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Reduce Website Load Time with Image Optimization

TinyForge Blog · Image optimization guides

Images are the #1 cause of slow websites. Here's a prioritized checklist to speed yours up.

1. Compress everything

Run all images through a compressor. Target 75–85 quality for photos. Expect 40–70% size reduction.

2. Use modern formats

WebP or AVIF. Serve with <picture> fallbacks.

3. Resize to display size

Don't serve 4000px images in 800px slots. Resize to 2x display width max.

4. Lazy load below the fold

loading="lazy" on all non-critical images. Keep the hero eager.

5. Set dimensions

Prevent layout shift (CLS) by setting width/height.

6. Use a CDN

Serve images from the edge with long cache headers.

7. Preload the LCP image

<link rel="preload" as="image" href="hero.webp">

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