Big issue with latest version

Hey Sonia,

Sorry for the delay. The theme automatically sets the quality of uploaded images to 100%, but this should not be the reason why the generated files are larger than the originals. Did you install any plugins related to images or compression?

If necessary, you can reset the image quality to the WordPress default by adding this code to the functions.php file.

add_filter("avf_jpeg_quality", "avf_set_quality_mod", 9999, 1);
add_filter("avf_wp_editor_set_quality", "avf_set_quality_mod", 9999, 1);
function avf_set_quality_mod($quality) { $quality = 70; return $quality;}

You may need to regenerate the thumbnails afterward.

— https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/

Make sure to create a site backup or restore point before regenerating the thumbnails.

Best regards,
Ismael

Hi,

@soniavoice: Would you mind providing the original source of the image so we can upload it on our end? When we uploaded a 4.8MB PNG image directly to an Image element using the Advanced Layout Builder, the resulting full-size thumbnail is only 2MB — less than half the original size. It’s possible that is a plugin or custom script interfering with the WordPress media uploader on your installation.

Best regards,
Ismael

Hi,

Thank you for the update. We were able to reproduce this on our end. To lower the file size, you can reset the default image quality back to 82 or lower by using the filter that we mentioned above.

add_filter("avf_jpeg_quality", "avf_set_quality_mod", 9999, 1); 
add_filter("avf_wp_editor_set_quality", "avf_set_quality_mod", 9999, 1); 
function avf_set_quality_mod($quality) { $quality = 82; return $quality;}

After adding this code, the file size of the largest thumbnail decreased by more than half. If you want to make it smaller, use a lower quality value.

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For more info about the filter, please check this link: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/jpeg_quality/

Best regards,
Ismael

Hi,

The latest version, 7.1.1, was released last month, on May 28 to be exact. Regarding the CPU spike, it’s possible that some plugins are scheduling processes or tasks at specific times, which could consume significant server resources. Is this happening at a specific time? The theme schedules a CRON job that deletes old css files, confirms admin notices or check instagram files, and you can disable them using the following filters but this may not make any noticeable difference since the tasks are not really resource-intensive.

add_filter('avf_post_css_management_activate_cron', '__return_false');
add_filter('avf_instagram_activate_cron', '__return_false');
add_filter('avf_admin_notices_activate_cron', '__return_false');

Your theme (Enfold Child) contains outdated copies of some WooCommerce template files. You may need to update these files to ensure compatibility with the current version of WooCommerce. Suggestions for fixing the issue:

Did you modify any Woocommerce templates in the child theme? If so, you’ll need to update those template files to be compatible with the latest version of Woocommmerce.

Best regards,
Ismael

Hi,

Thank you for the update.

@soniavoice: If you can, please create a new thread and provide the login details in the private field. We’ll try to check if the issue is actually coming from the theme.

Did they point to any specific features or code in the Enfold theme that might be causing the resource spike, or are they assuming that based on a few threads found in the forum? The only feature we can think of that might cause such a spike is the saving of theme options because it regenerates the dynamic stylesheets, but this should not affect the front end unless changes are being made frequently on a daily basis.

Best regards,
Ismael

Hi,

If changes are made, such as css modifications or additional elements added to certain pages, the theme will try to regenerate the post css files and dynamic stylesheets, but this process should not consume significant server resources and will cease immediately once the files are generated. And since changes have been made to the site, the cache plugin will also perform its task of rebuilding cached files to make sure updated content is served to the client. This process may temporarily consume server resources.

We installed the Query Monitor plugin but didn’t find any errors, only minor notices from the WordPress core, which should not impact the site in any way. Let us know in a different ticket if the issue occurs again. We’ll close this one for now.

Best regards,
Ismael