BoltAudit AI vs Edge Images

Speed up your WordPress site with AI. BoltAudit looks at your site the way a senior performance engineer would, tells you exactly what is slowing it down, and offers one click fixes for the most common problems. Most speed plugins hand you a long checklist and ask you to figure it out. BoltAudit is different. It looks at your real site data, picks the single biggest reason your site is slow, and explains the fix in plain English. No theory, no guessing. Why your site is slow Slow WordPress sites usually fall into one of four areas: What visitors see and download (images, fonts, scripts, page weight) What WordPress is doing on the server (plugins, hooks, request time) What is in your database (table size, old data, query load) Where your site is hosted (hosting tier, caching, network) Most performance plugins try to do everything at once and fix nothing. BoltAudit looks at all four areas at the same time and tells you which one is actually hurting you the most. Then it gives you a ranked action plan to fix that area first. One click fixes that you do not need to be a developer to apply When you connect your site to BoltAudit, eligible findings come with a one click apply button. You see what is about to change, confirm it, and BoltAudit makes the change for you. Reversible fixes can be undone in one click for the next 30 days. This works with the cache plugin you already have installed. WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, and Autoptimize are all supported. If you do not have one, BoltAudit will tell you what is worth installing. How AI Audit is different One verdict, not a checklist. Every audit picks the single biggest reason your site is slow. The fixes for that area are ranked first. Plain English explanations. Every finding tells you what it is, why it matters, and what to do, in language anyone can act on. Evidence behind every finding. Numbers, plugin names, and concrete measurements. No “consider optimizing your assets” non advice. Honest about confidence. When a security plugin or firewall blocks a measurement, BoltAudit says so and lowers the report confidence instead of guessing. Mobile aware. On Pro plans, BoltAudit translates Core Web Vitals into estimated mobile bounce and conversion impact. Faster site, better SEO, more conversions Google ranks faster sites higher. Visitors leave slow sites. A faster WordPress site means: Better Core Web Vitals scores (LCP, INP, CLS) Higher Google search ranking Lower bounce rate More mobile conversions Less abandoned WooCommerce carts Lower hosting costs (servers do less work) Built for WooCommerce stores If you run a WooCommerce store, you probably already know slow checkout costs money. BoltAudit understands stores. It looks at the things that actually matter for an online store: how long checkout takes, what your payment and shipping plugins are doing on every page, how your product pages render on mobile, and whether your background jobs are stuck. The fixes are sized for store owners, not just developers. Run a free local audit, no account needed The Local Audit runs entirely inside your WordPress admin. No data leaves your site. No account. No setup. You see a full report of what is happening on your site within seconds. Use it to decide whether you want the deeper AI Audit before connecting anything. When you do want AI Audit, connecting takes one click. You get unlimited audits on the Pro plan and a 14 day money back guarantee. How it works Install and activate the plugin from the WordPress plugin directory. Open Tools and then BoltAudit in your WordPress admin. Run a Local Audit. See your site report in seconds. To get the deeper AI Audit and one click fixes, click the AI Audit tab and connect your site to your free BoltAudit account. Start an AI Audit from your dashboard. Review the verdict, apply the ranked fixes one click at a time. Plans Free. Local Audit, one connected site, three AI audits a month, basic findings. No credit card. Pro. Twenty nine dollars a month. Unlimited audits, three sites, mobile visitor loss score, one click apply fix, branded reports. Agency. Ninety nine dollars a month. Twenty five sites, five team seats, white label, public report URLs, API access. Every paid plan has a 14 day money back guarantee. Privacy and safety Read only by default. The plugin never deletes anything on your site on its own. Local audits stay local. Your data never leaves WordPress unless you explicitly connect the site for AI Audit. Every change asks for your consent. One click fixes show you exactly what is about to change and let you confirm before anything happens. Deep scan is optional. A deeper diagnostic pass is available but only when you turn it on. No frontend overhead. Audits run on demand, never on every page load. Your visitors never wait for BoltAudit. Useful links Website: boltaudit.com Dashboard: app.boltaudit.com Sample report: boltaudit.com/report Blog: boltaudit.com/blog

