Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension

Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension

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The Magento 2 WebP Image Converter extension addresses the challenge of serving images in next-gen formats, as highlighted by Google's PageSpeed Insights tool for JPEG or PNG images. Converting images to WebP format, enhances loading speed, user experience, and SEO performance.

Convert JPEG, PNG or GIF images to WebP images or AVIF images.
Boost web performance with better loading.
Automated image conversion.
Enhance customer experience and SEO rankings.
Remove WebP images when extension is disable.
Compatibility with all web browsers.
Scan and optimize WebP/AVIF images via cron job or manually.
Show responsive images for CMS pages.
Extend default Magento functionality to support WebP images for upload, check our Magento 2 WebP Images extension.
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2.3.X - 2.4.8 Compatible

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Problem

Images on a website offer numerous benefits, enhancing visual appeal, engaging visitors, and effectively conveying information. Images can capture attention, communicate complex ideas quickly, and connect emotionally with the audience.

However, website owners often encounter issues when uploading large file-sized images. These problems primarily revolve around website performance and user experience. Large images can significantly increase page load times, leading to slower website speeds and potentially higher bounce rates as impatient visitors navigate away.

Moreover, excessive image sizes can strain server resources and increase bandwidth usage, leading to additional costs for website owners. Website owners must optimize images for the web, balancing quality with file size to ensure fast loading times and optimal user experience.

Solution

Google suggests using WebP format images to enhance website performance, as indicated by the "Serve images in next-gen formats" issue flagged by PageSpeed Insights. Improving page load speed is crucial for superior user experience, and optimized images play a key role in achieving this goal. WebP, being a modern image format, effectively reduces image size without compromising quality.

The Magento 2 WebP Image Converter extension automates the conversion of all website images to WebP format, with options for the admin to adjust the image quality. Additionally, this extension provides features to manage WebP images, including deletion and reverting to the default format.

By simply enabling the extension, images on the homepage, product page, and category page are seamlessly converted to WebP, enhancing page load speed and overall user experience while positively impacting SEO performance.

Benefits of Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension

WebP - Modern Image Format

WebP is developed by Google in replacement of JPEG, PNG & GIF formats. JPEG & PNG images occupy much space & take time to load.

WebP format comes with smaller size load faster than other image formats.

AVIF - Modern, Open-Source Image Format

The AVIF format is developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) to provide efficient and high-quality video compression. AVIF can achieve significantly reduced file sizes while maintaining high image quality, often outperforming traditional formats like JPEG and PNG in terms of both quality and compression.

Reduce up to 50% File Size

WebP Image Converter for Magento 2 extension automatically converts images to WebP with noteworthy reduction in file size. It has the option to set image quality according to the requirement.

Scan and Optimize images using cron

Magento 2 WebP Image Converter extension allows automatically scanning and optimizing of new images using a cronjob.

Enhanced Website Execution

WebP image format only decreases the file size retaining its quality. With reduced image size, the website loads faster. Lower-sized WebP image format accelerates the store performance.

Improved Search Engine Rankings

Website loading speed is one of the factors that Google examines while deciding the rankings. With WebP format, the images load faster, resulting in enhanced customer experience and improved SEO rankings.

Enhance Store Execution with Smaller Size Images

WebP images cuts file size keeping the image quality as it is. Hence, the store performance is improved using the Magento 2 WebP Image Converter module.

Automatic WebP Conversion

No matter how many images you have on your website, WebP Image Converter transforms all the images to WebP automatically. A plug-and-play module that spontaneously switches to WebP image format and improves website speed.

Multi-Browser Compatibility

WebP image is supported by almost all browsers like...

Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Opera
Edge

If the user browses through a browser that doesn't support WebP images, then images will be shown in their original format i.e., JPEG or PNG. So, the user experience won't get disturbed.

Better User Experience & SEO Performance

Better UX & SEO Performance

As the images load faster with the use of WebP Image Converter extension for Magento 2, it enhances customer experience and boosts SEO rankings.

