Getting started with apImage

Verify server capabilities and optimize a small sample before processing the whole library.

Install and recover your download

1. Back up the site and test on a staging copy first.
2. Download the current ZIP from your purchase confirmation or My Account.
3. Open WordPress → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Upload the ZIP, install, and activate it.
4. Open the product’s License screen and activate the purchased key for the retail update and support service.

Check system readiness

1. Open apImage and review System readiness and delivery status.
2. Confirm that the image functions required for your chosen processing path are available. Local derivative generation requires PHP GD; WebP, AVIF, ImageMagick and optional format support depend on the host.
3. Open apImage → Settings. Begin with conservative local processing and keep original files.
4. Optimize one test attachment. Compare its dimensions, file size, visual quality, and actual delivery in a signed-out browser.
5. Use Laboratory for a repeatable quality comparison. Only compare competitors when you have real output files from those tools.
6. After the sample is verified, use the dashboard to queue the library and monitor completion.

Optional services

External delivery and visual AI are optional. Keep origin delivery working before changing a delivery hostname. Do not make DNS or Cloudflare changes merely because the plugin is installed. Check which images and metadata an optional AI endpoint receives.

Acceptance check

• Originals remain available.
• Generated variants render on desktop and mobile without broken images.
• Priority images and below-the-fold images load as expected.
• A missing capability produces a safe fallback rather than an unavailable page.

Updates, rollback, and support

Take a fresh backup before updating and verify the same workflow on staging. If an update causes a problem, restore your previous verified plugin package and database backup as appropriate. Do not uninstall a plugin merely to troubleshoot it; data retention differs by product.

For help, email [email protected] with the product/version, WordPress/PHP versions, site URL, exact steps, error message, and last four license-key characters. Remove credentials and personal data from logs. Never send passwords, API keys, complete license keys, card numbers, or card security codes.