Modern Images WP

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ igitt23

   2.7y ago

   Hi there, Great Plugin so far! All images for newly uploaded images are in WebP now. That works great!But i run in a little Problem:The images cant be open in a lightbox.I upload a image in PNGThe frontend now shows all kind of sizes in the frontend in WebP.But when i click at the image to open it in a lightbox, it tries to open the original File with a wepb fileextension, wich does not exist. Do you have any fix for that? If i cant open the images in a lightbox this plugin wont help a lot 🙁 I get an 404 in the dev console after clicking on the image for a lightbox view Thanks for your support!

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2. ★★★★★ Hans Konings

   3.6y ago

   I removed the plugin as soon as I saw the AVIF option greyed out. I might try this plugin again once AVIF is supported.

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3. ★★★★★ cptkoolbeenz

   3.7y ago

   Works perfectly. (Must regenerate all thumbnails)

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4. ★★★★★ alama32

   4.4y ago

   work fine and simple of usage, it’s a shame for not AVIF compression..

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5. ★★★★★ Alexander S. Kunz

   4.5y ago

   I am very glad that I can keep the countless image sizes that WordPress itself and all the various plugins that I’m using require more efficiently stored on my server and delivered faster to my visitors. This plugin works great and this functionality should be built into the WordPress core! This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Alexander S. Kunz. This topic was modified 4 years ago by Alexander S. Kunz.

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6. ★★★★★ walter2

   4.6y ago

   First, it works but. i sell photo’s. and clients can download a small image for free with my logo in it. (jpg). now there is no logo, and all photos on my site are full size and free off charge to download. i did disable the plugin and its back to normal. No idea where to look for it where it go’s wrong This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by walter2.

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7. ★★★★★ VoidSide

   5.0y ago

   Simply Awesome

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1

Translated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-29 500+ → 400+ down after 13 days in tier
2. 2026-03-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-03-14 400+ → 500+ up after 26 days in tier
5. 2026-02-16 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-02-15 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2026-02-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-02-09 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• ImageEngine – Optimize the Images on Your WordPress Site Like No Other Plugin 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A

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Modern Images WP: 400+ active installs, 4.3★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/modern-images-wp