Images Not Loading
Photos and graphics show as broken icons, blank spaces, or load slowly — making the site look unfinished.
Common signs of this issue
- Images appear as a broken-image icon or empty box.
- Some images load, others don't.
- Images load very slowly or only after scrolling.
- It started after a migration, edit, or media change.
Safe checks you can do yourself
None of these require sharing passwords with anyone.
- Note whether all images or just some are missing — a few broken images point to specific files; all missing points to a path or settings issue.
- Right-click a broken image and "open image in new tab" — the address and any error tell you a lot.
- Try a private/incognito window to rule out your own cache showing an old version.
- If it followed a migration, the images may not have copied over, or links may point to the old site's address.
- If images are just slow, they may be huge files — see the speed guide for safe compression.
What this usually means
A few broken images usually mean those specific files are missing, renamed, or linked incorrectly. All images missing usually means a path problem, a permissions issue, or files that didn't transfer during a move.
Slow-loading images are typically oversized originals that were never optimized for the web.
What not to do
- Don't re-upload everything blindly before checking whether it's a link/path issue.
- Don't upload massive camera-original files; they slow every visitor down.
- Don't bulk-edit addresses in the database without a backup.
When to get help
A handful of broken images you can usually replace yourself. But site-wide missing images after a migration — where addresses or files didn't carry over — is worth fixing in one careful pass so links stay consistent.
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Frequently asked questions
Why did images break after moving my site?
Either the image files didn't transfer, or the pages still link to the old site's address. Both are common migration issues with clear fixes.
My images are slow, not broken — what helps?
They're likely oversized. Compressing/resizing them for the web is the safest, highest-impact fix. See the speed guide.