diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14c0dcc..140a0a1 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "astroplate",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "Astro and Tailwindcss boilerplate",
   "author": "zeon.studio",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
     "remove-darkmode": "node scripts/removeDarkmode.js && yarn format"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/mdx": "^2.0.1",
-    "@astrojs/react": "^3.0.7",
+    "@astrojs/mdx": "^2.0.2",
+    "@astrojs/react": "^3.0.8",
     "@astrojs/rss": "^4.0.1",
     "@astrojs/sitemap": "^3.0.3",
-    "@astrojs/tailwind": "^5.0.3",
-    "astro": "^4.0.6",
+    "@astrojs/tailwind": "^5.0.4",
+    "astro": "^4.0.7",
     "astro-auto-import": "^0.4.2",
     "date-fns": "^2.30.0",
     "date-fns-tz": "^2.0.0",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "prettier-plugin-astro": "^0.12.2",
     "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.5.9",
     "sass": "^1.69.5",
-    "tailwindcss": "^3.3.7",
+    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.0",
     "tailwind-bootstrap-grid": "^5.1.0",
     "typescript": "5.3.3"
   }
diff --git a/src/layouts/PostSingle.astro b/src/layouts/PostSingle.astro
index 79b4cb4..939c053 100755
--- a/src/layouts/PostSingle.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/PostSingle.astro
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import { getSinglePage } from "@/lib/contentParser.astro";
 import dateFormat from "@/lib/utils/dateFormat";
 import similarItems from "@/lib/utils/similarItems";
 import { humanize, markdownify, slugify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 import {
   FaRegClock,
   FaRegFolder,
   FaRegUserCircle,
 } from "react-icons/fa/index.js";
+import ImageMod from "./components/ImageMod.astro";
 
 const COLLECTION_FOLDER = "blog";
 const { post } = Astro.props;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const { title, description, author, categories, image, date, tags } = post.data;
         {
           image && (
             <div class="mb-10">
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 src={image}
                 height={500}
                 width={1200}
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/AuthorCard.astro b/src/layouts/components/AuthorCard.astro
index d7475c5..bd00f86 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/AuthorCard.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/components/AuthorCard.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import { plainify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
+import ImageMod from "./ImageMod.astro";
 import Social from "./Social.astro";
 
 const { data } = Astro.props;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const { title, image, social } = data.data;
 >
   {
     image && (
-      <Image
+      <ImageMod
         class="mx-auto mb-6 rounded"
         src={image}
         alt={title}
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/BlogCard.astro b/src/layouts/components/BlogCard.astro
index bc4db95..90940fa 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/BlogCard.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/components/BlogCard.astro
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 import config from "@/config/config.json";
 import dateFormat from "@/lib/utils/dateFormat";
 import { humanize, plainify, slugify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 import { FaRegFolder, FaRegUserCircle } from "react-icons/fa/index.js";
+import ImageMod from "./ImageMod.astro";
 
 const {
   summary_length,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const { title, image, date, author, categories } = data.data;
 <div class="bg-body dark:bg-darkmode-body">
   {
     image && (
-      <Image
+      <ImageMod
         class="mb-6 w-full rounded"
         src={image}
         alt={title}
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/ImageMod.astro b/src/layouts/components/ImageMod.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..484019f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/components/ImageMod.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+---
+import type { ImageMetadata } from "astro";
+import { Image } from "astro:assets";
+
+// Props interface for the component
+interface Props {
+  src: string;
+  alt: string;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  loading?: "eager" | "lazy" | null | undefined;
+  decoding?: "async" | "auto" | "sync" | null | undefined;
+  format?: "auto" | "avif" | "jpeg" | "png" | "svg" | "webp";
+  class?: string;
+  style?: any;
+}
+
+// Destructuring Astro.props to get the component's props
+let {
+  src,
+  alt,
+  width,
+  height,
+  loading,
+  decoding,
+  class: className,
+  format,
+  style,
+} = Astro.props;
+
+src = `/public${src}`;
+
+// Glob pattern to load images from the /public/images folder
+const images = import.meta.glob("/public/images/**/*.{jpeg,jpg,png,gif}");
+
+// Check if the source path is valid
+const isValidPath = images[src] ? true : false;
+
+// Log a warning message in red if the image is not found
+!isValidPath &&
+  console.error(
+    `\x1b[31mImage not found - ${src}.\x1b[0m Make sure the image is in the /public/images folder.`,
+  );
+---
+
+{
+  isValidPath && (
+    <Image
+      src={images[src]() as Promise<{ default: ImageMetadata }>}
+      alt={alt}
+      width={width}
+      height={height}
+      loading={loading}
+      decoding={decoding}
+      class={className}
+      format={format}
+      style={style}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/Logo.astro b/src/layouts/components/Logo.astro
index 1e6c94a..8b7ba5c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/Logo.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/components/Logo.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import config from "@/config/config.json";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
+import ImageMod from "./ImageMod.astro";
 
