PixelCraft with WebP — WordPress Image Optimization Plugin
by Secil Kars · WordPress.org page · Website
PixelCraft with WebP has 500+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,023 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
PixelCraft with WebP at a glance
Is PixelCraft with WebP well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Automatic conversion on upload for JPEG and PNG (after WordPress generates thumbnails)
- Keep originals or replace them after a successful WebP write (your choice)
- Quality preset and max width/height for the full-size WebP
- Bulk conversion in the admin (batched AJAX, optional WP-Cron background queue)
- Savings report per attachment (stored in attachment meta)
- Settings under Settings → PixelCraft with WebP
- Media list column showing optimization status
- Frontend delivery: when enabled, image URLs can switch to .webp for clients that send Accept: image/webp (compatible with WooCommerce product images that use…
- No external services — conversion runs on your server only
- Our Plugins tab — discover other free Adbear Digital tools (SEO, media, WooCommerce, TOC, 3D viewer, and more) on the PixelCraft settings screen
PixelCraft with WebP reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Fast, clean WebP conversion — works great with WooCommerce & LiteSpeed
Installed this on a WooCommerce store with a few thousand product images. Bulk conversion ran fast and smooth, no timeouts or errors. Encoder detection worked correctly (picked up Imagick automatically) and the "Serve WebP in HTML" option swapped image URLs properly in srcset without breaking anything. Went through the plugin's own PHP code before installing since it's a newer listing with few reviews — everything is clean, no external calls, no telemetry, just local GD/Imagick conversion like the description says. Nonces and capability checks are all in place on the AJAX endpoints too. Combined with LiteSpeed Cache's WebP vary rule, delivery works as expected once you purge cache after a bulk run. No conflicts with other image plugins on the site once I made sure only one plugin handles WebP at a time. Solid, well-built plugin that does exactly what it promises. Recommended.
webfixerro -
Easy Way to Convert Images to WebP
I installed this plugin to optimize images on my WordPress site and honestly it worked better than I expected. The setup was simple and the WebP conversion started automatically. My pages feel noticeably faster now. Really clean plugin without unnecessary complexity.
creativeuser -
Great plugin! Just what I needed (Just a warning for polylang users)
I just wanted to leave a review to say that this is a great plugin. I've been trying to get the editors of my blog to upload images using webp for a long time in order to save space and improve speed. But it was too much effort for them to do it manually every time, so I was looking for a plugin to do it automatically. All the others I saw had some limitations on the free version that made it impossible to use. But this one just does what I need, so I'm glad to have found it. Just a warning for Polylang users. If you don't want PixelCraft to store the original images after converting them to webp, make sure that in the settings of Polylang the "Media" translation module is disabled. Otherwise the original image won't be deleted and they will just sit in your uploads folder silently taking up space. This is caused by Polylang stopping the deletion of attachment files by adding a filter to the "wp_delete_file" function used by the PixelCraft plugin and stopping it from deleting the file. This is not really a bug in PixelCraft itself, just a consequence of the unpredictable ways plugins interact with each other due to the architecture of Wordpress code itself. Therefore I won't lower my review. But if in a future update a feature to avoid this problem was implemented in PixelCraft, that would be awesome. It's not really an issue for me, but for people who are not able to look through the code it would be very hard to understand what is happening if they run into this problem. Anyway, thanks again for the work that went into making this plugin.
rojvanzelal
Where PixelCraft with WebP ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that PixelCraft with WebP appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Image Optimization Plugins | #51 by tag, not in search | #86 | – |
Details
Automatically convert JPG and PNG images to WebP, reduce file sizes and speed up your WordPress website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings PixelCraft with WebP competes in
Tags
- image compression
- image optimizer
- optimize images
- webp
- wordpress speed
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- Version
- 2.1.3
- Last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- First published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
PixelCraft with WebP FAQ
What does PixelCraft with WebP do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, PixelCraft with WebP offers Automatic conversion on upload for JPEG and PNG (after WordPress generates thumbnails), Keep originals or replace them after a successful WebP write (your choice), Quality preset and max width/height for the full-size WebP, Bulk conversion in the admin (batched AJAX, optional WP-Cron background queue) and Savings report per attachment (stored in attachment meta).
How many active installs does PixelCraft with WebP have?
WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs for PixelCraft with WebP as of September 7, 2026.
Is PixelCraft with WebP still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on July 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is PixelCraft with WebP free?
PixelCraft with WebP is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does PixelCraft with WebP rank among Image Optimization Plugins?
PixelCraft with WebP is #86 in the WordPress.org Image Optimization Plugins ranking.