QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress

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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.

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58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 39 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

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

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ NagaTheme

   4mo ago

   QuickWebP is, without exaggeration, the best image optimization plugin currently available in the WordPress ecosystem. It is so effective that I consider it an absolute must-have for every new WordPress site. In my professional opinion, it should be among the very first plugins installed and activated on any fresh WordPress installation. Most commercial image optimization plugins on the market fail to address a critical issue: they do not automatically delete the original uploaded image after successfully converting it to WebP. As a result, websites gradually accumulate hundreds or even thousands of unused original files that are never served to visitors. Over time, this silently inflates hosting usage, leading to unnecessary storage consumption and significantly higher renewal costs—often without the site owner even realizing it. QuickWebP takes a far more intelligent and efficient approach. It converts images to WebP format, intelligently resizes them according to the maximum dimensions you define, and automatically deletes the original uploaded file once the optimized version is ready. This single feature delivers substantial long-term savings on hosting expenses and prevents pointless storage bloat. In an extensive evaluation, we thoroughly tested more than ten popular image optimization plugins. The majority follow a similar pattern: they retain the original image, create a backup of it, generate optimized versions (WebP and/or AVIF), and serve the optimized files via .htaccess rewrite rules. Consequently, for every single uploaded image, the server ends up storing the original, a backup, and one or more optimized versions. Most site owners remain unaware of this accumulation. While many of these plugins claim the ability to delete backups, very few — if any — offer the crucial option to remove the original uploaded file. This makes such plugins useful for retroactively optimizing existing libraries, but counterproductive — even harmful — for ongoing content creation. From the moment you decide to maintain an optimized website moving forward, these solutions become storage killers rather than helpers. As a WordPress specialist and business consultant who has supported over 100,000 WordPress websites, if I am asked which plugins should be installed first as the essential foundational plugins on a new site, my answer is clear: QuickWebP is one of the top 3 primary and must-have plugins that every WordPress site should have installed from the very beginning of its life. It ensures that every image uploaded from day one is properly optimized and that no redundant original files are retained. This level of intelligence and efficiency is rare and genuinely valuable. A heartfelt thank you to the developer of QuickWebP. You have made a significant and practical contribution to the WordPress community by solving a real, often overlooked problem with elegance and effectiveness.

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2. ★★★★★ Yngwie

   5mo ago

   Working without any single issue. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Yngwie.

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3. ★★★★★ dbeilharz

   10mo ago

   Needed a plugin that replaced the original image completely

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4. ★★★★★ Nomansland674

   1.4y ago

   This plugin is exactly what I was looking for for my website. I highly recommend it—100%! The support is also amazing, especially considering it’s a free plugin. Every bug I reported was fixed instantly by the developer. Thank you! This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Nomansland674. This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Nomansland674.

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5. ★★★★★ laplumenchantee

   2.0y ago

   QuickWebP porte bien son nom ! C’est rapide, simple et efficace. Copie/Colle ton image. Écris ce que tu veux pour nommer ou décrire et le plugin prend tout en charge. Il remplit toutes les cases (ALT, Légende, etc) et converti au format le plus léger : webp. Que vouloir de + ? Et c’est gratuit. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by laplumenchantee. Reason: une faute d'othographe This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by laplumenchantee. Reason: Il y avait du code qui s’était mis

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6. ★★★★★ lorys16fr

   2.0y ago

   C’est la seule extension 100% gratuite et sans connexion API avec inscription qui fait 100% le job qu’on lui demande. Quoi de mieux qu’un plugin avec lequel on ne se prend pas la tête pour ses conversations Webp ? En plus, plus besoin de réfléchir aux balises Alt, le plugin les remplis automatiquement pour vous avec le nom du fichier. 😱 Je ne peux que recommander à tous ce merveilleux outils 🛠️

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7. ★★★★★ Paul Bystrzan

   2.0y ago

   20 000 images done in… less than 30 sec. Love option to remove the original images Fast, easy UI, good UX and no upsells or notices. Thank you

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8. ★★★★★ Tibow

   2.5y ago

   Belle découverte, simple et efficace. Pas de harcèlement publicitaire ni de limites Premium. Le top pour un module gratuit. Une mise à jour est cependant peut-être requise puisque WordPress dit qu’il n’a pas été mis à jour depuis 3 MAJmajeures de WP.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.3.1 FIX: replace sanitize_filename() with sanitize_text_field() to preserve special characters in the filename for autocomplete seo features. 3.3.1
2. — Version 3.3.0 UI/UX: Fully redesigned settings page with a modern card-based layout, quick navigation, and a live configuration summary. UX: Added first-configuration onboarding assistant with recommended presets for new sites vs exis 3.3.0
3. — Version 3.2.8 SECURITY: Hardened AJAX attachment actions with capability and attachment validation. SECURITY: Undo optimization now deletes only expected generated WebP files inside uploads. 3.2.8
4. — Version 3.2.7 FIX: Added support for EXIF ​​orientation data during image optimization 3.2.7
5. — Version 3.2.6 FIX: problem with lite speed cache plugin. 3.2.6
6. — Version 3.2.5 FIX: problem with image weight after resize if “Do not compress images already in WebP” is enabled. 3.2.5

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.1 QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly <= 3.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
   2026-05-20 CVE-2026-42756 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 3.2.7 Patched in 3.2.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 4 languages, 1 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. 2026-04-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 65 days in tier
2. 2026-01-26 6K+ → 7K+ up after 70 days in tier
3. 2025-11-17 5K+ → 6K+ up after 56 days in tier
4. 2025-09-22 4K+ → 5K+ up after 99 days in tier
5. 2025-06-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 176 days in tier
6. 2024-12-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 206 days in tier
7. 2024-05-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 182 days in tier
8. 2023-11-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 18 days in tier

Competes with

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QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress: 8K+ active installs, 4.8★ (20 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/quickwebp