Performance
WebP conversion and a per-listing image cap reduce page weight and keep vehicle galleries fast on every device.
Image Import & Queue
Practical control over how vehicle images are imported
Decide whether images are imported, convert them to WebP at the quality you choose, cap the number of images per listing and process the rest asynchronously through the Image Queue, all from inside WordPress.
Why image control matters
Decide how aggressive or conservative image handling should be
Vehicle inventories often include dozens of photos per listing. The plugin gives the operator practical control over how many images are imported, in which format, at what quality and how the work is spread across runs.
Stability
Vehicles per Run and the asynchronous queue keep imports inside safe PHP and memory budgets, even on shared hosting.
Bandwidth & storage
A controlled image count and configurable quality keep download volumes and uploads-folder size predictable for large catalogues.
Operator clarity
Every choice, import, convert, quality, cap, queue, sits inside one Import & Limits screen so the team always knows what is happening.
Image Queue · asynchronous processing
First image immediately, remaining images in the background
When the Image Queue is enabled, each vehicle gets its primary image right away so it is publishable. The remaining images are picked up by the background worker so import runs stay short and predictable.
Visual representation. The Image Queue is configured under Import & Limits → Image Processing and Stability.
Format & quality control
Choose whether images are converted, and at what quality
When Convert Images to WebP is enabled, every imported image is converted before it is attached. The WebP Quality slider (10–100% in 5% steps) lets the operator balance fidelity and file size, 75–85% is the recommended default.
When neither GD with WebP nor Imagick is available the original image is kept and a log line is written. Recommended quality range is 75–85%.
Import limits & stability
Stay inside safe budgets, even on shared hosting
Two simple controls keep large catalogues stable: how many vehicles to process per run, and how many images to import per listing. Both accept 0 to mean "no limit", and lowering them is the safest tuning lever for restricted environments.
Status visibility
Queue health and worker status, in plain sight
The plugin surfaces the state of background tasks, the image queue, the cron trigger and the image processor inside the WordPress admin, together with one-click actions to run them on demand.
Image handling capabilities
The reliability features that round out controlled image import, deduplication, retry handling and clean integration with the WordPress media library.
Operator-controlled import
A single Import Images toggle decides whether vehicle images are downloaded at all, a quick way to validate data flows before turning on media.
WebP conversion
When enabled, each image is converted to WebP at the chosen quality using GD (with Imagick fallback). Conversion is skipped cleanly when neither engine supports WebP.
Per-listing image cap
Max Images per Listing limits the number of images downloaded per vehicle. 0 means no limit; the plugin default is 30 to keep galleries fast.
Asynchronous queue
With Enable Image Queue on, only the first image is loaded immediately; the rest are processed by a background worker so import runs stay short.
URL-based deduplication
Each image is tagged with its source URL on import, so re-runs reuse existing attachments instead of downloading the same file twice.
Media library integration
Imported images become real WordPress attachments, sized, served and managed through the standard media library pipeline.
Continue exploring
Where to go next in the showcase
Image handling sits between the API connection, the import pipeline, the scheduler and the vehicle data model. Continue with the related capabilities that surround it.
01
Pipeline
Import Pipeline
The end-to-end pipeline that hands image URLs off to the queue and publishes vehicles as native WordPress posts.
02
Schedule
Automation & Scheduling
The cron trigger and schedule that drives import runs and the background image queue worker.
03
Source
AutoScout24 API Import
The authenticated API connection that supplies the image URLs the queue downloads.
04
Data model
Vehicle Data Structure
How imported images are referenced from the vehicle record schema and gallery.
Continue exploring ADP Car Market Hub
Return to the Features overview or explore a related capability to see how controlled image import supports the full platform.