How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

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What is cPanel?

cPanel is a control dashboard that allows you to manage your shared hosting with a very user-friendly web interface. Thanks to this interface, you can make changes using a graphical interface without any technical knowledge.

What is the image tool on cPanel?

This allows you to modify and manage the images stored on the account. This feature includes the following tools:

  • Thumbnailer
  • Scaler
  • Converter

Thumbnailer

A tool for creating thumbnails from images in a directory and allowing you to store them in a subdirectory.

Scaler

Use this tool to resize individual images.

Converter

You can change the file type you want.

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

To access your shared hosting, log in to your client area. Then enter your login information, the LWS identifier (which is in the form LWS-XXXX) and your password and click "login"

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

You will arrive on a page that lists all the hosting plans you have with LWS. Click "Manage" next to your plan

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

You are now in the central cPanel area. To access the cPanel image tool, go to the "Files" section and then click on "Images":

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

Here is your "images" interface:

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

The "images" interface allows you to modify and manage the images you save on your account. This feature includes the following tools:

  • Thumbnailer 
  • Scaler
  • Converter

To modify an image in the "images" interface, you must first upload it via one of the file management interfaces on your cPanel :

  • The file manager interface
  • The Web Disk interface
  • The FTP account interface
  • The Git (tm) version control interface

Thumbnailer 

Click "Thumbnailer" to create smaller versions of your images.

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

You are now on the interface for creating smaller versions of your images:

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

Locate the folder containing the images you want to convert.

You must select an entire folder to convert into thumbnails. The Thumbnailer tool cannot convert images individually.

Scaler

Click on "Converter" in your interface:

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

Then browse to your images folder and click "Scale" to resize an image.

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

Now you can reduce or enlarge your images to the desired size.

Converter

Click on "Converter" in your interface:

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

Then browse to the folder containing your images and click "Convert" to convert one supported file type to another.

How do you use the cPanel Image tool with your shared hosting?

You can select the file format to which you want to convert your images. The file formats are as follows:

  • .png
  • .jpg
  • .gif
  • .bmp

By clicking on "convert" you will see a success message appear. The system saves the new file in the same directory as the original file.

Conclusion

You are now able to use the image tool on your cPanel, create thumbnails, and change the file size and type.

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