Sirv PrestaShop image CDN addon

Speed up your website with the official Sirv PrestaShop CDN addon.

Faster loading leads immediately to happier users and higher conversions. Making your pages load faster will also improve your SEO. Google ranks faster websites higher, so you'll soon receive more visitors from search engines.

The PrestaShop CDN addon for Sirv is easy to install and starts working immediately. It synchronizes your PrestaShop product images to your Sirv account, then delivers them at the perfect dimensions, in the optimal image format (often WebP). Typical file size is 40-70% smaller than your original images. They're served from the nearest of 20 global CDN servers, for very fast load, anywhere in the world.

Your PrestaShop store can also expect more page views per user and a lower bounce rate. Test your results by comparing your website statistics before and after. Let us know how much difference it makes!

The Sirv addon automatically renames images from meaningless file names such as 1.jpg to keyword rich, meaningful names such as hummingbird-printed-t-shirt.jpg.

Installation

1. Purchase the official Sirv PrestaShop addon from the PrestaShop addons marketplace.

2. Install the addon, then click "Enable":

3. Click "Configure":

4. If you're a new user, click 'No' and create an account. (You'll start on a free 30 day trial - later you can choose a free/paid plan.)

If you're an existing user, go ahead and enter your Sirv email/password:

5. Click "Connect Account".

Free trial

Alterantively, install the addon via a zip file:

1. Download the latest version: Sirv PrestaShop CDN addon (zip).

2. Go to "Modules > Modules Manager" in your PrestaShop admin and click "Upload a module":

Alternatively, unzip the module to your computer and copy the sirv folder by FTP to the /modules/ directory of your store.

3. Click 'select file' and browse your computer for the sirv.zip file, then click 'Open':

Configure Sirv for the first time

The optimisation settings page looks like this:

Sirv will start working immediately, by copying images from PrestaShop to your Sirv account the first time they are requested.

To accelerate synchronization, perform a sync of your PrestaShop images to Sirv by clicking the "Sync images" button:

A full sync can take minutes or hours, depending how many images are to be synced. Uploads are limited to 2000 files per hour. If you hit the limit, wait to resume sync once the limit is reset. Your current API usage and the reset time is shown on your PrestaShop Sirv settings page. If you would like a higher limit temporarily, please contact us.

Usage

Sirv will automatically fetch images when people browse your website. It will resize, optimize and deliver those images from the Sirv CDN or direct from the Sirv primary datacentre in Germany.

Newly found images are typically fetched within 1 second, then cached, ready to serve to all future visitors.

Cache

The Sirv addon keeps a log of all synced images on PrestaShop. You can clear some or all of this log:

• Failed - try this method first. It will delete the records of any failed images, so Sirv can try to copy them again.
• All - use this method if images are not showing as expected. It can resolve images that had a connection problem; were missing when requested; were updated programmatically; were updated by an import/sync tool; or other issues.

Sirv Media Viewer

Show 360 spins, videos and image zoom on your PDP (product display pages) with Sirv Media Viewer.

Here's a live demo:

How to add zoom, 360 spins and videos to PrestaShop

1. Go to the Product gallery tab and select the source for the media to be included in your gallery. This can be PrestaShop & Sirv; or Sirv content only:

Uploading directly to Sirv is popular because it's fast and easy. Sirv supports all types of media - 360 spins, streaming videos and image zoom.

2. Select the folder naming convention that you will use to upload media directly to Sirv. Use either {product-sku}, {product-id} or {product-name} convention:

3. Create a master folder in your Sirv account, for example, a folder named 'products':

/products/

4. Then create subfolders for each product, naming each one to match your SKUs, product IDs or product names. A product with SKU TST110 would be:

/products/TST110/

Here is where you will find the product SKU, product ID and product name:

5. Then upload the 360 spins, videos and images for that product, for example:

/products/TST110/an-image.jpg
/products/TST110/another-image.jpg
/products/TST110/a-video.mp4

Done!

Customization

Use our live interative demo to easily customize your image zooms, 360 spins and videos with a wide range of options. Copy the code shown in the "Script" tab:

Paste the customized code into the "Script options" field in the Product gallery tab:

Upgrade

To upgrade to the latest version of this PrestaShop CDN addon:

1. Download the latest version (zip).
2. Extract the zip file to your computer.
3. Upload the files to your PrestaShop server (by FTP), overwriting the old files in this folder:

   /modules/sirv/

4. Go to the Modules page in your PrestaShop admin and click Upgrade:

If you use a version prior PrestaShop 1.7 or the "Upgrade" button isn't showing, you can download the latest addon, unzip it and upload it to your server (overwriting the old addon files). Then open the Sirv addon settings page.

