Description
Auto WebP Converter & Logger is a lightweight, powerful plugin designed to optimize your website’s media library. It automatically converts JPEG and PNG images to the WebP format during upload — significantly reducing file sizes without sacrificing quality. It also maintains a conversion log for easy tracking and debugging.
Key Features:
- Automatic WebP Conversion: Converts JPEG and PNG images to the WebP format on upload.
- Custom Quality Setting: Define your preferred WebP image quality (0-100).
- Original File Handling: Choose whether to delete the original JPEG/PNG after successful conversion.
- Detailed Logging: Enable logging of all conversions and errors in a secure log file.
- GD Library Check: Automatically detects if the GD library is missing and shows admin notices.
- Secure and Optimized: Only images smaller than 10MB are processed for optimal performance.
- Admin Settings Panel: Easy-to-use settings page under WordPress Settings > Images to WebP.
Important:
Requires the GD library with WebP support enabled on your server.
Installation
- Upload the
auto-webp-converter-loggerfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‹Plugins› menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to ‹Settings› > ‹Images to WebP› to configure your preferences.
FAQ
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What image formats does this plugin convert?
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Currently, it supports JPG, JPEG and PNG images.
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Where is the WebP conversion log saved?
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The plugin creates a
autoweco-webp-conversion-log.txtfile inside theuploadsfolder (wp-content/uploads). -
Can I delete the original images after conversion?
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Yes, you can enable or disable this option in the plugin settings.
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What if my server does not support WebP?
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If the required GD library functions are missing, the plugin will display an admin notice. In that case, image conversion will not work.
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What happens if the uploaded file is too large?
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Images larger than 10MB are automatically skipped for performance reasons. The event is logged if logging is enabled.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.3
- Updated log file path to comply with WordPress.org directory requirements.
- Removed
load_plugin_textdomain()for compatibility with WordPress 4.6+. - Ensured log directory is created automatically if it doesn’t exist.
- Minor code cleanup and adherence to WordPress plugin development standards.
1.2
- Updated text domain for WordPress.org compatibility.
- Improved MIME type validation during uploads.
- Safer file handling and better permission checks.
- Admin notices added for missing GD library.
- Minor security and performance improvements.
1.0
- Initial release of Auto WebP Converter & Logger.
- Converts JPEG/PNG to WebP during upload with logging options.