simply controlling Image Compression

  • I am just learning wordpress (arguably annoyed there is .com and .org, they are exactly the same but different… whatever) Anyway… Apparently when you upload an image to use on your website wordpress automatically compresses it by 82%, thats kinda nuts. So far when I search for a simple fix, I am offered 20 different plug ins and code samples that are 2-3 years old. Am I missing something or has wordpress taken simple image compression and made it rocket science. Or please tell me their is an easy way.
    To me using a plug in, is more complicated, because how do I know wordpress will NOT recompress, using a third party online resource to change image size is silly since their is this program called photoshop which has been around for 30 years. again I don’t know that word press will NOT recompress it. So with all this bloviating, can someone please share the simple answer?

    Thanks
    Jimmy

    • This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

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  • Moderator t-p

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    wordpress automatically compresses it by 82%, thats kinda nuts. So far when I search for a simple fix, I am offered 20 different plug ins and code samples that are 2-3 years old

    You may find this tutorial useful:
    https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-or-decrease-wordpress-jpeg-image-compression/

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by t-p.
    Thread Starter dpmatlosz

    (@dpmatlosz)

    yep I watched that video yesterday, that function isn’t available any longer the post is almost 3 years old. for example the narrator goes to EDITOR under appearance, but EDITOR isn’t there, perhaps it’s now labeled THEME EDITOR?
    Then it says go to Functions PHP, which is available in THEME EDITOR
    Then the narrator states… “you want to go all the way down” really? all the way down? come on… to where?

    so this is what I get in Feb 2021 when I go “all the way down’ 

    // Elementor Compatibility requires PHP 5.4 for namespaces.
if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '>=' ) ) {
	require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/compatibility/class-astra-elementor.php';
	require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/compatibility/class-astra-elementor-pro.php';
}

// Beaver Themer compatibility requires PHP 5.3 for anonymus functions.
if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.3', '>=' ) ) {
	require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/compatibility/class-astra-beaver-themer.php';
}

/**
 * Load deprecated functions
 */
require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/core/deprecated/deprecated-filters.php';
require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/core/deprecated/deprecated-hooks.php';
require_once ASTRA_THEME_DIR . 'inc/core/deprecated/deprecated-functions.php';

    I’ve scrolled up and down several times and there is NO text or code which looks like the code this 2 1/2 year old tutorial states should be there. I really wish it was, alas it is not.

    any and all Ideas are welcome.

    Thanks.
    J

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