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Avif Express

Autogenerate avif image on image upload and serve autogenerated Avif images instead of jpeg/png to browsers that supports Avif.

By Pijush Gupta·AVIF·Free
3.8(9 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 6 months ago
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As of April 2026, Avif Express is a WordPress AVIF plugin with 400 active installations and a 3.8/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: Modern Image Formats.

3.8/59 reviews
400active installs
10K+total downloads
3 yearssince 2023

Overview

On upload, images like jpg, png and WebP gets converted to avif format. Converted images get served on web pages.

Feature list

  • Images get converted on upload.
  • Bulk convert previously uploaded images.
  • Schedule Bulk convert in the background.
  • Bulk convert theme images.
  • Local Conversion
  • Cloud Conversion (Freemium)
  • Serve Webpage with altered avif images.
  • Fully CDN compatible.
  • Backward compatibility – Browsers that don’t support Avif images will get Original images served on-the-fly.
  • Native Language Support for German, Spanish, Russian, French, Hindi and Bengali.

Official documentation of Avif Express

For a more detailed description of options and features of Avif Express, please read the official documentation.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

3.89 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.3+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

29.08.2025

  1. Background Image processing
  2. Background Image Scanning for Image processing
  3. Image Lazy loading – Native, JavaScript, Background Lazy loading
  4. Bug fix: – false negative condition for local image conversion. Issue by David Degner.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Pijush GuptaPijush Gupta
Plugin Info
Version
2025.08.29
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2025
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.3+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
10K+
Added
Jan 17, 2023
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

P
Pijush Gupta
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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