PrestaShop version

This PrestaShop CDN module is frequently updated. All versions of PrestaShop from 1.6 and upwards are supported. It is an official addon, built and supported by the team at Sirv, with guaranteed support for all future PrestaShop versions.

You can download this PrestaShop module from the Sirv website (see instructions above) or from the official PrestaShop addons marketplace.

Changelog

• v4.7.9
  July 18, 2022

  Added option to exclude images from lazy loading.
  Added PageSpeed best practice setting to add image width/height attributes.
  

• v4.7.8
  May 5, 2022

  Minor bug fixes.
  

• v4.7.7
  April 26, 2022

  Minor design bug fixed.
  

• v4.7.6
  April 19, 2022

  Module settings page tweaked.
  

• v4.7.5
  April 4, 2022

  Auto-delete old images removed from PrestaShop.
  Added ability to select custom domain.
  Better handling of huge image synchronisations.
  Improved (natural) sorting of files in the Sirv assets file.
  Improved language translations.
  Minor design bug fixed.
  

• v4.7.4
  February 23, 2022

  Minor bug fixes.
  

• v4.7.3
  February 20, 2022

  Bug fixes.
  

• v4.7.2
  February 8, 2022

  Option to automatically delete image from Sirv if deleted from PrestaShop server (using API or manually).
  Separated options for lazy loading and responsive scaling.
  Added support for HTTP authentication when syncing images.
  Option to select placeholder type for lazy loaded images.
  Minor bug fixes.
  

• v4.7.1
  December 17, 2021

  Added tool to estimate total storage required.
  Improved form to create Sirv account.
  Added option to choose which domain files served from.
  New option to add missing width / height attributes to IMG tags.
  Fixed issue where custom profile was not applied to assets in Sirv Media Viewer.
  

• v4.7.0
  September 16, 2021

  Optimized loading sirv.js
  Added background images sync
  Redesigned logic of caching Sirv assets
  Added information about extra storage and extra transfer in the 'Account' section
  Added option to pin items in gallery
  New functionality for showing missed ALT attributes when it's possible
  Updated account connect form
  Option to choose order of content in the Sirv Media Gallery
  Fixed possible issue with non-loading website logo
  Added compatibility code for Page Cache Ultimate and Speed Pack modules
  Improved logic for re-sync files which have been updated locally.
  

• v4.6.1
  April 27, 2021

  Improved module localization.
  Improved sync of non-product images.
  

• v4.6.0
  March 30, 2021

  Added option to exclude pages/files from CDN delivery.
  Added changelog link on the module settings page.
  New option to add YouTube/Vimeo videos in Sirv Media Viewer.
  Fixed issue with missing translations.
  

• v4.5.0
  February 24, 2021

  Redesigned module settings page
  Added Sirv link to the left sidebar in admin, for faster access
  Added extra information about synced images
  Improved Sirv account creation/connection procedure
  Refactored and optimised code for better performance and better PrestaShop standards compatibility
  Added ability to calculate size of PrestaShop generated thumbnails and delete them
  Improved Sirv Media Viewer asset caching
  Bug fixes and improvements syncing non-product images
  Bug fixes and improvements to Sirv Media Viewer with product combinations
  Fixed issue where logo and favicon didn't sync (PrestaShop 1.7)
  Fixed possible issue with combination images not showing on the product page in admin (PrestaShop 1.7)
  

• v4.4.2
  January 15, 2021

  Addressed possible issue with non-using custom domain
  

• v4.4.1
  January 14, 2021

  Uses custom domain in all cases, CDN on or off
  Admin page UX refinements
  Addressed possible issue with non-syncing JS/CSS files
  Improved design of Sirv account form
  

• v4.4.0
  December 8, 2020

  Easier to use CDN module settings page
  Added HTML report for product images that failed sync
  Image lazy loading activated by default
  Improved custom image sync process
  Better support for PrestaShop versions 1.6.x
  Italian and Spanish translations added
  

• v4.3.0
  September 9, 2020

  New option to set max height of viewer.
  New option to set image quality.
  Optimised loading of sirv.js, so choose choose which Sirv JS components load (image zoom, lazy loading, 360 spin, video streaming).
  Improved synchronisation of JS, CSS and other non-image files.
  Fixed issue with wrong deactivation time shown.
  Optimised database queries for lower load.
  Better template parsing when adding Sirv Media Viewer to the product display page.
  Improvements to the account creation form (for new users).
  Added link for easier page cache clearing after settings are changed.
  Added recommendation against media server configuration.
  

