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Optimize page images

Improve image relevance, size and accessibility.

Written by Ray / SETLYUpdated 1 October 2026

THE RESULT YOU'RE WORKING TOWARD

Done means it works.

Images remain clear, informative images have suitable alternatives, and measured loading behavior is recorded honestly.

Practice project: One published service page

01 / GET READY

Before you start.

Platform / editor
Your website editor and Google Search Console
Access & plan
Permission to edit the selected site. Search Console lessons require authorized property access. Indexing and ranking changes are not guaranteed.
Starting point
Complete the previous lesson or use an equivalent prepared demo project.

Keep a note of the exact account, project and version you use. Work with demo data and record the expected result before making changes. Never place passwords, verification codes or private customer records in your evidence.

02 / LEARN THE TOOL

Open the official walkthrough.

Use the publisher's instructions and available screenshots to locate the current controls. Then return here for the SETLY exercise and its result checks. These links open on the publisher's website.

Source credit belongs to the named publisher. These are external references, not SETLY recordings or a claim of affiliation. Screen names and plan availability can change.

03 / PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Your task, step by step.

Use one labelled demo record or project so you can find your work again. Finish each action before continuing; if the screen differs, consult the matching official source rather than guessing.

  1. 01

    Step 1

    Inventory each page image, its purpose, displayed size and source permission. Remove decorative repetition that adds download weight without meaning.

  2. 02

    Step 2

    Export appropriately sized versions and preserve a clear subject. Use a supported efficient format where the platform allows it.

  3. 03

    Step 3

    Add useful alternative text to informative images and avoid embedding essential business information only in pixels.

  4. 04

    Step 4

    Compare layout stability and load behavior before and after the change on the same device and network conditions.

04 / GET UNSTUCK

If something goes wrong.

Start with the likely cause

If results vary, repeat under comparable conditions; do not attribute all performance variation to the image change.

My screen is different from the guide

Check the product, editor, account role and selected project first. Open the credited official instructions for your version. Record the difference and pause any action whose effect you cannot verify.

The screen looks correct, but the result is missing

Inspect the saved record, published page or execution log that should prove the action. A preview, success message or draft is not always evidence that data was stored or a message was delivered. Retest with one unique demo value.

05 / PROVE THE RESULT

Check it before you call it done.

Images remain clear, informative images have suitable alternatives, and measured loading behavior is recorded honestly.

Keep useful evidence

Record the test date, project/version, expected result, observed result and a non-sensitive screenshot or record reference. Mark anything you did not test as untested. Your checkmarks do not certify an untested result.

Download the editable verification checklist ↓

Guide status: original written practice exercise with credited external references. SETLY screen recording and independent learner reproduction are not yet complete.

KEEP BUILDING

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