WordPress Media Library and Image Weight Audit
Find heavy and unused images.
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Audit images. List of media files with file name, dimensions, file size, where used, and alt text present: [MEDIA_LIST]. Size limit: [SIZE_LIMIT]. Back up before deleting and check pages afterwards. Find images over the limit, dimensions much larger than displayed, unused files, duplicates, names like IMG_1234, missing alt text, and formats that could be lighter. Total the weight and savings with arithmetic: 40 images averaging 2.5 MB is 100 MB; at 300 KB each it would be 12 MB. Example (invented) of the five heaviest images: hero.jpg 3.4 MB at 4,000 pixels wide displayed at 1,200 could be about 250 KB; 5 images totalling 11.2 MB reduced to 1.1 MB saves 10.1 MB, a 90 percent reduction on those pages. Placeholder targets to adjust: full-width images up to 200 KB, thumbnails up to 30 KB, without promising specific load-time results. Process: export the media list, sort by size, review the top 30, check which pages use them and whether a smaller version exists, compress or replace one at a time keeping originals, and test pages on a phone. Files not attached to a page may be used in widgets, themes or emails, so check before deleting. Provide a naming convention, an alt text rule (describe content and purpose, not 'image of'), and a process for new uploads. Review image tools and plugins before installing [VERIFY]. Return a table. Check names and options against the current help pages, and mark anything uncertain [VERIFY].
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