Images to WebP

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 15 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.

At the current install trend, crossing 10K+ in roughly 673 days.

1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   4mo ago

   For Nginx, I had to make a change to the .conf file, and then everything worked perfectly. The only caveat is that the instructions state you need to make changes to the http{} section, but that section isn’t present in all configuration files. For example, in Docker, configurations are included via http {include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;}, meaning that the entire configuration file is already contained within the http section in the main configuration file, and you won’t see it as a separate section.

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2. ★★★★★ philrees

   2.1y ago

   I am highly impressed by this well thought out and elegant module. It works perfectly for me

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3. ★★★★★ Shuaib

   2.2y ago

   Working great! It was challenging for me to optimize the existing images, but it makes it simple.

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4. ★★★★★ pulsecode

   2.3y ago

   This plugin is a bit of a game changer for me!Having extensively used custom images sizes and the Crop-Thumbnails plugin for many clients to allow them much better control of their images, i ran into a big problem when it came to serving images as WebP.Images were cropped automatically upon upload (and of course converted to WebP) but when adjusting the crop position later on, the WebP converted images were never updated, effectively breaking the cropping function.But this plugin is not only fast, efficient and free (amazing work guys!) but has a completely life saving function: $images_to_webp->convert_image()Using this i was easily able to connect Crop-Thumbnails up and have it so whenever a user adjusts a crop, that image is re-converted to WebP.Thank you for such a fantastic plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ Evgeni

   2.4y ago

   Хорошая работа. Спасибо)

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6. ★★★★★ oasisclub

   2.6y ago

   Simple to use, clear instructions – very effective. Eenvoudig om te gebruik, duidelike instruksies, baie effektief.

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7. ★★★★★ igitt23

   2.8y ago

   Just came across your profile because i use your smooth scroll plugin on many customers of mine. So i saw that you have some other plugins and now im using beside the smooth scroll plugin also the CPT Plugin and this WebP Plugin.All Plugins are super simple and very easy to use. They also all work as thei should. Perfect! Thanks for your work!Im corious if you could also add avif as supported format 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ WolfgangHammersmith

   3.1y ago

   You are getting feedback about SEO issues likely because when the “delete” option is selected the plugin needs to remove the http_accept line from the .htaccess rules (also the nowebp line makes no sense if the delete option is used).Since the desktop crawler agents won’t pass the http_accept rule the search crawlers will get 404 errors trying to load deleted originals.After a few years of WebP conversion experience I’ve found the reason some images come out larger is because they were compressed far too lossy (almost always a small JPG), but there is a command line option for CWebP that will match the original file size so you can do a full conversion to WebP.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.0 now images are optimized in the background instead of during upload which was slowing down the workflow fix many small things based on the current Plugin Check results 5.0
2. — Version 4.9.1 optimize old images convert process remove not working itw_extensions filter 4.9.1
3. — Version 4.9 info banner about new free Images to AVIF plugin prioritize GD library readme small changes 4.9
4. — Version 4.8 Tested on WP 6.9 4.8
5. — Version 4.7 Tested on WP 6.5 4.7
6. — Version 4.6 Fix for “Find and convert MISSING images” button 4.6

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 7.5 Images to WebP <= 1.8 - Local File Inclusion ↗
   2021-10-19 CVE-2021-24644 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.9
2. Patched High · 8.1 Images to WebP < 1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2021-10-19 CVE-2021-24641 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 1.9 Patched in 1.9

Translated into 10 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-18 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-10-17 9K+ → 10K+ up after 32 days in tier
3. 2026-09-15 10K+ → 9K+ down after 20 days in tier
4. 2026-08-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-08-25 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-08-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 393 days in tier
7. 2025-07-26 10K+ → 9K+ down after 367 days in tier
8. 2024-07-24 9K+ → 10K+ up after 161 days in tier

Competes with

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Images to WebP: 9K+ active installs, 4.4★ (32 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/images-to-webp