Image compression
Avada SEO Suite's Image compression helps slim down images for faster load times, improved SEO, and a smoother user experience.
Heads-up: Since early March 2026, Image compression has been upgraded with a new interface and now optimizes images at the file level instead of by page type. If your store is still on the previous version, see the legacy guide.
Who can use this feature?
This feature is available for all users
Free and Trial users can optimize up to 100 images. Pro and Enterprise plan users can optimize unlimited images.
What is Image compression?
Image compression reduces the file size of images across your store without visibly affecting their quality. Smaller images load faster, which improves Core Web Vitals, lowers bounce rate, and helps your Google Search ranking. Some best practices are: compress every product image, preview the result before applying, and re-run compression after you upload new products.
Learn about Google image SEO best practices
How does Image compression help?
Avada SEO Suite Image compression helps you:
Compress product, collection, blog, page, and file library images in one run
Choose a quality mode that fits your store - from Automatic to Custom
Preview the compressed result before applying it to your whole store
Track how much storage space and loading time you saved
Revert every image back to its original version if needed
How does it work?
Go to Image optimization, then open the Image compression tab
In Image quality, open the dropdown and pick a compression level. Each preset has a fixed quality value, or choose Custom to move the slider yourself (1–100%)
Automatic – 92%: recommended for most stores, keeps images looking sharp with noticeable size savings
High – 80%: preserves more detail, best for photography or jewelry stores
Medium – 70%: balanced for general retail
Low – 50%: maximum saving, for stores that prioritize speed
Custom: fine-tune the exact percentage using the slider
Click Preview compression to compare the original image and the compressed version side-by-side before applying
This helps you check the visual quality and file size reduction on a real product photo from your store
Click Optimize now to start compressing your images
If there're lots of pictures in your website, it takes a moment to scan and optimize them all.
No need to stay in app & wait. You will receive an email from us when this process is finished by setting up email notification.
After optimization
When the compression process is done, you can check your images on store front. If you see any change or problem, click Revert to original to get back your original version.
Please note:
There is a 20-minute cooldown between revert attempts
Each optimization batch can only be reverted once
Revert is available on all plans, including Free
You can check the Report section at the top of the page to take an overall look on the image compression - total images, optimized images, image size before and after, and how much you saved.
To take action on each image, click Compression manager at the top right.
View history
In Image compression, click History at the top right.
In history, you can check on each time of image compression: date and time, total images processed, total size saved, and the status of each batch (Completed, Scanned, or Running).
Compression manager
The Compression manager lets you review and manage every image in your store at the file level — no longer grouped by page type. Click Compression manager at the top right of the Image compression page to open it.
Each row shows the image thumbnail, file title, optimization status, Size before, Size after, Size saved (with % reduction), and Date added. Use the toolbar above the table to search, sort, or reload the list after uploading new images.
Manage a single image
Click the image title or thumbnail to view its preview and full compression details
Open the ⋯ (more) menu at the end of the row and choose:
Compress - optimize this single image
Restore - revert this image to its original version
Manage images in bulk
Use the search and sort controls to narrow down the list
Tick the checkboxes next to the images you want to process, or the header checkbox to select every image on the current page
A bulk action bar appears at the top of the table showing "X selected" — click Optimize image to compress all selected images at once, or Revert to restore them to originals
At the bottom, the total number of images is shown on the left (e.g. Total: 53 item(s)). Adjust Items per page on the right to load more rows, and use the pagination arrows to move between pages
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