Image Issues-multiple errors

Hi @swmri thank you for contacting us.

I’m really sorry for the issues that you’re having with Smush, if you see the images listed in the side panel, you just need to click the images mentioned there and the page will automatically scroll to the image that you need to edit, you can do this with the WordPress media editor or with your prefered software before uploading the image.

For example, you can see in this image that it’s being specified in the side panel and the image has a yellow border (only visible by you) https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Smush-wrong-size-detected.png

If you don’t see any image in the side panel it could be due to a plugin conflict, so if you have a recent backup of your site, could you please run a plugin conflict, you can find information on how to do that here https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-plugin-conflicts-how-to-check-for-them-and-what-to-do/

Hope this information helps and let us know if you still have the same issues.

Regards,

Thanks, Jorge-

Unfortunately, not helpful.

Yes, I see images in the yellow side panel. Some will scroll to an image when clicked. Others will not. In particular, I am having trouble with a slider where I have to wait for everything to cycle, and then try to click rapidly on the ten or so images in the side panel to see if the one image in the slider flashes white.

Then, when I think I have found the image that is being referred to, I find it in the media library, but it does not match the size that is being stated in the yellow panel. Is this the correct image? Should I resize it anyway? I don’t know, and have spent hours trying to figure out what image is being referred to.

It would be so much better if information in the panel were provided with SOMETHING about the image in question, not just a size. As it is, I spend 30 minutes on one error, and don’t find an image and dimensions that match. So what do I do?

Then, I have a logo at the top. It appears I am getting two errors with different sizes for that one. But when I try to find it in the web inspector, I think I have the right file, but no, the dimensions are again incorrect and do not match. So what do I do with that?

Then, I have a circular image, 358×359, and Smush tells me it needs to be 359×359. Why? I would like to ignore it, but the error cannot be dismissed. I am not going to change that image for that reason. So what do I do with the error message?

So I have to say, overall, its not usable, and it wastes a bunch of time, and I cannot correct the errors, or even confirm the errors on the right images, and I cannot dismiss the errors.

So what should I do?

Hi @swmri,

This is an advanced feature, very helpful for finding out what thumbnail sizes to register in WordPress. Do not treat this feature as a call to action, more of an informative feature. How this works is Smush will check the images on the page and compare their size to the containers they are in. It will look for an exact match, and if the image is larger or smaller than the container – report such an image. If it’s off by 50-100 px, I would not recommend doing anything with that image. If there’s a big difference – rather than resizing the image, first check the settings of where it’s used. If it’s a slider – see if you can adjust the size in the slider. Many popular sliders will allow you to choose the size of the image or even define a custom size. Same goes for images in post – for example, Gutenberg has the Image Size option in the right panel for each image. Adjust according to the recommendations. Only if the above does not help, should you consider resizing.

Also, each image has a class added to it: smush-image-<NUMBER>, where NUMBER is the ID of the image on the Smush Image Issues panel. This should help you find the images on the page.

Best regards,
Anton

I got the same problem, how to get rid about this warning?
Thanks for an answer,

Henri

@foodstyling,

You can disable the option “Detect and show incorrectly sized images” in Bulk Smush settings.

Best regards,
Anton

Thanks, that did it !

I’m glad to know you sort that out @foodstyling ??

Take care,
Dimitris

OK, so still don’t have an answer to the issue.

Why are images showing up with size X,Y, when I find the same image by title, its dimensions are A,B?

How can I confirm I am working with the right image?

In WP, I cannot change aspect ratio. So one message I get is that 398×399 needs to be changed to 399×399. I can find the image, export it via FTP, resize it elsewhere, and then re-upload it with the same name, then point the pertinent component to use that image instead. This seems like a lot of work, unless somebody has a better workflow.

Thank you

@swmri,

You’re seeing images by title A,B (the dimensions from a registered thumbnail size), but they are showing up with size X,Y, because your theme is not properly utilizing the thumbnail sizes of images.

Images can be bigger or smaller than the container by 50-100px, you can ignore such warnings. And the aspect ration can be changed. For default image sizes you can set the dimensions in Settings – Media. And some themes will have their own thumbnail size setting pages.

Best regards,
Anton

Anton-

Thank you for the response, but honestly, I don’t understand it. I am not using thumbnails. I don’t have thumbnails on the pages that are being alerted. The sizes listed are not those of thumbnails. So what does thumbnails have to do with the issue at all?

And the overarching issue is, how do you use this plugin? Its so counter-intuitive at the moment. I don’t know what image is sized incorrectly, because the title doesn’t match the size of the image with that title. Do I search for thumbnails? That doesn’t make any sense, because even the thumbnails aren’t the sizes listed by the plugin.

Truly, there is no useful step-by-step description. So when there are numerous discrepancies on each page, I have no way to figure out where the issue occurs. Is it step 1? Is it step 2? Is it an issue with the plugin misregistering the image size or title? I have no way of knowing.

BTW, you mentioned that aspect ratio can be changed, without describing how. Following this, the statement about default image sizes is a non-sequitur. What does that have to do with the discrepant title/size issue, or with the thumbnails, or with the aspect ratio? By itself, it doesn’t apply to anything discussed elsewhere, as far as I can tell.

So, I am just lost. The idea was to size my images optimally. Instead, I am spending a lot of time just wrangling with the plugin’s warnings, with no way to fix them.

That’s all. Thanks for your input, but I am unable to apply it to the issues I am working around.

Hello @swmri,

Can you share with us your site URL so we can check those images and can you make screenshots of Smush and point which images are problematic? That way it will help us understand what problem you are facing and see if Smush works correctly or not on your site.

kind regards,
Kasia

Hello @swmri,

hope you’re doing well today! ??
As we didn’t hear back from you for some time now, I’m marking this topic as resolved. Please feel free to post back any updates and we can re-open it and continue troubleshooting.

Thank you,
Dimitris