Aug 31, 2026
ExpressionEngine Media & Storage Optimization on Shared Hosting: Thumbnails, WebP/AVIF, and CDN Offload
ExpressionEngine handles image manipulations and thumbnails through PHP's GD library, which makes memory limits, upload directory permissions, and MIME whitelisting the real levers on shared hosting. This guide covers native WebP/AVIF conversion, writable manipulation directories, and CDN offload using only unprivileged account tools.