This plugin will allow .webp next generation image for wordpress.
As of April 2026, Allow Webp image is a WordPress webp plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 48K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 5.8+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: EWWW Image Optimizer.
Generally WordPress doesn’t allow the .webp format for WordPress media and gives an error, to solve that error you need this plugin. Simply activate this plugin and you are ready to upload webp image. To speed up website you need to add webp images to to your Website.
Simple plugin, there is no unnecesary code and its very light Plugin.
The addon allows me to upload .webp images to an older version of WordPress that I use. So, for me, it works perfectly. Thanks!
Having seen a few reviews of it not working, I just thought I’d thank you and say it does for me. Appreciate it!
Wordpress 5.9.2, Woocommerce 6.3.1.
By importing products via Import an error: “Invalid image: Sorry, you are not allowed to download this type of file” appears.
sorry for the low rate but it does not work
Lo instalé y no funcionó, sigo sin poder subir webp
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 5.9.13 |
| PHP | 5.8+ required |
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