Introducing Imgr: The Invisible Janitor for Your Web Images

In the fast-paced world of web development, every millisecond counts. Slow-loading images are one of the biggest culprits behind poor website performance, frustrated users, and low search engine rankings. But what if you could optimize every single image on your site—automatically, without lifting a finger?

Meet Imgr: the invisible janitor for your web images.

The Problem: Images Are Killing Your Performance

Images typically account for 50-70% of a webpage's total weight. Unoptimized images lead to:

Slow page load times – Users abandon sites that take more than 3 seconds to load
Poor Core Web Vitals – Google penalizes slow sites in search rankings
High bandwidth costs – Serving oversized images wastes server resources
Bad mobile experience – Desktop-sized images crush mobile performance

Manually resizing, compressing, and converting images for every device and screen size is tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone. Most teams simply don't have the time to do it right.

The Solution: Automatic Image Optimization

Imgr works like an invisible janitor—quietly cleaning up your images behind the scenes. Here's how it works:

1. One Simple Script Tag

Add a single line of code to your website. That's it. No complex configuration, no CDN setup, no image processing pipelines.

2. Intelligent Interception

When a visitor loads your page, Imgr's lightweight client script intercepts image requests before they reach the browser. It rewrites the URLs to route through our optimization proxy.

3. On-the-Fly Optimization

Our high-performance proxy:

Detects the visitor's device and screen size
Resizes images to the exact dimensions needed
Converts to modern formats like WebP or AVIF for browsers that support them
Compresses intelligently without visible quality loss
Caches results for lightning-fast delivery

4. Instant Results

Your visitors receive perfectly optimized images—tailored to their specific device. Desktop users get crisp high-resolution images, while mobile users get smaller, faster-loading versions.

Why Imgr Stands Out

Setup Time: Traditional approach takes hours or days. With Imgr, it takes 2 minutes.
Image Preparation: Traditional approach requires manual work for each size. With Imgr, it's automatic.
Format Conversion: Traditional approach requires manual WebP export. With Imgr, it's automatic.
Device Detection: Traditional approach needs custom code. With Imgr, it's built-in.
Maintenance: Traditional approach requires ongoing work. With Imgr, there's zero maintenance.

Real-World Benefits

Faster Load Times

Sites using Imgr typically see 40-60% faster image loading, directly improving user experience and reducing bounce rates.

Better Core Web Vitals

Imgr directly improves your Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores—one of Google's key ranking factors. Better LCP means better SEO.

Lower Hosting Costs

By serving optimized images, you can reduce bandwidth consumption by 50-80%, translating to significant cost savings.

Enhanced Local SEO

Imgr adds geographic metadata to your images, helping improve your visibility in local search results.

Works Everywhere

Imgr works with any website—WordPress, Shopify, React, Vue, static HTML, or custom CMS. If it runs in a browser, Imgr can optimize it.

Getting Started Is Easy

Sign up at imgr.ch
Add your domain to your dashboard
Copy the script tag and paste it into your site's head section
Watch your performance soar

No credit card required for the free tier. Start optimizing today and see the difference in your PageSpeed Insights scores.

Conclusion

In a world where website speed directly impacts user experience, conversions, and search rankings, image optimization isn't optional—it's essential. Imgr makes it effortless.

Stop wasting time manually optimizing images. Let Imgr be your invisible janitor, quietly working in the background to keep your site fast, lean, and competitive.

Ready to boost your performance? Get started with Imgr today.