How many of you use webp or avif image formats?

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How many of you use webp or avif image formats without jpg fallback?

I’d love to go all-in on next-gen image formats and stop worrying about JPG fallbacks, but I’m curious how many of you have already made that switch, and how it’s been working out.

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I use webP. Works well, small size.

Some older Apple devices with safari seem to have problems with it.

Transformation is done by my caching plugin Litespeed.

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So, am I correct in assuming that you don’t use any jpg fallback? Only webp? If so, have you had any feedback from clients about the images not showing etc.?

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I use AVIF with jpeg fallback. No problems so far.

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Are you using a plugin for the jpeg fallback? If yes, which one?

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Using the casual Shortpixel plugin and don’t care much about the raw images. 10 year old devices mights see images as JPGs, and others as WEBP or AVIF.

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I use CompressX plugin.

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I use only WEBP images… :crossed_fingers: no complaint from clients…

But, I’ll consider CompressX for my next project…

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I also use CompressX plugin.

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I use the pro version of the “Converter for Media” plugin (compression is done off-site in the pro version). I have been keeping an eye on CompressX, waiting for it to mature. When I last checked, the code felt a bit amateurish compared with Converter for Media, and in the early days there were a number of silly/annoying bugs like the wrong compression settings being applied. I’ll probably stick with the paid plugin as it’s not particularly expensive.

We build websites for clients to use ultimately and they don’t have the knowledge, skill or resources to know about producing WEBP/AVIF/next gen formats. Using a solution like Converter for Media/CompressX means clients can keep using the formats they are familiar with - uploading their high resolution JPG or PNG images - and we’ll serve the best, optimal format today for end users.

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