During the operation of a website, images play a crucial role.They are not only part of content presentation, but also key factors affecting user experience and website performance.AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) provides a series of practical functions in terms of image resource management, which are directly related to the display quality and loading speed of the images on our website's front end.Get to know and make good use of these tools, which can help us build a website that is both beautiful and efficient.

Why is image management crucial for a website?

How does AnQiCMS manage image resources finely?

The Anqi CMS provides comprehensive considerations in image resource management, from upload, storage, optimization to front-end calling, aiming to help us easily deal with various image challenges.

1. Efficient backend organization and management

The image resource management center of AnQi CMS, just like a well-organized digital library.We can centrally manage all the uploaded images and video resources on the website and can categorize and archive them based on different content, projects, or themes.This classification method not only makes searching and management extremely convenient, but also avoids the situation of files being disorganized.

It is particularly worth mentioning that when it is necessary to update an image, Anqi CMS supports replacing the image without changing the original URL address.This is very beneficial for the website's search engine optimization (SEO) because the stability of the image URL helps search engines index and rank better.In addition, we can also batch delete or transfer images to a specified category, greatly improving the efficiency of daily maintenance.

2. Smart optimization: Balancing quality and speed

The Anqi CMS provides multiple automated image optimization features in the background content settings, which is the core factor affecting the display quality and loading speed of the front end.

  • WebP image format conversion:
  • Automatically compress the large image to a specified width:When the size of the image we upload is too large, Anqi CMS can automatically compress it according to the preset rules.We can set a maximum width, such as 800 pixels, and the system will automatically compress the image proportionally when the image width exceeds this value.This effectively avoids the problem of users uploading unprocessed large images, thus slowing down the page loading speed, while ensuring the uniformity of image size when displayed on the front end.
  • Download remote image:Sometimes we reference images from external links in our article content.AnQi CMS provides an option to choose whether to download these remote images to the local server.Store images on your own server to better control image loading speed, avoid issues with images not displaying due to unstable external links, and enhance the independence and stability of the website.

3. Flexible thumbnail: Adapts to multiple scenarios display

Thumbnail images are ubiquitous on websites, from article lists to product displays, appropriate thumbnails not only attract user clicks but also ensure the coordination of page layout. Anqi CMS provides a refined thumbnail processing method:

  • Multiple processing methods:We can choose among three modes to generate thumbnails, such as 'Proportional scaling based on the longest side', 'Fill based on the longest side', or 'Cropping based on the shortest side.'
    • The image can be scaled uniformly to display all its content while maintaining the original proportion.
    • The fill mode displays the image completely within a fixed size, filling the insufficient part with white, suitable for scenes that require a unified background color.
    • Crop mode will center crop the image, ensuring that the thumbnail fills the entire specified area, suitable for highlighting local parts of the image or alignment requirements.
  • Custom size:
  • Batch regenerate with default thumbnail:If the layout or design of the website changes, the thumbnail size needs to be adjusted. Anqi CMS provides a feature to batch regenerate thumbnails, eliminating the need to manually process each one, which is very time-saving and labor-saving.In addition, we can set a "default thumbnail", which the system will automatically call when the article or page does not upload a specific thumbnail, ensuring the consistency of the website's visual style.

4. Front-end call: Details to enhance user experience

In the front-end template, Anqi CMS also fully considers the needs and optimization strategies for image display.

  • Template tag flexible call:ByLogo/Thumb/ImagesEasily call articles, categories, cover images, thumbnails, or group images of single pages, and flexibly choose according to the display requirements of different page areas.For example, on the article detail page, the original large image can be called, and on the article list page, the system-generated thumbnail is called.
  • Content editor and image lazy loading:The Anqi CMS content editor supports direct insertion of images, and these images can be implemented with lazy loading (Lazy Load) on the frontend.Lazy loading means that images only start to load when the user scrolls them into the visible area, which can significantly improve the initial loading speed and responsiveness of pages containing a large number of images, greatly enhancing the perceived performance by the user.
  • Anti-crawling and watermark management:

Practical suggestions: Make images more outstanding

To give full play to the advantages of Anqi CMS in image management, we can practice in this way:

  1. Rational planning of image categories:Create clear categories in the background "Image Resource Management", such as "Article Illustrations", "Product Images", "Carousel Images", etc., to ensure that the image resources are organized neatly and easy to search and maintain.
  2. Configure automation optimization based on website features:Evaluate the amount of image usage on the website and the visitor's network environment, weigh the conversion to WebP, the enablement or disablement of automatic compression of large images, and the width to which it should be compressed in the "Content Settings" to find the balance point between quality and speed.
  3. Make full use of the thumbnail function:Based on the position and requirements of the image display in the front-end template, set the 'processing method' and 'size' of the thumbnail reasonably to avoid displaying large images in small areas, which may cause resource waste.
  4. Implement image lazy loading in the front-end template:If the template supports it, make sure that the images or other main image areas in the article content are enabled for lazy loading, which will bring a very intuitive speed boost.
  5. Regularly check and optimize:Even if automated optimization is configured, it is recommended to regularly check the image loading situation on the front end of the website, use the browser developer tools to analyze image size and loading time, and ensure that the images are always in **status.**

In summary, Anqi CMS has provided us with a powerful and flexible set of tools for image resource management.By carefully configuring backend settings, effectively using template tags, and implementing front-end optimization strategies, we can ensure that the images on the website are not only clear and beautiful but also presented to users at extremely fast speeds, thereby greatly enhancing the website's user experience, search engine performance, and overall competitiveness.

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