Simple image upload/resize/insert workflow
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:59 pm
I have many non-tech savvy clients using CMSMS to manage their websites, and they find it very straightforward, however they always struggle with inserting images into pages.
The workflow I suggest to them is:
- Upload image with the file manager (usually a large image from camera)
- Resize the image to suggested pixel dimensions using file manager
- Save resized image using file manager
- Go to the Content Page and insert the resized image, and hope the size looks right.
Is there a better workflow that I'm unaware of? I know CGSmartImage can help, but that would require my editors to use scary looking code. I try to use Content Image fields in my templates where I can, but sometimes I need the editors to have the freedom to place images along with their text content.
The ideal concept to me I think would be an option for CGSmartImage to replace IMG tags in the content with CGSmartImage calls, (physically resizing the image with the width and the height specified in the HTML).
How do you all help your clients with images?
The workflow I suggest to them is:
- Upload image with the file manager (usually a large image from camera)
- Resize the image to suggested pixel dimensions using file manager
- Save resized image using file manager
- Go to the Content Page and insert the resized image, and hope the size looks right.
Is there a better workflow that I'm unaware of? I know CGSmartImage can help, but that would require my editors to use scary looking code. I try to use Content Image fields in my templates where I can, but sometimes I need the editors to have the freedom to place images along with their text content.
The ideal concept to me I think would be an option for CGSmartImage to replace IMG tags in the content with CGSmartImage calls, (physically resizing the image with the width and the height specified in the HTML).
How do you all help your clients with images?