Cloud Library Browsing
The Cloud Library is a feature of Optimole to free up some disk space on your WordPress-based website. All images processed by Optimole can be moved from your WordPress Media Library to the cloud-based infrastructure used by our service.
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Reverse the changes |
| Common Questions |
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🖲 How can I enable this feature?
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- Navigate to Optimole Dashboard > Settings > Cloud Integration.
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- Enable the cloud library browsing setting, then save the changes.
From the same page, you can sync images, meaning that the last uploaded items will be migrated to Optimole's cloud. To do this, enable the offloading images option, then save the changes.
Click on the Sync images button to start the offloading.
After that, you will receive the estimated time for this operation to be finished.
📝 Note: We use the wp_generate_attachment_metadata hook to offload every new image uploaded to the server, so as long as "Enable offloading images" is toggled to Enabled - your new images are always being offloaded to our CDN.
How can I reverse the changes?
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- Navigate to Optimole Dashboard > Settings > Cloud Integration.
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- Scroll down to the Restore offloaded images option and click on the Rollback Images button.
🗂 Common Questions
What happens to my images?
Your images will be transferred to the Optimole cloud-based library and removed from your website. You can still see them by navigating to Dashboard -> Media -> Library. The only difference is that the images will not be stored on your server and will be served from our global CDN. Only the URL of an image will be used on your pages.
What happens to my website if I disable the plugin with the images offloaded?
In this situation, the images won't be visible on your website anymore, meaning your website's visitors won't see them also. The solution is to activate the plugin again; this way, the redirect to the correct URLs within the Optimole cloud will work again. You can also roll the images back; however, that's up to you as it's not mandatory to make them visible again. Just activating the plugin back will fix the images.
In case it doesn't work, please make sure that your Optimole's API key is active in the plugin settings and the URL of your website appears in the Optimole's Dashboard -> Allowed Domains.
What happens to my website if my Optimole plan expires with the images offloaded?
In this case, the images won't be visible on your website anymore, meaning your website's visitors won't see them also. The solution is to activate the plugin again and roll the images back - details here.
Is it mandatory to offload images to have Optimole working properly on my website?
No, this feature is purely optional, and it doesn't affect the way Optimole works. Your images can still be optimized even if this feature is disabled.