In this article I will take you through a comparison of JPEG vs JPG image formats so that you know the difference and the similarities between the two. 

But before we dive into the comparison, let’s understand what JPEG & JPG are individually. 

What is JPEG? 

JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group which is the name of the committee that formed the JPEG standard along with other quality standards like the ISO.

JPEG as Lossy Compression

JPEG is an image standard for lossy compression that compresses an image to reduce its size to minimize the impact on site speed. You can adjust the degree of compression to maintain image quality but that doesn’t mean compression results in poorer image quality. 

Image compression tools ensure that an image is usable even after a 90% reduction in size. However, since it’s “lossy” some quality is indeed lost. 

Here are some points to keep in mind when using JPEG format for image compression:

• The compression process is permanent, though, which means that you can’t revert to the original quality or the size of the image once it goes through lossy compression.
• Secondly, while you can set the image’s size yourself, do remember that the smaller the size, the poorer the image quality. 
• Lastly, you can always avoid lossy compression if you want to maintain image quality by using lossless compression and saving it in PNG format. But while your image quality is maintained, the file size is usually larger than the images compressed by lossy compression. 

JPEG as File Format

You may have saved images on your PC on a daily basis but you might not have noticed the format you are saving your pictures in. Pictures downloaded from the internet are usually saved in JPEG format. Even when you edit images on paint or any other software, they’re converted to JPEG. 

What is JPG?

Just read the above content again if you want to know what JPG is. 

Sorry, what? Well, yes. 

JPG is the same as JPEG. I am not kidding, JPEG and JPG aren’t any different from each other. 

So why did you even bother with this article? I’ll tell you.

JPG file format was used in older versions of windows when the operating system used to support just 3 letter formats, like PNG and JPG. It wasn’t possible to add extra letters in the file format name because the system simply didn’t allow it. Since the launch of newer versions of windows, the system started supporting 4 letter file formats which made it possible to add the missing “E” and thus JPG was renamed to JPEG. 

The same wasn’t the case for MacOS and Linux operating systems, so users could still use JPEG instead of JPG on those OS. 

In Windows, there’s .jpg written in the bracket even today when you save an image in JPEG format to avoid confusion. 

JPEG vs JPG: Raster or Vector? 

Now that you’re aware of this not-so-secret fact about JPEG and JPG, it’s time to learn if they are Raster images or Vector images. 

Raster and Vector images are two image types that form computer graphics and the visuals you see on your laptop screen are made from either of the two image types. 

Raster Images are bitmaps which comprise of grids of individual pixels that collectively form an image. These bitmaps are contained in small square boxes and each box is coded in a different shade of color. Individually, these boxes won’t make any sense but when they come together, they form a clean visual on your computer screen. 

Vector Images on the other hand are not pixel based. They are instead based on mathematical formulas that define different shapes such as lines, circles, polygons and rectangles. This image type is best suited for more structured images like linear images, logos, flags, and fonts. Vector images are more flexible, scalable, and versatile compared to raster images which is why they are always preferred over the latter. 

So the question is, are JPEG and JPG image files raster or vector? 

Well, they’re raster images. 

JPEG vs JPG: Do Both Maintain Quality When Saved?

No. Both of these image types lose some of their quality when saved on a local PC. As we discussed earlier in the article, JPEG is an image standard for lossy compression and since both JPEG and JPG are the same, the compression method applies on both.

How to Convert Image Files to JPEG and JPG?

• Converting files to JPEG and JPG format is easy thanks to the handy tools available both online and offline. 
• The first tool is the one we have been using since we were kids and when the internet wasn’t a 24/7 luxury: The Paint. 
• Open any image that isn’t already in JPEG or JPG format on paint, click on File from your top left and click on the arrow on Save As. 
• There you will see all the image formats you can save your file. Just click on JPEG and your image will be saved in that format.

• Another way to save image files in JPEG format is through Adobe Photoshop. Once you have edited an image on the software, click on Save As, select the image format as .jpeg or .jpg and click Save. 
• Online tools such as Online Converter offer a simple method to carry out this task as well. 
• Select Image Converter from the home page, click on the drop down button on image converter and choose Convert to JPG. Then click Go. 

• Next, select or drop an image from your local PC that is not already in JPEG or JPG format image. Once you do that, you will be given the option to configure your image’s quality.

• Click on Start Conversion and your image will convert to JPG format. Then you can download the image on your PC.

JPEG vs JPG: Just Remove The “E” 

So now you that the only difference between JPEG and JPG is the “E” in the middle. The earlier windows version couldn’t accommodate the extra letter which is why it was called JPG but now that it can, the file format is referred to as JPEG.

Regardless of what you might call it, JPEG and JPG images are used widely by site owners because they are lighter and put minimal load on a website. This ultimately results in faster websites without compromising on the visuals. 

