As of April 2026, Henkan is a WordPress AVIF plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 148 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Modern Image Formats.
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0active installs
148total downloads
1 monthsince 2026
Overview
Welcome to Henkan (Japanese for “conversion”) — your lightweight, high-performance solution for next-generation image optimization in WordPress!
Slow loading times and heavy images are a thing of the past. Henkan seamlessly integrates into your WordPress dashboard, silently converting your standard JPEGs and PNGs into highly optimized WebP or AVIF files. Boost your Core Web Vitals, improve your SEO rankings, and save massive amounts of server bandwidth without sacrificing an ounce of image quality.
✨ Why choose Henkan?
Most image optimizers rely on slow PHP processing or expensive cloud APIs with monthly limits. Henkan is built differently: It prioritizes native OS binaries (cwebp, avifenc) to process images blazingly fast directly on your own server, completely free and witho…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Top Alternatives to Henkan – WebP & AVIF Converter
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.1.1
- Fix: Added native WordPress Media Library support for AVIF and JXL formats.
- Fix: Added an admin grid fallback to display WebP/JPEG thumbnails if the browser does not support JXL natively.
Contributors
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