Image tidy-up: files, quality and checks
Image optimisation reduces unnecessary file weight while preserving suitable visual quality. This task concerns selected existing images and supported loading settings, not every cause of a slow website. Keeping original files makes the work easier to review and reverse.
What to prepare
- Identify the affected pages and up to ten images to optimise.
- Supply original files where available and confirm publication rights.
- Point out crops, text or fine detail that must remain clear.
Delivery and review
Explain each image’s purpose
A large hero photograph, a small team portrait and a logo do not need identical dimensions or compression. Tell us where each image appears and whether mobile uses a different crop. Do not assume the biggest available original is the best file to send to visitors.
Keep quality and file weight together
The work compares appropriate sizing and compression against how the image is displayed. Heavy video, slow hosting or third-party scripts can remain a performance issue after the photographs are lighter. A perfect speed-test score is not the acceptance criterion.
Review the replacement in context
Compare important detail on the finished page, not just the media-library thumbnail. Check cropping and that logos or embedded lettering remain readable. Use the original/final file-size comparison as evidence of this specific improvement, not as a claim about guaranteed ranking or sales.
What to check
- The agreed images have an original/final file-size record.
- The finished images remain suitable for their display size.
- Relevant mobile and desktop placements still look correct.
Sources and further reading
Use the current product description and agreed terms for the scope of your order. Existing customers keep their original agreements.