Articles on: Gallery Optimization

Optimizing Your Gallery

Optimize your Gallery loading times with the following features.


Table of Contents

  • Lazy Loading
  • Default Image Size
  • Image minify


1. Load images on-demand with the Lazy Load option.

When Lazy Loading is enabled, your Grid images will only be loaded after everything else on your web page has loaded.  This is especially useful when your Grids have lots of items, but is also a commonly used technique to speed up web page loading in general.
From the “Grid Settings” tab, scroll to the “Smart Loading” section and enable Lazy Loading as shown in the following screenshot.




2. Default Image Size

Adjust the Default Size for your Grid’s images for faster loading times.
From the “Source” tab, scroll to the “Media Source” section, and adjust the “Image Source Type” option.




Quick Tip

Most Grid’s only need a “Medium” or “Large” version of the image, as “Original Size” is often quite high in file size. Test a few sizes and try and find the lowest setting that doesn’t compromise visual quality.






3. Minify image


Now you can use an app which can compress your images from your store without any extra work you can just do that with a few clicks.


Follow this link and you will be able to compress and optimize the images with ease, https://essential-grid.crisp.help/en/article/how-to-optimize-images-from-essential-grid-gallery-113jx8/

Updated on: 22/07/2026