 const { src, srcDarkmode }: { src?: string; srcDarkmode?: string } =
   Astro.props;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const { theme_switcher }: { theme_switcher: boolean } = config.settings;
   {
     src || srcDarkmode || logo || logo_darkmode ? (
       <>
-        <Image
+        <ImageMod
           src={src ? src : logo}
           class={`inline-block ${theme_switcher && "dark:hidden"}`}
           width={logo_width.replace("px", "") * 2}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const { theme_switcher }: { theme_switcher: boolean } = config.settings;
           format="webp"
         />
         {theme_switcher && (
-          <Image
+          <ImageMod
             src={srcDarkmode ? srcDarkmode : logo_darkmode}
             class={"hidden dark:inline-block"}
             width={logo_width.replace("px", "") * 2}
diff --git a/src/layouts/partials/CallToAction.astro b/src/layouts/partials/CallToAction.astro
index bd5e7cd..21f9768 100644
--- a/src/layouts/partials/CallToAction.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/partials/CallToAction.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
+import ImageMod from "@/components/ImageMod.astro";
 import { markdownify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 const { call_to_action } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { call_to_action } = Astro.props;
         <div class="rounded-xl bg-theme-light px-4 py-16 dark:bg-darkmode-theme-light xl:p-20">
           <div class="row items-center justify-between">
             <div class="mb-10 md:col-5 lg:col-4 md:order-2 md:mb-0">
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 class="w-full"
                 src={call_to_action.data.image}
                 width={392}
diff --git a/src/layouts/partials/Testimonial.astro b/src/layouts/partials/Testimonial.astro
index d520766..9fb2cc5 100644
--- a/src/layouts/partials/Testimonial.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/partials/Testimonial.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import { markdownify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
+import ImageMod from "@/components/ImageMod.astro";
 const { testimonial } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const { testimonial } = Astro.props;
                         />
                         <div class="mt-11 flex items-center">
                           <div class="text-dark dark:text-white">
-                            <Image
+                            <ImageMod
                               height={50}
                               width={50}
                               class="rounded-full"
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ const { testimonial } = Astro.props;
       modules: [Pagination, Autoplay],
       spaceBetween: 24,
       loop: true,
-      loopedSlides: 2,
       centeredSlides: true,
       autoplay: {
         delay: 2500,
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/bgImageMod.ts b/src/lib/utils/bgImageMod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d8ce15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/bgImageMod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { getImage } from "astro:assets";
+
+const bgImageMod = async (
+  src: string,
+  format?: "auto" | "avif" | "jpeg" | "png" | "svg" | "webp",
+) => {
+  src = `/public${src}`;
+  const images = import.meta.glob("/public/images/**/*.{jpeg,jpg,png,gif}");
+
+  // Check if the source path is valid
+  if (!src || !images[src]) {
+    console.error(
+      `\x1b[31mImage not found - ${src}.\x1b[0m Make sure the image is in the /public/images folder.`,
+    );
+
+    return ""; // Return an empty string if the image is not found
+  }
+
+  // Function to get the image info like width, height, format, etc.
+  const getImagePath = async (image: string) => {
+    try {
+      const imageData = (await images[image]()) as any;
+      return imageData;
+    } catch (error) {
+      return `Image not found - ${src}. Make sure the image is in the /public/images folder.`;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Get the image data for the specified source path
+  const image = await getImagePath(src);
+
+  // Optimize the image for development
+  const ImageMod = await getImage({
+    src: image.default,
+    format: format,
+  });
+
+  return ImageMod.src;
+};
+
+export default bgImageMod;
diff --git a/src/pages/about.astro b/src/pages/about.astro
index ea26d87..064384d 100644
--- a/src/pages/about.astro
+++ b/src/pages/about.astro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
+import ImageMod from "@/components/ImageMod.astro";
 import Base from "@/layouts/Base.astro";
 import { markdownify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 import { getEntry } from "astro:content";
 
 const about = await getEntry("about", "-index");
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const { title, description, meta_title, image } = about.data;
         <div class="text-center md:col-10 lg:col-7">
           {
             image && (
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 class="mx-auto mb-6 rounded-lg"
                 src={image}
                 width={200}
diff --git a/src/pages/authors/[single].astro b/src/pages/authors/[single].astro
index a61d766..aff6b94 100755
--- a/src/pages/authors/[single].astro
+++ b/src/pages/authors/[single].astro
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 import BlogCard from "@/components/BlogCard.astro";
+import ImageMod from "@/components/ImageMod.astro";
 import Social from "@/components/Social.astro";
 import Base from "@/layouts/Base.astro";
 import { getSinglePage } from "@/lib/contentParser.astro";
 import { slugify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 
 // get all static paths for authors
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const postFilterByAuthor = posts.filter(
         <div class="text-center lg:col-4">
           {
             image && (
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 src={image}
                 class="mx-auto mb-10 rounded"
                 height={200}
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 6a90293..d2b8de7 100755
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
+import ImageMod from "@/components/ImageMod.astro";
 import Base from "@/layouts/Base.astro";
 import { markdownify } from "@/lib/utils/textConverter";
 import CallToAction from "@/partials/CallToAction.astro";
 import Testimonial from "@/partials/Testimonial.astro";
 import type { Button, Feature } from "@/types";
-import { Image } from "astro:assets";
 import { getEntry } from "astro:content";
 import { FaCheck } from "react-icons/fa/index.js";
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const { banner, features }: Homepage = homepage.data;
         {
           banner.image && (
             <div class="col-12">
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 src={banner.image}
                 height={380}
                 width={1200}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const { banner, features }: Homepage = homepage.data;
             <div
               class={`mb:md-0 mb-6 md:col-5 ${index % 2 !== 0 && "md:order-2"}`}
             >
-              <Image
+              <ImageMod
                 src={feature.image}
                 height={480}
                 width={520}