Batch Image Compression Workflow
A practical workflow for compressing many images consistently before blog, ecommerce, social, or email publishing.
Batch compression saves time and keeps quality consistent, but only when similar images are grouped together. Applying one setting to every file can create poor results for exceptions.
First group images by purpose: hero images, body images, thumbnails, and attachments. Each group may need a different size, format, and quality setting.
Choose a starting quality for each group, then test a few sample images. For example, blog body images may work well around 75 to 85, thumbnails around 65 to 75, and product details around 80.
After processing, review exceptions: files that became larger, screenshots with blurry text, and transparent images that lost clean edges. Batch work still needs a final quality check.
- Group files by publishing purpose.
- Test a few samples before processing everything.
- Use the same settings only within similar groups.
- Skip results that are larger than the original.
- Review exceptions before publishing.