{"id":2865,"date":"2018-01-03T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T13:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2018-05-30T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T14:02:05","slug":"shortpixel-image-optimization-service-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/blog\/shortpixel-image-optimization-service-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short guide to ShortPixel image optimization service and tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2966\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/guideshortpixel-1.png\" alt=\"guide shortpixel\" width=\"736\" height=\"349\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/guideshortpixel-1.png 736w, https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/guideshortpixel-1-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/>ShortPixel is a friendly and fun way to compress your images, but we want to make it even more easier for you. That&#8217;s why we wrote this short guide so you could start optimizing right away.<\/p>\n<p>You need just an <strong>API key<\/strong>, and one of our image optimization tools: the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP plugin<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/api-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">API tools<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/online-image-compression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online image compressor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get your ShortPixel API key<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(if you already have an API key,\u00a0 skip this step)<\/p>\n<p>1. Access this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/free-sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/free-sign-up<\/a><br \/>\n2. Add your email address and click <em>Sign-up.<br \/>\n<\/em>3. Copy your API key and keep it safe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/singup.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The free account allows you to reduce the sizes of 100 images and thumbnails per month. If you need more image optimization credits, you could purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">monthly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/pricing-one-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-time<\/a> plans accordingly to your needs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tools for using ShortPixel image optimization service<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. <a href=\"#wp_plugin\">ShortPixel WordPress plugin.<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"#api_tools\">API tools for sites built with other PHP solutions.<\/a><br \/>\n3. <a href=\"#online_compressor\">Online image compressor.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember<\/strong>:\u00a0 All of these tools are connected to our online image optimization service, and you will need the <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/free-sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShortPixel API key<\/a> to connect to it (except for the free version of our online compressor).<a name=\"wp_plugin\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>1. ShortPixel WordPress plugin<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>How to install and activate <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShortPixel WordPress plugin<\/a>:<br \/>\n&#8211; Please login into your WordPress dasboard.<br \/>\n&#8211; Go to the Plugins section and click on the <em>Add New <\/em>button.<br \/>\n&#8211; Search for ShortPixel.<br \/>\n&#8211; Click <em>Install <\/em>and <em>Activate <\/em>afterwards.<br \/>\n&#8211; You need to add your API key to validate your ShortPixel plugin installation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/iframe\/d6z2k5a51h\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to use the our plugin and its settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended settings are already checked, but you can change them according to your needs. Please read the instructions near each option. We advice you to keep the <em>Image backup <\/em>function active, in case you will want to re-optimize your images with a different compression method.<\/p>\n<p>We have three levels of image optimization:<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Lossy<\/strong> offers the best balance between image size reduction and picture quality. Unless you compressed your images before or if you are a photographer, this is the option to go.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Glossy<\/strong> is also a lossy image compression method, but its focus is on high resolution pictures that need to look as crisp as the original.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Lossless<\/strong> compression method doesn&#8217;t touch the pixels of your image. The resulting image is pixel-by-pixel identical with the original.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/glossy-image-optimization-for-photographers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glossy, image optimization option for photographers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk optimization for your existing images<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have\u00a0 a large collection of uncompressed images, you can optimize them all at once with our bulk processor. You can find it under the Media Library.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/iframe\/vvt9ynffo2\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Bulk processor speed depends on factors like the size of the images, type of images, your hosting resources or your own site&#8217;s traffic spikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: We don&#8217;t recommend to over compress your images, but if you wish to do so, you can do it by deleting the WP metadata (from ShortPixel bulk page). ShortPixel will forget that it compressed your images and it will try to squeeze a few more bytes from them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2891\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metadata.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"141\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ShortPixel button in Media Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By default, images are compressed on upload (you can deactivate this feature in the plugin settings &#8211; Advanced tab). This way, you don&#8217;t need to worry about image compression.<\/p>\n<p>But if you like to get your hands a bit dirty, go to the Media Library and check the column added by ShortPixel there. You can find details about the optimization or you can restore\/re-optimize an image.<\/p>\n<p>Something like this:<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/iframe\/sgbu9cyo7x\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"api_tools\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>2. ShortPixel API tools for PHP sites<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Our main market is WordPress community, but we also developed tools for sites built on other PHP solutions. There are six such tools, and we suggest you to visit the documentation page for more details:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/api-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/api-tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most popular tool within this category is the <em>ShortPixel Website Optimizer<\/em>.\u00a0You can use it to compress images on any PHP based website, either custom coded or using a free platform like <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/optimize-images-joomla-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joomla<\/a> or Drupal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/websiteoptimizer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> You need to have writing permissions for the images and the folders containing the images for the web tools to work properly.<a name=\"online_compressor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>3. Online image compressor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a site but you want your images to be compressed, then use our online image optimizer. It is free when you are not logged in, but there is a 10MB size limit.&lt;<\/p>\n<p>In the near future, we will add the zip download for the logged in users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/online-image-compression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/online-image-compression<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2879\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/onlinecompressor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"668\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all. You can find more by reading our <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/pricing#faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FAQ.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>If you need help, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a><\/strong> for support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy optimizing!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2881 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/robot_lookleft_wink_big-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShortPixel is a friendly and fun way to compress your images, but we want to make it even more easier for you. That&#8217;s why we wrote this short guide so you could start optimizing right away. 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