LiteImage

LiteImage is a lightweight, developer-friendly WordPress plugin that optimizes images using dynamic thumbnail generation, WebP support, and accessibility enhancements. With a fully refactored object-oriented architecture, LiteImage gives full control over responsive image rendering and disk space management.

Features

• Dynamic Thumbnails: Generate only the sizes you need on demand using the liteimage() function
• WebP Support: Convert images to WebP automatically using Intervention Image library
• Responsive Images: Serve the right image for the right device with media queries
• Mobile-Specific Images: Serve a dedicated mobile MOBILE-specific image for viewports under 768px
• Accessibility: Add alt, aria-label, and other HTML attributes
• Clean Thumbnails: Delete LiteImage or WordPress-generated thumbnails from Toolsower
• Debug Logging: Track plugin activity when logging is enabled
• OOP Architecture: Fully class-based core with backward compatibility

Arc Credits

Developed by Oleksandr Gryshko.
Powered by Intervention Image.

1. Upload the liteimage folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin in WordPress admin
3. Run composer install in the plugin directory
4. Go to Tools > LiteImage Settings to configure

1. 

   LiteImage Settings page

2. 

   Thumbnail cleanup options

3. 

   Media Library showing dynamic sizes

4. 

3.3.0

• Added: Gutenberg block LiteImage Image with full responsive controls for desktop/mobile sources, breakpoints, and HTML attributes.
• Added: PHPUnit smoke test covering block attribute sanitization.
• Added: Automatic 2x retina variants for all generated LiteImage sizes, including Gutenberg block output.
• Changed: Refreshed plugin icon to match the new brand palette.
• Changed: Updated documentation with block usage instructions and retina guidance.

3.2.1

• Fixed: Unescaped output in admin tab navigation (WordPress.org Plugin Check compliance)
• Fixed: Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() call (WordPress auto-loads translations since 4.6)
• Fixed: Updated readme.txt headers to match plugin requirements (Tested up to: 6.8, Requires at least: 5.8)
• Fixed: Added phpcs:ignore comments for necessary direct database queries in transient cleanup
• Fixed: WordPress.org Plugin Check compliance – all errors and warnings resolved
• Improved: Code standards compliance for WordPress.org submission

3.2.0

• Complete OOP refactoring with PHP namespaces
• PSR-4 autoloading implementation
• Performance improvements (up to 50% faster)
• Security enhancements (rate limiting, validation)
• Moved logs to uploads directory
• Proper JavaScript enqueuing
• Comprehensive documentation

3.1.0

• Refactored to OOP architecture
• Improved maintainability
• Added Intervention Image support

2.1.0

• Added buttons to clear thumbnails
• Improved cleanup logic

2.0.0

• Added WebP support status display
• Codebase refactor

1.0.0

• Initial release