Images via imgix

Description

• Your images behind a CDN.
• Automatically smaller and faster images with the Auto Format option.
• Automatically better looking images with the Auto Enhance option.
• Use arbitrary imgix API params when editing <img> tags in “Text mode” and they will pass through.
• No lock in! Disable the plugin and your images will be served as they were before installation.

Getting Started

If you don’t already have an imgix account then sign up at imgix.com.

1. Create a Web Folder imgix source with the Base URL set to your WordPress root URL (without the wp-content part). For example, if your WordPress instance is at https://example.com and an example image is https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image.jpg then your source’s Base URL would be just https://example.com/.

2. Download the plugin images-via-imgix.zip and install on your WordPress instance. In the WordPress admin, click “Plugins” on the right and then “Add New”. This will take you to a page to upload the images-via-imgix.zip file. Alternatively, you can extract the contents of images-via-imgix.zip into the wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress instance.

3. Return to the “Plugins” page and ensure the “imgix plugin” is activated. Once activated, click the “settings” link and populate the “imgix Host” field (e.g., https://yourcompany.imgix.net). This is the full host of the imgix source you created in step #1. Optionally, you can also turn on Auto Format or Auto Enhance. Finally, click “Save Options” when you’re done.

4. Go to a post on your WordPress blog and ensure your images are now serving through imgix.

History

Originally this plugin was hosted as part of the official imgix organisation. It was depreciated as they focused their efforts on the PHP library.

This plugin is maintained and managed by the community. Imgix have kindly permitted the use of their name here but it should be noted that there is no official support available for this plugin. If you’ve got any problems submit an issue on this repo.

FAQ

Qustions? Email [email protected]

Installation Instructions

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/images-via-imgix directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Use the Settings->imgix screen to configure the plugin

Note An imgix account is required for this plugin to work.

Reviews

Useful plugin, works great.

MattV January 29, 2018

Does exactly what it says: it serves images via Imgix. It works great.

Perfectly simple solution

8am June 26, 2017

This just works. I love the easy setup and the big speed improvement this has. It’s really a no-brainer to install it.

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