WebP replace

Hi there @liathess,

Having the WebP version of any image load isn’t a problem, however, if you wish to ensure all images are using the JPEG version of an image you can replace any WebP images by uploading the JPEG version using the standard WordPress image uploader.

Note also that if you had the “Media > Uploading Giles > Generate JPEG files in addition to WebP” option enabled when you had the plugin active, there will already be existing JPEG versions of your images available for selection, meaning you don’t have to upload once more.

There may also be plugins that you can use to bulk process images if you happened to upload many WebP images and you no longer wish to use them.

Let me know if you have any questions with the above.

Hi James, thank you for the reply. I had the JPEG opion enabled so indeed, i do have the JPEG versions uploaded. I just don’t know how to replace the Webp versions replaced with the jpegs, so i can later delete the WebP versions

As long as you have the “Generate JPEG files in addition to WebP” open enabled have you tried deactivating the Performance Lab plugin and then checking all images once more? In my case the images revert to using the jpeg version of all. I’ll check this with the team to ensure this is normal and expected, but please do check your images after deactivating the plugin.

Hi James, i had the option enabled and have both jpeg and webp in my folders, but when i deleted the plugin, photos did not revert to jpeg. So, when i open the photos that are inside the posts i see the webp in the library, under which says: Original photo “example.jpeg” .
All posts published when i had the plugin enabled, still load the webp versions and i really need a way to replace them, because i have discovered through GSC, many feature photos of the posts, are hotlinked in spammy websites. And this happens as i see only with the Webp photos, not any Jpegs from previous posts.

@liathess In that case you can reupload the original jpeg for images that are WebP. Alternatively, if you have a lot of WebP images which you wish to replace you can use a third party plugin that bulk processes images from the WordPress plugin repository. Unfortunately there is no option within the plugin to switch previously from previously generated WebP images to JPEGs.

?because i have discovered through GSC, many feature photos of the posts, are hotlinked in spammy websites. And this happens as i see only with the Webp photos, not any Jpegs from previous posts.

Making use of WebP as opposed to JPEG doesn’t have any negative impact on how your site appears in search. WebP images are generated only if the WebP version is a smaller file size than the JPEG, which can give a boost in search.

Let me know if you have any further questions on this.

Thank you, I will try with a search and replace plugin

Understood. Best of luck, and be sure to reach out if you have any further queries.