Warnings for Oversized Image Uploads
The media library now flags images larger than 10MB as you upload them, so you can resize before oversized files slow your pages.
A single very large image can quietly weigh down a page long after you have forgotten you uploaded it, and until now nothing at the point of upload warned you. Now the media library flags any image over 10MB as you add it, so you can resize or replace it before it ever reaches a live page. The upload still completes, so nothing blocks you when a large file is genuinely what you need.
A prompt at the right moment
The warning appears while you are uploading, when swapping the image is easiest, rather than turning up later as a slow page or a support question. It points you to the files most worth optimising, so your heaviest pages get lighter without auditing the whole library.
Lighter pages for visitors
Smaller images load faster for patrons, especially on phones and slower connections, and ask less of your hosting. Keeping oversized files out of your pages is one of the simplest ways to keep a site quick, and Basker now points them out as they arrive.