{"id":94895,"date":"2024-05-15T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=94895"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T11:46:45","slug":"image-optimizer-case-study-waterfront-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/image-optimizer-case-study-waterfront-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"How Waterfront Digital Drastically Reduced Page Load Times with Image Optimizer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clients frequently upload large, unoptimized images, which can drastically slow down a website. To address this challenge, Chris Gilchrist, the founder of Waterfront Digital, turned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/image-optimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image Optimizer by Elementor<\/a>. 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By applying the Image Optimizer by Elementor, Chris aimed to showcase tangible improvements in site-wide efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Solution: A Simple Yet Powerful Plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To address these issues, Chris turned to Image Optimizer by Elementor. Given Waterfront Digital&#8217;s extensive use of Elementor for client projects, it made sense to choose a plugin that integrated seamlessly with this platform. The plugin&#8217;s simplicity was a significant selling point\u2014it offered essential settings without overcomplicating the process, allowing for an easy, set-it-and-forget-it approach that required minimal client intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris emphasized the ease of use: &#8220;The simplicity of it. There\u2019s a few settings, which is great as it lets us choose the best implementation. 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The overall performance score of the mobile homepage rose from 79 to 96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024,h=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1623\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-02-1.png 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Core Web Vitals were also positively impacted. The FCP score was reduced from 944ms to 812ms, the Speed Index went from 2.5s to 1.2s, and the LCP score was reduced from 2.5s to 812ms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024,h=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1623\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-03.png 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024,h=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1623\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Image-Optimizer-Success-Story-04.png 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-implementation, the optimization efforts led to dramatic improvements across all pages of the site. 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