Compress GIF Images for Ghost
Ghost is a professional publishing platform focused on performance. Optimized images are critical for Ghost sites to achieve excellent Core Web Vitals scores and SEO rankings. Legacy format supporting simple frame-based animations. Limited to 256 colors per frame. Use ImageSmith to compress your GIF images to the ideal file size for Ghost — target under 2,000KB for optimal performance. Processing is fully browser-based — no server uploads, no privacy risk.
Recommended format
WebP
Max file size
2,000KB
Dimensions
1200×900 for post feature images, 600px wide for inline
✓Ghost natively supports WebP — use it for 25–35% smaller files
✓Feature images display prominently — use high-quality source files
✓Target under 200KB for article images and under 100KB for thumbnails
✓Ghost generates responsive image srcsets automatically from your uploads