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Image Compression Tool

Our Image Compression Tool allows you to optimize images by watching a specific directory for new images or a text file containing image URLs. Once detected, the tool will automatically compress and resize the images.

How to Use

Direct File Drop

  1. Navigate to the shared folder: \\bm-us012\webimage\original
  2. Drop your image files (JPEG, PNG) into this folder.
  3. The tool will automatically detect, compress, and resize the images.
  4. Retrieve the optimized images from: \\bm-us012\webimage\optimised

Drop a Text File with Image path

  1. Create a text file named image-list.txt.
  2. Add the Sitecore media paths or direct image URLs, one per line.

    Sitecore Media Path: /sitecore/media library/...

    Direct Image URL: https://...

  3. Drop the image-list.txt file into the shared folder: \\bm-us012\webimage\original
  4. The tool will process each image URL, compress, and resize them.
  5. Retrieve the optimized images from: \\bm-us012\webimage\optimised
  6. The image-list.txt will be renamed to image-list-compressed-[DateTime].txt once processing is complete.

Retrieving Image Paths

From Sitecore
  1. Navigate to the desired image in Sitecore.
  2. Right-click and select "Copy Media Path".
From a Web Browser
  1. Right-click on the image.
  2. Select "Copy Image Address" or similar option.

Maintenance

Every Sunday, a script will automatically clean both the original and optimized image folders.

Troubleshooting

If an image URL fails to process, it will be noted in the image-list.txt file. Check the file for any errors or failed URLs.

Last update: October 17, 2023