David Degner

<p>Built by a <a href="https://www.daviddegner.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Boston photographer</a> for site owners who care about visual quality and full control. This plugin prioritizes <strong>image quality</strong> over everything else — no subscriptions, no external services.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Local Processing</strong> — All conversion happens on your server. No subscriptions or external API calls. Works great on a shared CPU with 2GB RAM.</li>
<li><strong>Quality First</strong> — Uses LANCZOS resizing, preserves ICC color profiles, and keeps EXIF/XMP/IPTC metadata intact.</li>
<li><strong>Fully Tunable</strong> — Control quality (0–100), speed (0–10), chroma subsampling (4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4), and bit depth (8/10/12-bit).</li>
<li><strong>Smart Fallback</strong> — Serves AVIF to supported browsers, JPEG to everyone else via picture elements.</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Conversion</strong> — Convert on upload or via daily scheduled background scans.</li>
<li><strong>LQIP Placeholders</strong> — Generate ThumbHash-based low-quality image placeholders for smooth loading.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p><strong>Front end:</strong> The plugin wraps your img tags in picture elements with an AVIF source. Browsers that support AVIF load the smaller, higher-quality file — others gracefully fall back to JPEG.</p>
<p><strong>Conversion:</strong> Uses ImageMagick CLI (fastest), Imagick PHP extension (high quality), or GD Library (fallback) to convert JPEGs to AVIF on upload or via background jobs.</p>
<p><strong>LQIP:</strong> Generates compact (~30 byte) ThumbHash placeholders that display instantly while images load.</p>
<h3>Server Setup</h3>
<p>The plugin supports three conversion engines, in order of preference:</p>
<h4>ImageMagick CLI (Fastest, Recommended)</h4>
<p>Uses the ImageMagick command-line binary directly:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>System binary:</strong> ImageMagick 7.x built with HEIF/AVIF support (via libheif)</li>
<li><strong>No PHP extension required</strong></li>
<li><strong>Benefits:</strong> Fastest performance, LANCZOS resizing, full metadata preservation (EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC)</li>
<li><strong>Typical paths:</strong> <code>/usr/bin/magick</code>, <code>/usr/local/bin/magick</code>, or Homebrew on macOS</li>
</ul>
<p>To verify AVIF support:</p>
<pre><code>magick -list format | grep -i avif
</code></pre>
<h4>Imagick PHP Extension (High Quality)</h4>
<p>Uses the PHP Imagick extension:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>PHP extension:</strong> imagick</li>
<li><strong>System libraries:</strong> ImageMagick built with HEIF/AVIF support (via libheif)</li>
<li><strong>Benefits:</strong> LANCZOS resizing, full metadata preservation (EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC), color profile handling</li>
</ul>
<p>To install on Ubuntu/Debian:</p>
<pre><code>apt install php-imagick imagemagick libheif-dev
</code></pre>
<h4>GD Library (Fallback)</h4>
<p>Uses PHP’s built-in GD library:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>PHP extension:</strong> gd built with AVIF support (provides imageavif on PHP 8.1+)</li>
<li><strong>Note:</strong> Some distro builds omit AVIF support; limited metadata preservation</li>
</ul>
<h4>MIME Type Configuration</h4>
<p>Ensure your web server is configured to serve .avif files as image/avif.</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php" rel="nofollow ugc">ImageMagick installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.php.net/imagick" rel="nofollow ugc">PHP Imagick installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/image.installation.php" rel="nofollow ugc">PHP GD installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://imagemagick.org/script/formats.php" rel="nofollow ugc">ImageMagick format support</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Need help with setup?</h4>
<p>If you’re not sure what to install or upgrade, copy your <strong>Server Diagnostics</strong> from the plugin status/tools screen (or run <code>wp avif status --format=json</code>) and paste it into an LLM.</p>
<p>Example prompt:</p>
<pre><code>I need AVIF support for WordPress. Based on this diagnostics output, give me step-by-step commands to install or upgrade ImageMagick, libheif, and PHP Imagick on my server.
</code></pre>
<p>After applying changes, verify with:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif status
magick -list format | grep -i avif<h3>WP-CLI Commands</h3>
</code></pre>
<p>Manage AVIF conversions from the command line.</p>
<h4>Status</h4>
<p>Show system status and AVIF support diagnostics:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif status
wp avif status --format=json
</code></pre>
<h4>Convert</h4>
<p>Convert JPEG images to AVIF format:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif convert --all
wp avif convert 123
wp avif convert --all --dry-run
</code></pre>
<p>Options:</p>
<ul>
<li><code><attachment-id></code> — Specific attachment ID to convert</li>
<li><code>--all</code> — Convert all attachments missing AVIF versions</li>
<li><code>--dry-run</code> — Show what would be converted without actually converting</li>
</ul>
<h4>Statistics</h4>
<p>Show AVIF conversion statistics:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif stats
wp avif stats --format=json
</code></pre>
<h4>Logs</h4>
<p>View or clear conversion logs:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif logs
wp avif logs --limit=50
wp avif logs --clear
</code></pre>
<p>Options:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>--clear</code> — Clear all logs</li>
<li><code>--limit=<number></code> — Number of logs to show (default: 20)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Delete</h4>
<p>Delete AVIF files for an attachment or all attachments:</p>
<pre><code>wp avif delete 123
wp avif delete --all --yes
</code></pre>
<p>Options:</p>
<ul>
<li><code><attachment-id></code> — Attachment ID to delete AVIF files for</li>
<li><code>--all</code> — Delete all AVIF files in the media library</li>
<li><code>--yes</code> — Skip confirmation prompt when using –all</li>
</ul>
<h4>LQIP Commands</h4>
<p>Manage LQIP (ThumbHash) placeholders:</p>
<pre><code>wp lqip stats
wp lqip generate --all --force
wp lqip generate 123
wp lqip delete --all --yes
</code></pre>
<p>For more information, visit <a href="https://wp-cli.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">wp-cli.org</a>.</p>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>Contributions welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests on <a href="https://github.com/ddegner/avif-local-support" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>GPL v2 or later — <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">View License</a></p>


AVIF Local Support

High-quality AVIF image conversion for WordPress — local, quality-first.

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<p><strong>Image Optimizer Pro</strong> is your ultimate solution to optimize images efficiently. Designed for WordPress users, it automatically converts and serves images in AVIF or webp format where the browser supports, ensuring faster load times and enhanced user experience.</p>
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<h4>Contributing & Bug Report</h4>
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<h3>Privacy Policy and Third-Party Service Disclosure</h3>
<p>Our plugin, <strong>Image Optimizer Pro</strong>, enhances website performance by optimizing and distributing images via a third-party service, <a href="https://poweredcache.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Powered Cache</a>.<br />
This collaboration is essential for functionalities like on-the-fly image optimization and global network distribution.</p>
<p>In addition to optimizing images, our service includes verifying website addresses and license keys against our API endpoint. This verification is conducted to ensure that each website is eligible to use our services.</p>
<p>As part of these processes, standard visitor information, such as IP addresses, may be collected, and we ensure the protection of user privacy and data.</p>
<p>For detailed insights into how data is handled by Powered Cache, and to understand the terms under which the service operates, please review the following:<br />
– <a href="https://poweredcache.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a><br />
– <a href="https://poweredcache.com/tos/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></p>


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