Can my client compress images for the cms collection in build mode

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Hi,
it’s my first time posting here. I have finished my first website for a client and would like to learn him how to use build mode as the designer mode is way to complicated for him. The functions that are available in build mode suit his needs perfectly.

Now he came to me with the question that he would like to learn to upload new items into the cms and these items would contain images. He was able to make the item and publish it.

then he came to me telling me that they where not loading properly or very slowly.

I said he should compress the images. I told him to check the 3 dots next to cms collections to compress all images . He told me he cannot find it.

And i checked and in build mode it is not possible to compress images from within build mode. this seems like really annoying choice to not include this in build mode.

Is there a way i can make this available for my client in build mode.

Love webflow a lot and hope to get an answer very soon ;)
Big love.

Here is my public share link: [LINK](Webflow - Gyprocwerken-Snyers)
(how to access public share link)

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Hello @Jannes_Cams, welcome to the community!

Clients can’t compress images on Build mode. My advice would be to tell your clients to compress their images before uploading using a third party service like https://tinypng.com/ where they can compress and convert to WebP and AVIF. I hope this helps!

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Thanks for the respons! I take it since this is your advice. That there is no way to let them do it themselves inside of webflow.

Because to do it like this is a pain. Converting 3 at a time.

I don’t understand why this isn’t a accesible feature for builders. They can make csm items and upload them. But to compress them is not allowed.

Seems like not the best design choice to make it like this. is there a reason for this?

My clients are not very tech savy and explaining that they have to do it like this after coming from wix is a meeting i’m ot looking forward to. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hello @Jannes_Cams,
So yes, clients don’t have access to image compression inside Build mode. However it seems that your client has access to both Design and Build modes right? Then just tell him to create, or update, a CMS item in Design Mode, the cms doesn’t require much skill once it’s built. But if he doesn’t have access to Design mode, just make a Loom recording on how to compress images with third party tools. You can even charge them extra for the training recordings. I hope this helps.

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Again thanks for the response, but i don’t really like this way of working from a customer standpoint. I will give them designer access with a clear tutorial to only use it when making CSM items.

I won’t charge them more because they switched to webflow because of me. So this is my mistake. Them came from wix and i told them their flow would not be altered significantly. But this was an oversight on my end.

Lessons learned. Thanks for the help. Have a nice evening!

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The reason is that there’s a risk of the client damaging the site, for example converting og:image assets to AVIF, or affecting the quality of their logo without understanding the implications.

Ideally there would be a way to optimize images at the point of uploading them, so that clients can keep their site lightweight and bandwidth-friendly.