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Deduplicate inlined images

Images

Replaces repeated inlined images with a reference to the first copy.

Filter inline_images,dedup_inlined_images · Filter docs

A mod_pagespeed 1.1 filter. ModPageSpeed 2.0 applies it as part of one always-on pipeline, not as a separate switch.

Both frames render identically — that's the goal. The win is in the bytes and requests below, not the look. They're served live by mod_pagespeed 1.1 on demo-httpd-1.1.modpagespeed.com; the optimized frame applies only this filter. Right after a cache purge it may briefly match the original while the worker rewrites it — reload to see the result.

Measured impact

HTML size

982 B 901 B
−8%

What changed in the source

The page's HTML, before and after this filter. Red lines are removed, green lines are added.


                
                  
… 2 unchanged lines …
<title>dedup_inlined_images example</title>
</head>
<body>
- <img src="images/Puzzle.jpg"
- title="A large image that isn't inlined."/><br/>
- <img src="images/Cuppa.png"
- title="A small image that is inlined."/><br/>
- <img src="images/disclosure_open_plus.png"
- title="A second small image (with an id) that is inlined."
- id="open_plus"/><br/>
- <img src="images/Puzzle.jpg"
- title="The large image again; still not inlined."/><br/>
- <img src="images/Cuppa.png"
- title="The small image again that is converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
- <img src="images/Cuppa.png"
- title="The small image again; again converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
- <img src="images/Cuppa.png"
- title="The small image again; again converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
- <img src="images/disclosure_open_plus.png"
- title="The 2nd small image again; converted to JS with its id."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Puzzle.jpg" title="A large image that isn't inlined."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Cuppa.png" title="A small image that is inlined."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/disclosure_open_plus.png" title="A second small image (with an id) that is inlined." id="open_plus"/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Puzzle.jpg" title="The large image again; still not inlined."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Cuppa.png" title="The small image again that is converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Cuppa.png" title="The small image again; again converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/Cuppa.png" title="The small image again; again converted to JavaScript."/><br/>
+ <img src="images/disclosure_open_plus.png" title="The 2nd small image again; converted to JS with its id."/><br/>
</body>
</html>