• v4.2.0
  July 17, 2020

  Updated notification of new addon versions.
  Ability to view changelog.
  Redesigned module settings page.
  Improved synchronisation of CMS and custom images.
  Bug fixes.
  
  

• v4.1.0
  June 15, 2020

  Added field to paste Sirv Media Viewer options.
  Redesigned image synchronization block.
  Added information about why image failed to sync.
  Added ability to download list of failed images in CSV.
  Further optimization of the synchronization process.
  Minor bug fixes to custom images synchronization.
  

• v4.0.3
  May 15, 2020

  Bug fixes.
  

• v4.0.2
  May 4, 2020

  Addressed possible issue when processing upgrade to 3.0.0 and 3.0.1.
  Improved non-product images synchronization.
  Module settings page update.
  

• v4.0.1
  April 23, 2020

  Fixed issue with wrong time calculation when API usage rate limit exceeded.
  Improved JS/CSS files serving.
  

• v4.0.0
  April 21, 2020

  Now supports Sirv Media Viewer, for rich image zoom, 360 spin and video on your product details page.
  Automatically replace your product image gallery with Sirv Media Viewer, with no coding.
  Show content from your Sirv account as well as content from PrestaShop on your product details page.
  Improved synchronisation of module and theme images.
  Improved support for multi-language websites.
  

• v3.0.1
  December 5, 2019

  Improved CMS images synchronization.
  Bug fixes, improvements and code optimization.
  Settings page and registration form refinements.
  

• v3.0.0
  November 12, 2019

  New ability to sync and lazy load images on PrestaShop CMS pages.
  New ability to sync and lazy load category images.
  Descriptive error messages during signup and usage.
  Storage usage is now cached, with ability to refresh stats.
  Added API usage statistics, to see live usage and limits.
  Text refinements.
  Sync button always on display.
  Minor bug fixes and improvements.
  

• v2.2.2
  July 29, 2019

  Bug fixes.
  

• v2.2.1
  July 19, 2019

  New Sirv CDN support added.
  Fix for missed thumbnails on the product page in admin (PS 1.7.x).
  Added message if 'Disable overrides' option is active.
  

• v2.2.0
  May 14, 2019

  Added option to display Sirv images using lazy load and responsive resizing.
  Added option to show images that failed synchronisation.
  Added explanation to describe the Sirv CDN usage and SEO benefits.
  Refined the description of each setting.
  

• v2.1.0
  March 29, 2019

  Improved and optimized API usage.
  Improved image CDN full synchronisation algorithm.
  Added Profile option, to add text, watermarks or change image defaults.
  Updated the PrestaShop CDN prefetch/preconnect code, for faster loading.
  Added link for submitting a review of the addon.
  Added support for Fastbay module.
  Refined the option descriptions.
  

• v2.0.4
  December 7, 2018

  Added logo and favicon image optimisation and CDN serving.
  Added new option to enable/disable JavaScript & CSS minification.
  New REST API integration, for faster and more efficient API calls.
  Added ability to sync and serve images from Magic Slideshow and Magic Scroll PrestaShop addons.
  

• v2.0.3
  December 3, 2018

  Added option for quick activation/disabling of the PrestaShop CDN addon.
  More efficient REST API usage.
  Small bug fixes.
  

• v2.0.2
  November 30, 2018

  Updated French translation.
  

• v2.0.1
  November 14, 2018

  Fixed incorrect SQL query.
  Added folder options API, to disable spin generation.
  

• v2.0.0
  November 13, 2018

  Switched from S3 to REST API, for faster image synchronisation.
  Added ability to serve JS/CSS files from this PrestaShop CDN addon.
  Added auto minify of JS/CSS files, reducing their size for faster loading.
  

• v1.0.7
  January 18, 2018

  Bug fixes and optimization.
  

• v1.0.5
  August 17, 2017

  Shopping feed compatibility added.
  

• v1.0.3
  July 7, 2017

  S3 usage optimization for more efficient PrestaShop CDN syncing.
  Sync images block added with pre-sync button and more statistics.
  

• v1.0.2
  June 2, 2017

  French translation added.
  Added cache statistics to check number and storage of synced images.
  Added ability to purge image database.
  Added ability to empty PrestaShop image CDN (images in Sirv account).
  

• v1.0.0
  December 29, 2016

  First version.

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