Magento 2 WebP Images v/s Magento 2 WebP Image Converter

CRITERIA OF COMPARISON	MAGENTO 2 WEBP IMAGES	MAGENTO 2 WEBP IMAGE CONVERTER
Primary Functionality	Allows uploading and management of WebP images in Magento 2	Converts existing JPEG, PNG, and GIF images to WebP/AVIF format
Use Case	If it is a new Magento store and you want to start uploading all the images in WebP format	If you already have images in JPG/PNG and want them to be converted in WebP/AVIF
Automatic Image Conversion	No, must manually upload WebP images	Yes, will auto convert into WebP/AVIF format
Performance Enhancement	Boost performance by enabling WebP images' usage	Performance boost by converting image files to a more efficient, smaller format
SEO Benefits	Assists in Search Engine Optimization by reducing image size and increasing loading speed	Improves SEO by converting images into optimized formats

Why Choose MageComp’s Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension?

Convert large images to WebP or AVIF images and boost store performance.
Set the image quality from the backend configuration.
Option to delete all WebP images when the extension is disabled.
Automatically scan and optimize images using cron.

Admin can enable responsive images for all CMS pages from the backend.
Reduce manual work of converting JPEG, PNG, or GIF into WebP.
Provide a better user experience with a faster loading speed.
Websites can boost their SEO performance with WebP images.

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Version 1.0.3 Date : 22-04-2025

- Compatible with Magento 2.4.8 version

- Minor bug fixing

Version 1.0.2 Date : 08-11-2024

- Added AVIF images support

- Added functionality to scan and optimize WebP/AVIF images via cron job or manually

- Added functionality on CMS page to show responsive images

- Compatible with Magento 2.4.7 version

- Minor bug fixing

Version 1.0.1 Date : 15-09-2023

- Compatible with Magento 2.4.6 version

- Compatible with Magento Coding Standards

- Minor bug fixing

Customer Questions

1. Does the extension support all types of browsers?

Yes, the Magento 2 WebP Image Converter is compatible with all types of browsers.

2. What if a browser or device does not support WebP Image format?

In that case, the images will be displayed in their original format i.e. JPEG or PNG.

3. Is it possible to change the quality of the image?

Yes, using the WebP Image Converter Module for Magento 2, the admin is able to set the quality of WebP images from 0 to 100.

4. Will there be any change in the clarity of images?

No, converting to WebP image format will not change the image resolution. It will only reduce the image size, which will help in enhancing the website performance.

5. To what percentage the image size is reduced with WebP?

WebP reduces the image size to 25-34% with the same image quality.

6. What is the Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension?

The Magento 2 WebP Image Converter extension by MageComp, helps optimize your store performance by allowing you to add tags in your HTML markup so you can serve WebP images to browsers that support the format, without actually converting your original images to WebP format. Doing this means you improve your Google PageSpeed Insights, core web vitals and SEO's by allowing browsers to load faster, optimized images while using the original image formats for compatibility.

7. What are the benefits of using WebP images?

Faster page load speed Less bandwidth Smaller image file size Better mobile performance Better SEO because faster loading page speed Has transparency and animations (like how PNGs and GIFs can do, but better)

8. How do I install and configure the Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension?

You can add an extension via composer or you can upload the extension files directly into your Magento 2 root directory. Once you have the extension installed, you would want to run the setup commands that are given (setup:upgrade, di:compile, static-content:deploy) etc. The configuration settings can be located in your Admin Panel under Stores > Configuration > MageComp > WebP Image Converter.

9. Is this Magento 2 WebP Image Converter Extension easy to use for non-developers?

Yes, the extension is designed to be user-friendly within the Magento admin. You also do not need to know coding to configure settings for WebP, enable/disable conversion, or clear WebP cache in the admin.

10. What are the benefits of WebP format?

High compression efficiency - lighter than PNG or JPG, able to maintain the same quality.

Supports transparency - much like PNG.

Better performance - optimized in a mobile-first approach.

Supported animation - GIF like animation but lighter weight.

Used by most browsers today.

11. Will using WebP affect SEO or image indexing?

No. WebP images are SEO friendly. The extension utilizes WebP images with the correct HTML tags to enable search engines such as Google to correctly add images to their indexes. The fallback to original formats further supports crawlers of all sizes.

12. Can I use different WebP settings for mobile and desktop images?

Currently, the extension applies WebP conversion universally. However, it ensures responsive design support by working with Magento’s image rendering logic, which already considers screen sizes. For more customized control, advanced configurations may be added via custom development.

13. How does this extension help improve Google PageSpeed or Core Web Vitals?

WebP images yield a faster load time based on smaller files which will help reduce Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and overload load speed. All of this works together to help your Google PageSpeed Insights and core web vitals performance, and improve the user's experience and SEO.