Change the upload / optimise to webp order

[andybond]

At present when I upload am image, or series of images I note

1) Upload JPEG/JPG
2) Pause while XF does the conversion to WEBP
3) Insert image.

My suggestion is that XF uploads in whatever format is acceptable ( JPEG/JPG for instance ) then retrospectively converts in the background after the post has been submitted.

This will prevent a pause in image upload process that I have noted.

Discourse works this way and it works well.

 

[ekool]

Delays on the user facing side should definitely be minimized whenever possible. The faster the experience the more likely people are to stick around and participate.

 

[Chromaniac]

Personally I think the 2.3 approach is nice because user doesn't end up uploading heavy images. They are optimized and resized before upload. It might actually be faster than direct upload in a lot of case. Definitely noticeable on slow connectivity like on cellular.

Plus fewer images would be rejected based on forum settings like before

 

[andybond]

Personally I think the 2.3 approach is nice because user doesn't end up uploading heavy images. They are optimized and resized before upload. It might actually be faster than direct upload in a lot of case. Definitely noticeable on slow connectivity like on cellular.

Plus fewer images would be rejected based on forum settings like before

I have no size constraints.

My users value photo uploads.

Storage is cheap relatively but time is not.

I’d rather it uploads like before, just webp after

 

[Mr Lucky]

Suggestion created for WebP optimisation here : https://xenforo.com/community/threads/change-the-upload-optimise-to-webp-order.223966/

You are linking to this same thread!

 

[Old Nick]