# Image compression (legacy version)

> Heads-up: You're viewing the legacy documentation. Stores that installed Avada SEO Suite before March 2026 and haven't been migrated to the new version will continue to use the flow described here (optimize images by page type). Stores on the updated version now optimize at the file level - [see the new guide](/seo-suite-help-center/image-optimization/image-compression.md).

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**Who can use this feature?**

* This feature is available for all users
* Free plan users can optimize up to 100 images. Pro and Enterprise plan users can optimize unlimited images.
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### What is Image optimization?

Optimizing images helps your site load quickly, pleasing both Google Search and your visitors. Some best practices are: compress images, use descriptive file names, and remember to set alt tags for a solid SEO boost, use image sitemap.

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Learn about [Google image SEO best practices](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/google-images)
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### How does Image optimization help?

Avada SEO Suite Image optimization help you:

* Compress image for a smaller size with the same quality
* Make sure every image have image alt

### How does it work?

1. Go to "Image optimization"
2. In **Settings,** set up your image optimization settings<br>

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3. Set up Image quality \
   You can use auto mode (Automatic, High, Medium, Low quality) or custom quality to compress image size.<br>

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4. Select what images you want to optimize

* All products images: All images of your products (product description's included)
* Published product images and product description's photo

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1. Click Optimize now to start optimizing your images<br>

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If there're lots of pictures in your website, it takes a moment to scan and optimize them all.

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No need to stay in app & wait. You will receive an email from us when this process is finished by setting up [email notification](/seo-suite-help-center/other-features/email-notification.md).
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### After optimization

When the optimization process is done, you can check your images on store front. \
If you see any change or problem, contact our support team or you can click **Revert** to get back your original version.

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You can check **Summary** and **Performance** to take an overall look on the image optimization.

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To take action on each image, go to Image optimization manager in Summary. In Image optimizer manager, you can check activities and take action on each image like compres or revert.

Go to "Image optimization", click **Image optimization manager** in Summary.

In image optimization manager, you can:

* Check image optimization history
* Find each image to compress
* Revert images to original

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### View history

In Image optimization, click **View history**.

In history, you can check on each time of image optimization: total optimized image and how much space you saved.

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