Picturefill.WP
A Wordpress plugin to use picturefill.js to load responsive/retina images, mimicking the proposed HTML5 picture spec.
5(7 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Picturefill.WP is a WordPress images plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Autoptimize.
5/57 reviews
50active installs
9.6K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Note: This is an implementation of Picturefill.js version 1.2.x. For an implementation of Picturefill.js 2.x, see the master branch of the GitHub repository.
Picturefill.WP is a simple and option-less plugin to serve HDPI and responsive images on a WordPress website.
This plugin parses post and page content replacing images with a special syntax similar to the proposed syntax for the HTML5 picture element, then uses an adapted version of picturefill.js to load the appropriate image to the browser.
Considerations before installing
Slow Loading on Activation
The first time a page or post is loaded after activating Picturefill.WP, new @2x size images will need to be created for the images in the post or page content. This can take several seconds and will take longer on image heavy posts. On…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3.5
- Bug fixes. Typos in variable names.
Contributors
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