If you have any questions regarding this article or any article on WPblog, feel free to hit me up at moeez@app61.cloudwayssites.com. Also, use the comment box below to say anything. 

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How to Find Which WordPress Theme a Site is Using

Thankfully, there are some handy WordPress theme detectors that will help you identify the theme of your target website so that you can download it and use it on your website. These handy tools will reveal what theme and plugin a website is using along with all the technological details.

Top 6 WordPress Theme Detectors

Let’s get started with these WordPress theme detectors. Just a little heads up that these tools are not ranked but are placed randomly. 

1. WP Theme Detector

WP Theme Detector is a popular WordPress theme detector that offers a simplistic way to find out your target website’s theme. All you have to do is paste the website’s URL in WPThemeDetector and it will provide you with complete details about the WordPress theme and plugins installed on the website. The tool is much more than just a theme detector. Along with the theme information, it reveals a handful of data about the website. 

Here is what theme and plugin information you can extract from WP Theme Detector: 

• Plugins 
• Age of the website 
• Website’s popularity
• Theme changes
• Child theme

2. Built With

If you are in the website business you must have heard about Built With. It is more than just a WordPress theme detectors as it provides a comprehensive analysis of the website along with other technological details. It is a freemium tool so if you want to scrape more information from a target website you need to buy the premium version which will let you see a website’s :

Here is what theme and plugin information you can extract from Built With: 

• Plugins 
• Keywords
• Retail Reports
• Social Media Tools
• Widgets

Also Read: WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal : Which is Better CMS?

3. Scan WP

Scan WP is another top WordPress theme detector that provides in-depth information about your target website. The range of information includes the whole lineup of the plugins with the percentage of the websites running a particular plugin. Scan WP goes the extra mile and shows keywords and recent traffic results as well. 

Here is what theme and plugin information you can extract from this tool: 

• Theme price 
• Screenshot of the theme
• Theme version 
• Plugin version
• Vendor name 

4. What WP Theme Is That

What WP Theme is That is a free online tool that quickly detects a website’s theme. Not only that, What WordPress Theme is That also reveals useful information about the website which includes: 

• Child theme 
• Theme version 
• Theme author
• Plugins 

5. Codeinwp

You might know Codeinwp as a WordPress blog, but it also has a handy tool in its arsenal that lets users find out what theme is this website using. It is also compatible with other platforms like WordPress, Shopify, Drupal, and more.

Features that Makes Codeinwp Theme Detector a great Choice:

• Theme URL
• Author of the theme
• Author URL
• Version of the theme
• License
• License URL
• Tags
• Theme Description

6. Themesinfo.com

Themesinfo is basically a marketplace for WordPress themes. However, it does offer its own WordPress theme detector tool that can detect themes and plugins that a website is using and you can even install its Google Chrome plugin to add the functionality directly in your browser.

Apart from that, this Themesinfo website theme detector also reveals a website’s:

• Alexa Rank
• Domain IP
• Hostname
• Country

WordPress Themes and Plugins Detector (Chrome Extension)

Speaking of Google Chrome, the browser offers a number of extensions for the purpose of detecting a website’s underlying information. 

Targeted toward developers and lay users alike, the following Chrome extensions provide surprisingly detailed information about WordPress websites.

1. Library Sniffer

Library Sniffer can sniff JavaScript, WordPress, Angular, phpBB, Drupal, Apache, NGINX and more. This is a must-have Chrome extension for every web developer.

2. Built With Technology Profiler

In a single click, this extension offers in-depth information about the website opened in the tab, including the CMS detectors to check what CMS a website is using, servers, email services and more.

3. WPSniffer – WordPress Theme Sniffer

With WPSniffer, you can see the active WordPress theme installed on a website. This is a very simple and handy tool for developers and designers that regularly work with WordPress.

Manually Detect WordPress Theme Used by a Website

If all else fails (because sometimes there are websites that make it really difficult to find WordPress theme or plugins they’re using), you can use the following tips to find out the themes and plugins.

Step 01: Look at the Footer

For starters, a good number of web developers don’t bother with footer text and links. In such cases, the theme’s name and the developer’s information is probably right there in the footer.

If it’s not, try this slightly technical approach.

Step 02: Scan the Page Source

Right-click on the page and select View Page Source option. Alternatively, you can press CTRL+U to view the page’s source code.

The page containing the source code often has links to external and internal linked files and CSS.

You can find the theme’s name by searching for the term ‘theme’ and the subfolder of the theme as shown in the screenshot below:

The second option is to find the CSS linked to the page. In almost all WordPress websites, this file is named style.css.This file is generally located in the wp-content/themes directory. Just do a quick search with CTRL+F for style.css.

