From now on, you can take even more control of your site’s media with the new Resize Control Pro plugin. Make your SEO ranking more stable and improve your site speed! In this blog, I will guide you through the features that other media optimization plugins miss. The free version, which will remain free forever, gives you the power to scale all media uploads, convert them to JPG, compress them, and delete old data that other resize plugins leave behind.
The Pro version in a nutshell:
- Set your preferences per post type: You can now set all the available resize/optimize features for individual post types to always get the best results.
- Pick your preferred resize method: Not only can you scale images, but you can also crop or fill in space to avoid stretching pixels, maintaining the original size and quality.
- Choose a background color: If you convert PNGs to JPGs or use the “contain” resize method, you can change the color that fills the remaining space in the media area.
- Convert to multiple file formats: Convert media not only to JPG but also to WEBP and PNG.
- Enable/disable post type settings and set global preferences: Customize settings for specific post types, disable settings for others, and apply global preferences for the rest.
- Additional technical improvements for better SEO and page speed.
Set resize and optimize settings per post type
Do you often find that you need different media sizes or compression settings for specific post types? Resize Control Pro has you covered. For example, if you have products and blog banners, each may require different media sizes. You might want 675×675 for products and 1920×400 for the blog banner. Now, you can set these sizes easily. Go to the per post type overview, choose your desired post type, customize, and save. From then on, Resize Control handles the rest.
Set your preferred resize method
Most resize plugins allow you to set only the maximum height and width. Resize Control Pro, however, lets you choose how every image is resized. You can select from the following options:
- Scale: The default resize method, which scales down the image to fit within the set width and height
- Contain: Similar to “scale” but fills the extra space with a color or transparent pixels.
- Cover: Centers the image and crops the edges to fit and cover the entire canvas.
For instance, if you run a shop and want fast page speeds, better SEO, and consistent image proportions, you can use the “contain” method. Set the background color to match your site (e.g., white), and convert all images to JPG or WEBP. This ensures low image sizes, consistent object proportions, and cohesive media preferences without affecting other settings.
Choose a background color
To improve SEO and site speed, you should always aim for small, sharp images. If your website background is dark gray, for example, and you’re uploading transparent PNG files, you may want to convert them to JPG for a smaller file size. With this feature, you can set the JPG background to any color you want, maintaining the look of the original PNG but then smaller. This also works with the “contain” resize method, ensuring the canvas color matches the underlying page.
Convert all to file format
Consistency is key to good SEO rankings, so for that purpose you want to convert every image to in most of the cases JPG, but it can also be WEBP. Choose the right image type (file format), choose your resize method, the background color and you’re ready to go.
Enable/disable post type settings and set global preferences
Post type settings are turned off by default. Each post type uses the global optimization settings unless you manually enable and customize specific post types. Go to the post type overview, select “General” to set global settings, and apply these across your entire site. If a post type requires different settings, simply enable it and adjust accordingly.
Regain control of your site speed and SEO
In summary, Resize Control Pro offers everything you need in a media optimization plugin. Resizing images correctly is essential for good site speed and SEO scores. Our free version will stay free forever but if you just need some extra control, Resize Control Pro has you covered. Get it now with our agency or regular Pro plan!