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Photon Optimizer converts JPEG, PNG, and GIF images to WebP or AVIF as they are requested. You get a Photon hostname on photoncache.com. Point your CMS or cache plugin at that hostname so visitors receive the converted images. Originals stay on your account. Photon caches converted images for 365 days. There is no separate conversion quota or traffic meter. Photon can also serve CSS, JavaScript, fonts, and video if you route those URLs through the same hostname. It does not optimize those files.

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Activate Photon Optimizer

Open Photon Optimizer in either of these ways. Both go to the same page at hosting-panel.net/tools/photon-optimizer.
  • Tools → Photon Optimizer
  • Domains → the dropdown for a domain → Photon Optimizer
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Log in

Log in to your hosting panel at hosting-panel.net.
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Open Photon Optimizer

Go to Tools → Photon Optimizer, or choose Photon Optimizer from the domain dropdown on Domains.If you have not added a service yet, the overview is empty.
Photon Optimizer overview with no domains added and a Create Photon Optimizer Service button
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Create a service

Click Create Photon Optimizer Service.
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Select the domain

Choose the domain to add. The form shows your Photon Domain (the hostname on photoncache.com) and a Photon Secret.Copy the Photon Domain. You need it for CDN mapping or media URLs. Treat the Photon Secret like a password.
Add Photon Optimizer form with domain, Photon Domain, Photon Secret, and Enable www domain
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Enable www if you use it

If the site is served on www, check Enable www domain. Photon then fetches from the www hostname. This can take up to 5 minutes to apply when you change it later.
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Add Photon Optimizer

Click Add Photon Optimizer. The domain appears on the overview with its CDN URL. That value is the same as Photon Domain.
Photon Optimizer overview showing one domain, its CDN URL, and empty stats
To copy the hostname or secret again, or to change Enable www domain, open the row menu and click Edit.
Edit Photon Optimizer page with Photon Domain, Photon Secret, and Enable www domain

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Point your site at Photon

Photon only converts or serves files requested through your Photon hostname. Point static URLs at https://yourid.photoncache.com/, using the Photon Domain you copied.
In the WordPress admin, open LiteSpeed Cache → CDN.
  • Set CDN URL to your Photon hostname, for example https://yourid.photoncache.com/
  • Turn Use CDN Mapping on
  • Under Original URLs, add your site, for example //example.com/
  • Turn Include Images on if it is off
If you also want CSS or JavaScript to go through Photon, turn Include CSS and Include JS on. Photon serves those files as they are. It does not minify or otherwise optimize them.
If the site uses both www and non-www URLs, add both in Original URLs, separated by commas.

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Cache busting for CSS and JavaScript

If you route CSS or JavaScript through Photon on WordPress, install the PerfGrid Optimizer plugin. It adds a cache buster when those files change, so visitors get the new files without a manual purge. Skip the plugin if you only send images through Photon.

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Purge the cache

Converted images stay in cache for 365 days. Purge when you replace files and need Photon to pick up the change immediately. On the Photon Optimizer overview, open the dropdown for the domain and click Purge Cache.
Photon Optimizer overview with the domain menu open, showing Edit and Purge Cache
The purge runs in the background. You get a panel notification when it finishes, usually within a few seconds.

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FAQs

No. Originals stay untouched. Photon serves converted images on request.
Photon negotiates with the browser and serves the best supported format.
Photon Optimizer does not impose a separate conversion quota.
Cache entries expire. The next request can convert the image again. Use Purge Cache if you need a refresh sooner.
Photon sends a canonical header toward your real hostname, so search engines treat assets as belonging to your domain.
No. It can deliver those files if you route them through the Photon hostname, but it only converts JPEG, PNG, and GIF images to WebP or AVIF.
Last modified on September 7, 2026