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As an internet user, you already know images can be the difference between a great website experience and a terrible one! Think about how often you’ve landed on a website and hit the back button because the home page was too busy or the banner image was taking so much time to load due to its size.
You may not realize it, but imagery is a large part of it. This plugin helps take care of all those concerns, by converting your WordPress images to WebP format during page load so that your site loads extremely fast, without any disruptions or downtime.
<h4>✔️ Features</h4>
Our plugin comes with everything you need to convert your WP website images to WebP.
✔️ Convert your WP images to WebP feature. 
✔️ Convert images on both upload and page load. 
✔️ Conversion Quality & WebP Engine options. 
✔️ Error Loggging Capabilities. 
✔️ Custom Hooks to help you customize plugin behaviour. 
✔️ Compatible with Divi & Elementor page builders. 
✔️ Available in mutiple langauges such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, German, Italian, Croatian, Spanish & French languages. 
✔️ Backward compatible, works with most WP versions.
<h4>✨ Getting Started</h4>
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<li>Locate the Media menu option on the left side of the WP admin dashboard.</li>
<li>You should see the Image Converter for WebP menu listed as one of the options, click on it.</li>
<li>You can now set your plugin options here. Ensure you enable the Convert Images on Upload option.</li>
<li>Now upload any image into your WP website, it would convert it to a WebP format that will be served on your pages when users visit your website.</li>
<li>You’re all set!</li>
</ol>
You can get a taste of how this works, by using the <a href="https://tastewp.com/create/NMS/8.0/6.7.0/image-converter-webp/twentytwentythree?ni=true&origin=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">demo</a> link.
<h4>⚡ WooCommerce, Posts, Pages & Images</h4>
By default, Image Converter for WebP, will serve WebP images for your posts, pages and woocommerce pages. For future releases, you should be able to toggle this feature ON/OFF based on your needs.
NB: The Convert Images on Page Load option helps you convert and serve WebP images for images that were already uploaded on your WP website before the plugin was installed. It does this when the page or post that contains that image is loaded.
<h4>🔌🎨 Plug and Play or Customize</h4>
The Image Converter for WebP plugin is built to work right out of the box. Simply install, activate, configure options and start using straight away.
Want to add your personal touch? All of our documentation can be found <a href="https://github.com/badasswp/image-converter-webp" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>. You can override the plugin’s behaviour with custom logic of your own using <a href="https://github.com/badasswp/image-converter-webp?tab=readme-ov-file#hooks" rel="nofollow ugc">hooks</a>.
<h3>Contribute</h3>
If you’d like to contribute to the development of this plugin, you can find it on <a href="https://github.com/badasswp/image-converter-webp" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.

Image Converter for WebP

Convert your WordPress JPG and PNG images to efficient WebP format, improving performance, reducing file size, and enhancing website speed.

adgardner1392

WebP Image Optimization enhances your website’s performance by converting uploaded JPEG and PNG images to the more efficient WebP format. It also allows you to resize images to specified maximum dimensions and adjust image quality and compression settings. With the latest update, you can now convert existing images directly from the Media Library and view detailed file size savings, making the optimization process more insightful and streamlined.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>
Automatic Conversion to WebP:
<ul>
<li>Converts JPEG and PNG images to WebP format upon upload.</li>
<li>Option to exclude JPEG and/or PNG images from conversion.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Media Library Integration:
<ul>
<li>New in v1.4.0: Added WebP conversion option directly within the Media Library.</li>
<li>Easily convert existing images to WebP without re-uploading.</li>
<li>v1.3.1: Added redirection/refresh when an existing image is converted to WebP in the Media library.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Image Resizing:
<ul>
<li>Resize images that exceed user-defined maximum width and height.</li>
<li>Maintains aspect ratio during resizing.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Quality and Compression Control:
<ul>
<li>Set JPEG quality (0-100).</li>
<li>Set PNG compression level (0-9).</li>
<li>Adjust settings via intuitive sliders or input fields.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
File Size Savings Display:
<ul>
<li>New in v1.4.0: Displays original and WebP file sizes in a readable format (KB/MB).</li>
<li>Shows the amount of file size saved both in bytes and percentage.</li>
<li>Enhances transparency of optimization benefits.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Settings Page:
<ul>
<li>Accessible under Tools > WebP Image Optimization in the WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>User-friendly interface with responsive design.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Optimized for Performance:
<ul>
<li>Uses vanilla JavaScript for settings page interactions.</li>
<li>Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices.</li>
<li>Minimal impact on server resources.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Benefits:
<ul>
<li>
Improved Page Load Times:
<ul>
<li>WebP images are typically smaller than JPEG and PNG, reducing bandwidth usage.</li>
<li>Faster image loading enhances user experience.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SEO Advantages:
<ul>
<li>Improved site speed can positively impact search engine rankings.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
User Control:
<ul>
<li>Flexible settings allow customization based on specific needs.</li>
<li>Ability to maintain original image formats if desired.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Enhanced Convenience:
<ul>
<li>Convert existing images directly from the Media Library, saving time and effort.</li>
<li>View detailed file size savings to understand optimization impact.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<ul>
<li>Implement fallback mechanisms for browsers that do not support WebP.</li>
<li>Add bulk conversion option for existing images in the media library.</li>
<li>Provide more granular control over image resizing and quality settings.</li>
<li>Enhance compatibility with other media-related plugins.</li>
<li>Introduce advanced reporting on overall file size savings across the website.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, please visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/webp-image-optimization/" rel="ugc">plugin support forum</a> or the <a href="https://github.com/adgardner1392/webp-image-optimization/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.

WebP Image Optimization

Automatically converts uploaded JPEG and PNG images to WebP format, resizes them, and allows conversion of existing images directly from the Media Lib …

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