, Anqi CMS also provides global thumbnail configuration options in the background, ensuring the overall image display style and performance optimization of the website. You can find these options in the "Content Settings", which are crucial for the overall image and user experience of the website:

  • Thumbnail Processing Method: You can choose how the system handles image scaling, for example, 'Scale proportionally by the longest side', 'Fill by the longest side', or 'Crop by the shortest side'.Different processing methods will bring different visual effects, you can choose according to the design style of the website to ensure that the images are presented beautifully at different sizes.
  • Thumbnail size: Set the uniform size of the website thumbnail here.A uniform size helps to keep the website layout neat and also can effectively reduce the size of image files, thereby improving page loading speed and enhancing user experience.
  • Default thumbnailIf an article does not contain any images and you have not manually uploaded a thumbnail, the system will display the default thumbnail you have set here.This can avoid the embarrassing situation of blank pages or missing images, maintaining the integrity of the website.
  • batch regenerate thumbnails: After you adjust the global thumbnail size or processing method, there is no need to manually update each article. Anqi CMS provides a one-click batch regeneration feature for thumbnails, allowing your changes to be quickly applied to the entire site, which is very convenient.

Call easily in the template

After completing the article publishing and thumbnail setting, it is also very simple to call them in the website front-end template.The Anqi CMS template tags allow you to easily display thumbnails.{{item.Thumb}}To get the thumbnail address.

This feature not only simplifies the process of content publishing, but also ensures the professionalism and aesthetics of the website content, greatly enhancing operational efficiency and user experience.AanQi CMS is committed to making content management smarter and more efficient.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. Question: If the article content does not contain images, will Anqicms automatically extract thumbnails?Answer: If the article content has no images and you have not manually uploaded a thumbnail, the system will not be able to extract it automatically.However, you can configure a "default thumbnail" in the Anqi CMS backend "Content Settings" so that when an article lacks images, the default image will be displayed uniformly to avoid blank pages.

  2. Ask: If I have modified the global settings of the thumbnail (such as size or processing method), do I need to manually update all articles?Answer: No need.The AnQi CMS provides a convenient 'Batch regenerate thumbnails' feature.After you change the global thumbnail settings in the "Content Settings", just click this feature, and the system will automatically generate new thumbnails for all articles according to the new settings, saving a lot of manual operation time.

  3. Ask: Can I crop or add watermarks to the thumbnails extracted automatically?Answer: AnQi CMS provides a variety of functions in the image upload and processing stage.For automatically extracted thumbnails, you can choose to manually replace them with precisely cropped images.At the same time, the system mentions "Anti-crawling and Watermark Management" in the "Core Functions and Highlighted Advantages", indicating that Anqi CMS has the function of applying watermarks to images, which can further protect your content copyright.The specific image editing and post-processing features may need to be configured in detail under the "Content Settings" or related image management modules.