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Modern Image Formats

Converts images to more modern formats such as WebP or AVIF during upload.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version2.7.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.9 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update26 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations100K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.6 / 5 from 26 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Modern Image Formats version 2.7.1 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin adds WebP and AVIF support for media uploads within the WordPress application. By default, AVIF images will be generated if supported on the hosting server, otherwise WebP will be used as the output format. When both formats are available, the output format can be selected under Settings > Media.

Modern images will be generated only for new uploads, pre-existing images will only converted to a modern format if images are regenerated. Images can be regenerated with a plugin like Regenerate Thumbnails or via WP-CLI with the wp media regenerate command.

By default, only modern image format sub-sizes will be generated for JPEG or PNG uploads – only the original uploaded file will still exist as a JPEG/PNG image, generated image sizes will be WebP or AVIF files. e. after making said change).

This plugin was formerly known as WebP Uploads.

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Plugin tags

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  • modern image formats
  • avif
  • images
  • performance
  • webp
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.9 · PHP 7.4
Update activity26 Aug 20262mo ago

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