LW Image

LW Image Lightweight image optimization for WordPress — auto-convert uploads to WebP via the HelloImg API. No bloat, no upsell, no tracking. What it does When a non-WebP image is uploaded to WordPress, LW Image sends it to the HelloImg API, gets back a WebP version, and replaces the original file before WordPress generates sub-sizes. One API call per upload — every thumbnail is built from the optimized WebP source. - JPEG / PNG / GIF / HEIC / TIFF / BMP → WebP or AVIF (output-format setting) - Already-WebP / AVIF uploads are skipped (no API call, no credit used) - Animated GIFs → animated WebP, frames and timing preserved (optional skip) - Optional resize on upload (max width/height, never upscales) - Size guard: the original is kept when the converted file would not be smaller - API failure → original kept (nothing ever fails because of LW Image) - Original backups (uploads/lw-img-backups/, on by default), restorable from the Media Library — thumbnails are regenerated on restore - Backup retention: daily cleanup after the configured days (default 30, 0 = keep forever) - Smart crop (opt-in): re-crop selected hard-cropped thumbnail sizes around the subject instead of the centre