Edge Images automatically uses your edge transformation service (e.g., Cloudflare, Accelerated Domains, Imgix, etc.) to apply performance optimizations to markup. ⚠️ Important: This plugin requires a supported edge provider with image transformation features enabled (e.g., Cloudflare Pro, BunnyCDN, etc). See the Requirements section for details. 🚀 Why should I use Edge Images? Instant Performance Boost: Automatically optimize and serve images in modern formats (WebP/AVIF) through your existing CDN Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with your existing images and themes No Local Processing: All transformations happen at the edge – no server load or storage overhead Perfectly Sized Images: Automatically generates the exact image dimensions needed for every device and viewport Cost Effective: No need for expensive image optimization services or additional storage 🎯 Perfect For Sites with lots of images that need optimization Performance-focused developers and site owners Anyone using Cloudflare, BunnyCDN, or similar services Sites that want modern image formats without the complexity Developers tired of managing multiple image sizes 💡 How It Works WordPress typically creates multiple copies of each uploaded image in different sizes. This approach is inefficient and often results in: Images that are too large or small for their display size Unnecessary storage usage Missing sizes for modern responsive designs Lack of modern format support (WebP/AVIF) Edge Images solves these problems by: Intercepting image requests Determining the optimal size and format needed Using your CDN to transform the image on-demand Caching the result for future requests ⚡️ Features Core Features Automatic WebP/AVIF conversion Intelligent responsive image handling Smart srcset generation Automatic image optimization Optional element wrapping Zero local processing Maintains original images Advanced Features Fine-grained transformation control Multiple CDN provider support Developer-friendly filters Yoast SEO & Rank Math integrations Bricks integration Gutenberg compatibility 🔌 Supported Providers Cloudflare (Pro plan or higher) Accelerated Domains BunnyCDN Imgix 🛠️ Technical Example Your Code echo wp_get_attachment_image(1, [640,400], false, ['fit' => 'contain']); What WordPress Usually Outputs That’s multiple different images files, none of which are the right size! What Edge Images Outputs That’s a range of perfectly sized options for different devices and viewports, automatically optimized images in modern formats, served from your CDN, futureproofed for supporting next-generation capabilities, and with no storage overheads. 🎨 Customization Transform Parameters Control every aspect of image transformation with attributes like: * width/height: Exact dimensions * fit: Resizing behavior (contain, cover, crop) * quality: Compression level * format: Output format (auto, webp, avif) Filtering Disable transformations globally or selectively: // Disable all transformations add_filter('edge_images_disable', '__return_true'); // Disable for specific images add_filter('edge_images_disable_transform', function($should_disable, $html) { if (strpos($html, 'example.jpg') !== false) { return true; } return $should_disable; }, 10, 2); // Override max width for constrained content add_filter('edge_images_max_width', function($max_width) { // Example: Use a different max width for single posts if (is_single()) { return 800; } return $max_width; }); // Customize srcset width multipliers add_filter('edge_images_width_multipliers', function($multipliers) { // Add more granular steps between sizes return [0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2]; }); 🔧 Requirements Essential A supported edge provider with image transformation features enabled: Cloudflare Pro plan or higher with Image Resizing enabled Accelerated Domains with Image Resizing enabled BunnyCDN with Image Processing enabled Imgix with a configured source Technical PHP 7.4 or higher WordPress 5.9 or higher ✅ Getting Started Install and activate the plugin Go to Settings > Edge Images Select your CDN provider That’s it! Your images will now be automatically optimized 🤝 Integrations Yoast SEO Automatically optimizes images in: Meta tags (og:image, etc.) Schema.org output XML sitemaps 🔒 Privacy Edge Images processes images through third-party edge providers. Here’s what you need to know about privacy: Data Processing Images are processed through your chosen edge provider (Cloudflare, Accelerated Domains, etc.) No personal data is collected or stored by the plugin itself Image URLs are passed to the edge provider for transformation Original images remain on your server; only public URLs are processed Edge Provider Privacy Different providers have different privacy implications: Cloudflare: Images are processed according to Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy Accelerated Domains: Images are processed according to Accelerated Domains’ Privacy Policy BunnyCDN: Images are processed according to BunnyCDN’s Privacy Policy Data Storage The plugin stores your selected settings in your WordPress database No user data is collected or stored No analytics or tracking is performed Cache files may be created in your uploads directory for optimization GDPR Compliance The plugin is GDPR-compliant as it does not collect, store, or process personal data Users should review their chosen edge provider’s privacy policy and data processing terms Site owners should update their privacy policy to reflect their use of third-party image processing services Development GitHub Repository Report Issues