[Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Importing attachments feature

  • Resolved abhim12

    (@abhim12)


    15 years ago

    I’ve just installed and activated CDN in w3totalcache. It tells me “Maximize CDN usage by modifying attachment urls or importing attachments to the media library.” Can anyone explain in simple language what either of that means and whether or not it impacts the post images?

    ( FYI – my post images are hosted in a separate folder which is outside the wp directory. )

    http://ww.wp.xz.cn/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

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  • robnalexpress

    (@robnalexpress)

    15 years ago

    @abhim12- The “import attachments” tool imports images to the media library so that they can be served from the CDN. If you want your post images (“hosted in a separate folder outside the WP directory”) to be served from the CDN, you may have to import them to the media library. First check to see if W3TC has already identified them and uploaded to the CDN by right clicking the images on your site and selecting “view image info”

    Thread Starter abhim12

    (@abhim12)

    15 years ago

    @robnalexpress – well, my images are in a folder called “assets.” Now, what I have done is that I have added assets/* in the custom files section of w3totalcache, and when I check the images on the site, it does have the url beginning from cdn.xyz.com/assets/images….

    So, what do you suggest now? Should I just leave that import thing or go ahead with that?

    robnalexpress

    (@robnalexpress)

    15 years ago

    @abhim12- Sounds like you’re all set. It doesn’t hurt to run that tool, but if all your images are being served from CDN already, it’s probably not necessary.

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