Setting up the Media Processing extension

Setting up the Media Processing extension

This guide shows you how to switch on the Media Processing extension so uploaded images are optimised automatically. For what the extension does and why you'd use it, see Media Processing extension: what it does.

Install and enable

  1. Go to Settings → Marketplace Extensions.
  2. Find the Media Processing card (search for "media processing" if it's quicker), and click it to review the details and required permissions.
  3. Click Install to add it to your system.
  4. Click Enable. Because this extension has settings, a configuration drawer opens — the sensible defaults are pre-filled, so you can adjust what you like and click Enable to switch it on.

Settings

You can adjust everything later from the card's Configure button, or from the dedicated Media Processing settings page (Settings → Media Processing), which also shows your storage savings. The available settings are:

  • Enable media processing — process image uploads. When off, uploads are stored unchanged. Defaults to on.
  • Output format — the storage format for processed images: WebP (recommended), JPEG, PNG, or Keep original format. Defaults to WebP.
  • Maximum width (px) — images wider than this are scaled down; 0 disables width clamping. Defaults to 1024.
  • Maximum height (px) — images taller than this are scaled down; 0 disables height clamping. Defaults to 1024.
  • Quality (1-100) — lossy quality for WebP/JPEG; higher means better quality and larger files. Defaults to 85.
  • Maximum upload size (MB) — reject image uploads larger than this; 0 means no limit. Defaults to 4.
  • Generate thumbnails — create thumbnail variants alongside the optimised image. Defaults to on.
  • Thumbnail sizes — which variants to generate: Small (150×150), Medium (300×300), and Large (600×600). Defaults to small and medium.
  • Strip metadata — remove EXIF, GPS, and camera information. Defaults to on.
  • Auto-orient — apply EXIF orientation so images are stored upright. Defaults to on.
  • Prevent upscaling — never enlarge images that are smaller than the maximum bounds. Defaults to on.
  • Keep original file — also store the unmodified original alongside the optimised image (uses more storage). Defaults to off.
  • Apply to owner types — limit processing to specific record types (for example products or employees). Leave none selected to process everything.

Using it day to day

Once enabled, there's nothing to remember — every image you upload anywhere in NexerIQ is optimised automatically before it's stored, and thumbnails appear in previews. If a particular file needs to stay exactly as it is, tick the Keep original (skip processing) checkbox on the upload form and that file is stored untouched. The extension also never blocks an upload: if optimisation can't run for some reason, the original image is stored instead.

Turning it off

To pause optimisation, open the card and click Disable — your settings are kept, and new uploads are stored unchanged until you re-enable. To remove it entirely, click Uninstall and confirm; this purges the extension's stored values. Images already optimised stay as they are.

Tip: WebP at quality 85 with a 1024×1024 limit suits most catalogues and profile photos beautifully. If you publish images that need pixel-perfect detail, raise the quality or the maximum size — or switch a specific upload to Keep original.

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