Sigurd
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The site I am working on is large and I have many images to fit into it. My concern is to keep the total size of the site down to reasonable levels on the server, so I don't want a load of unused images in the /wp-content/uploads folder.
To simplify image availability when creating a page, all images, where possible, are resized to ~1200 x 800 before uploading to an appropriate folder in my Media Library, and I upload all the files I am likely to need for the whole site. Having all files I am likely to need in the Media Library is faster than having to keep on having to look for and upload images from my computer as and when they are needed.
When I select an image file in Elementor, I have the option of 4 sizes. However, regardless which size I opt for on the web page, according to FTP, I have the 4 versions in the /wp-content/uploads folder - 150x150, 400x267, 768x512, and 1200x800. This is using up server space.
In the short term, I am happy to upload all the images I am likely to need, and accept the 4 different sized copies Elementor generates, as this is the easiest way to manage the web page development. In the long term, I don't want all the unused versions taking up space on the server.
Before going down the short term route, am I right in thinking that once I am finished developing the site, I can then use something like Media Cleaner (Pro) to clear out all the unused versions?
To simplify image availability when creating a page, all images, where possible, are resized to ~1200 x 800 before uploading to an appropriate folder in my Media Library, and I upload all the files I am likely to need for the whole site. Having all files I am likely to need in the Media Library is faster than having to keep on having to look for and upload images from my computer as and when they are needed.
When I select an image file in Elementor, I have the option of 4 sizes. However, regardless which size I opt for on the web page, according to FTP, I have the 4 versions in the /wp-content/uploads folder - 150x150, 400x267, 768x512, and 1200x800. This is using up server space.
In the short term, I am happy to upload all the images I am likely to need, and accept the 4 different sized copies Elementor generates, as this is the easiest way to manage the web page development. In the long term, I don't want all the unused versions taking up space on the server.
Before going down the short term route, am I right in thinking that once I am finished developing the site, I can then use something like Media Cleaner (Pro) to clear out all the unused versions?
