Q: 1.
I want to use only the image compression API, not easy io CDN. Is that possible?
2. If I only use the compress image API where the compression process will be done, on our server or your server? And after bulk compression will all my original images be deleted? I do not want to store all my old images for more than 2 weeks. because that will eat a lot of space.
3. At the beginning I may need more than the soft quota as it will bulk compress all the old images. Then what will happen? Will the compression stop when I reached the soft quota?
Adam_EWWWIO
May 14, 2024A: Hi bdcloud,
1. No problem. You can use just the Compress API.
2. It is done on our servers. The compression is do to the actual images, so the originals are optimized, if you will, so nothing needs to be deleted. The only exceptions would be if you have oversized originals that was scaled down by WordPress (files appended with -scaled). In those instances though, there is a tool to delete them. Additionally, there is a backup option where you can either store them locally or on our servers for 30 days.
3. Yes the compression will stop when you reach the soft quota, but you can reach out to us at any time and we will gladly increase your quota to whatever you might need.
bdcloudThanks for your reply. I tried your free version and when I checked "WebP Conversion" it shows a warning "Enabling WebP Conversion without Easy IO will increase your storage requirements. Do you want to continue?"
I don't get it. I want to enable webp to save space & increase loading time. Then why webp conversion will increase my space?
Manually generating WebP creates another version of each of your images, essentially increasing the amount of space used. When you then serve the WebP version, the original is kept as a fallback for instances when WebP can't be served. So, the smaller (usually) WebP file will be served when your site is viewed, speeding it up by decreasing load time, but it does take up more space.
Ok, I understand. Is it possible not to keep those fallback images? I want only webp, no fallback for unsupported browsers. Thanks
Not directly via our plugin, no.