Once you are inside the style.css, you can easily detect the theme.

Sometimes, you may have to search a little deeper in the file. However, once you have the name of the theme, you can Google for more information.

Also Here’s another resource for detecting site builders

Conclusion

In order to save a lot of time and effort, I’d suggest that you first make a list of the websites that you want to use as references and then use one or more of the above-mentioned tools to discover more about themes, and plugins.

In case the list above is missing your favorite site that detects a website’s theme, or plugin, let me know in the comments below, and I’ll add it to the list after testing it out! 

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Why? Because adding a comment section can sometimes hurt your website speed, but most importantly, if you don’t have loyal, active users, people start using it for spamming and promoting their own links, etc. 

A good alternative is to add Facebook comments in your WordPress site because people have to use their personal profiles to comment. I digress, though. 

In this article, I will show you how to disable comments in WordPress in 5 simple ways. Let’s take a look at some more reasons why one would need to disable the comments section in WordPress before, though.

When and Why Disable Comments in WordPress site?

Some website owners don’t want to allow comments on their site due to different reasons. Let’s look at a few of those reasons:

• When the site owner/admin has no time to respond to comments, it’s better to disable comments rather than leaving them without any response. It can create a negative image for a website because users think the admin isn’t interested in what the users have to say. 
• Sometimes a post or an article may be attracting negativity, and people may start trolling unnecessarily. In that case, a site owner may want to turn off comments for that particular post. 
• When a website has no blog option and uses static pages like contact us & about us, etc., there’s no use of a comment section. 
• News channels like BBC, CNN, and other sites that discuss politics may not want a user comment sections to avoid controversial comments and discussions.
• Some region-specific websites want to disable comments for other regions to avoid spam. 

There are plenty of other scenarios where users need to turn off the comments section, but for now, let’s get back to the topic at hand: how to disable comments in WordPress. 

These are the 5 ways to turn off comments in your WordPress site:

1. Disable comments on future posts.
2. Disable comments on all posts and pages.
3. Disable comments on specific posts and pages.
4. Remove all or specific WordPress comments.
5. Disable comments via a plugin.

1. Disable Comments on Future Posts

You can easily disable comments on future posts or for new blogs. WordPress provides a built-in function that is enabled by default, but you can turn off this feature and stop comments for all future posts and blogs.

For this, Go to Dashboard > Settings > Discussions.

Then, you need to uncheck the following highlighted field and click on save changes, as shown in the image below:

Now no one is allowed to post comments on your future posts, and the comment section is turned off. If you want to, you can recheck the box to reenable the comments section.

2. Disable Comments on Pages and Posts

Disabling comments on pages and posts is as simple as the above method. Go to Dashboard > Posts > All Posts then select all posts. Next, select the Edit option and click on Apply.

After clicking on the Apply button, a post setting screen will pop-up where you can perform bulk edit for the posts. You can choose either Allow or Do not allow.

After selecting Do not allow, click on Update, and that will disable comments from all posts.

3. Disable Comments on Specific Posts and Pages

Turning off the comments on specific posts and pages is an excellent way to avoid spam comments on announcement posts/landing pages, like a Black Friday post or BFCM landing page. 

To disable comments on specific posts or pages, go to  Dashboard > Posts > All Posts and click Edit on the particular post on which you don’t want to allow comments.

At the bottom right, there’s a Discussion tab. You need to uncheck the Allow Comments field and click on Update.

4. Remove All and Specific WordPress Comments

In WordPress, you can easily remove all or specific comments depending on your needs. Go to the Dashboard > Comments and select all for removing all comments, and for specific comments, just check those particular comments.

Then drop down the Bulk Actions option and select Move to Trash and then click on Apply.

Yes, it’s that simple to delete all or specific comments from your WordPress site.

5. Disable Comments via Plugin

If you’re looking for a plugin solution instead of using the above mentioned WordPress built-in features, I have the perfect solution for you.

First, you need to install the Disable Comments Plugin plugin from the WordPress plugins library. 

Go to Dashboard > Plugins > Add New and type Disable Comments in the search bar, click on Install, then Activate. 

After activating it, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins then click on Tools icon under the name. Now, this screen will appear:

Now, by selecting any option field, you can disable comments everywhere on your WordPress site. Click Save   Changes when done.

Conclusion

Now we’ve seen that it’s easy to disable comments in a WordPress site. The first 4 methods are built-in WordPress functions. The last method, though, uses a plugin, so you can opt for whichever method you prefer to disable comments in WordPress. 

You can also read how to enable and moderate comments on your WordPress site.

If you find the tutorial useful, don’t forget to share it in your circle. And of course, if you need a guide on anything related to WordPress, just comment below, or you can email me at farhan@app61.cloudwayssites.com. 

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