Title: Best Practices
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Best Practices

 *  Resolved [sobceo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sobceo/)
 * (@sobceo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practices-2/)
 * What are the best practices if you want the images to stay the ORIGINAL quality
   but want the thumnnails to be small and lightweight and quick loading.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-photo-album-plus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-photo-album-plus/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/)
 * (@opajaap)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practices-2/#post-5087378)
 * 1. Uncheck Table I-A2 ( Resize on upload ). This will simply copy the uploaded
   file to the file being used for ‘fullsize’ displays.
 * 2. There is only one ‘small’ image file, used for thumbnails, widget thumbnails,
   coverphotos and thumbnail popups. They are created to fit the largest size specified.
   So, do not make the coverphotos or the thumbnail popups much larger than the 
   thumbnails to avoid loading images that are much bigger than needed. Ref: Table
   I-C1, I-C1a, I-C8, I-D5, I-D6, I-F2,4,6,8,10,12. After changing the sizes that
   leads to a reason for it ( also when the new calculated size is smaller than 
   before ), you will be asked to run Table VIII-A4 to regenerate the thumbnail 
   image files.
 *  Thread Starter [sobceo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sobceo/)
 * (@sobceo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practices-2/#post-5087415)
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [sobceo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sobceo/)
 * (@sobceo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practices-2/#post-5087417)
 * The POD widget image is loading VERY slow.. It didnt used to do that. And because
   its loading slow and the other WPPA are loading slow it is slowing down the rest
   of the sites loading.
 * Can I email you a link to the page I am referring too. I believe I already have
   debugging turned on.
 *  Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/)
 * (@opajaap)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practices-2/#post-5087484)
 * It is most likely that the un-downsized photo file is used foe the photo of the
   day.
    If you make sure the thumbnail image size is large enough for the potd 
   widget ( see above how to influence the size of the ‘small’ image file ), AND
   you have the box in Table I-C9: _Use thumbs if fit_ checked, the small image 
   file will be used.
 * If this does not help, send me the link at opajaap at opajaap dot nl

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