Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF

(2022-11-29) = * [Fixed] Cache for REST API responses using LiteSpeed Cache plugin * [Changed] Authorization method for REST API endpoints

(2022-11-22) = * [Removed] Error logging to debug.log file * [Changed] Content of welcome notice after plugin installation * [Added] Exclusion of directories from converting images in plugin settings * [Added] Instruction in "Conversion strategy" field in plugin settings * [Added] Possibility to disable rewrite inheritance in .htaccess files in plugin settings

(2022-11-14) = * [Added] Possibility to re-convert files that have not been successfully converted (service mode must be active)

(2022-11-13) = * [Added] Possibility to manually delete original files after converting to WebP/AVIF, after disabling "Automatic removal of files in output formats larger than original" option in plugin settings

(2022-11-12) = * [Fixed] Converting using a Remote server when response is empty * [Changed] URLs for REST API endpoints * [Added] Conversion of missing images after selecting "Automatic removal of files in output formats larger than original" option * [Added] Exclusion of files conversion from /wpmc-trash directory generated by Media Cleaner plugin * [Added] Exclusion of files conversion from /__MACOSX directory

(2022-10-12) = * [Added] Error handling while connecting to REST API

(2022-10-11) = * [Removed] Action webpc_convert_dir * [Removed] Filter webpc_dir_files * [Fixed] Support for WordPress older than version 5.3 * [Added] List of files for optimization in tree form * [Added] Handling unknown errors while converting with Imagick method

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2022-09-27) = * [Changed] Messages displayed during bulk optimization of images * [Added] Debug information about registered image sub-sizes

(2022-09-23) = * [Added] Debug information about disabled functions

(2022-09-15) = * [Fixed] Closing of admin notice

(2022-09-14) = * [Fixed] Deleting converted files during plugin uninstallation

(2022-09-10) = * [Fixed] Re-conversion of images modified after previous conversion * [Added] Optimization statistics in Media Upload Popup * [Added] Filter webpc_source_directories to add support for custom directories

(2022-08-28) = * [Fixed] Exclusion of converted files from backup generated by UpdraftPlus plugin * [Added] Optimization statistics in Media Library

(2022-08-26) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_uploads_prefix * [Fixed] Calculating number of images to convert in WP-CLI * [Fixed] Converting files that contain plus sign in filename * [Changed] Notification asking to clear cache for LiteSpeed * [Added] Exclusion of converted files from backup generated by All-in-One WP Migration plugin * [Added] Exclusion of converted files from backup generated by UpdraftPlus plugin * [Added] Exclusion of converted files from backup generated by BackWPup plugin

(2022-08-20) = * [Changed] Information about plugin operation and technical support on plugin settings page * [Changed] Option field for configuration of quality level * [Changed] Labels of options in plugin settings * [Changed] Widget for conversion process * [Added] Filter webpc_htaccess_cache_control_private to disable Cache-Control as private * [Added] Statistics on number of converted images * [Added] Tabs for plugin settings

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2022-07-22) = * [Removed] Notification asking to clear cache for Cloudways * [Changed] Error message for bypassing_apache error in server configuration

(2022-07-15) = * [Changed] Plugin name from "WebP Converter to Media" to "Converter for Media" * [Removed] "Browser Caching for files in output formats" option in plugin settings (will be active always) * [Removed] "Force redirections to output formats for all domains" option in plugin settings (will be active always) * [Fixed] Error handling about unreadable source or output path * [Changed] Error message for bypassing_apache error in server configuration * [Changed] Error message for rewrites_not_executed error in server configuration * [Added] Limit of 3 attempts to image regeneration to avoid infinity loops * [Added] Debug information about saved plugin data * [Added] Notification asking to clear cache for Cloudways * [Added] Action webpc_after_conversion to operation on output path after image conversion * [Added] Filter webpc_htaccess_mod_rewrite_inherit to disable mod_rewrite inheritance * [Added] Filter webpc_htaccess_mod_rewrite_referer to disable redirections to output formats for other domains

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2022-06-30) = * [Added] Inheritance of mod_rewrite rules from parent directories * [Added] Support for custom /wp-content directory name

(2022-06-19) = * [Changed] Calculation of number of images to be converted * [Added] Resizing of images before conversion * [Added] Notification asking to clear cache for LiteSpeed

(2022-06-03) = * [Fixed] Notification about Cloudflare cache

(2022-06-02) = * [Changed] Generating rewrite rules for via .htaccess loading mode (applies to rewrites_not_working server configuration error) * [Added] Support for Hide My WP plugin

(2022-05-10) = * [Changed] Generating rewrite rules for via .htaccess loading mode (applies to rewrites_not_working server configuration error) * [Changed] Message about rewrites_not_executed server configuration error

(2022-05-08) = * [Fixed] Calculation of number of images to be converted * [Added] Filter webpc_option_quality_levels to change conversion quality levels

(2022-04-20) = * [Added] Added conversion skip for animated GIF images * [Added] Added new information about status of image conversion * [Added] Added ability to convert only to AVIF format

(2022-04-05) = * [Fixed] Generating rewrite rules for via .htaccess loading mode

(2022-04-01) = * [Fixed] Authorization of access to REST API * [Changed] Plugin operation description in plugin settings * [Added] Command "wp webp-converter calculate" for WP-CLI * [Added] Command "wp webp-converter regenerate" for WP-CLI * [Added] Converting .webp files to AVIF format * [Added] Support for environments where DOCUMENT_ROOT is different from WordPress installation directory

(2022-03-01) = * [Fixed] Generating paths for via .htaccess loading mode

(2022-02-27) = * [Fixed] Closing of admin notice

(2022-02-21) = * [Changed] Error message for bypassing_apache error in server configuration * [Added] Automatic continuation of conversion process after connection lost * [Added] ICC/ICM profile support for conversion using Imagick * [Added] Notification asking to clear cache for Cloudflare

(2022-02-17) = * [Fixed] Cache settings for .htaccess rewrites * [Added] Limit for error messages displayed while converting * [Added] Support for plain permalink structure

(2022-02-13) = * [Removed] Action webpc_regenerate_all * [Fixed] Issue with plugin settings after changing Gd or Imagick library configuration * [Fixed] Server configuration error detection when cURL is disabled * [Fixed] URL for the server configuration tab * [Changed] Automatically conversion of images after upload * [Changed] Automatically conversion of images from outside the Media Library * [Changed] Message for conversion error when converted file is larger than original * [Added] List of allowed file extensions for cache rules in .htaccess file * [Added] Status of automatic image conversion on the top bar in the WordPress Dashboard * [Added] Debug information about plugin settings

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2022-01-29) = * [Fixed] Validation of authorization token when images regeneration * [Fixed] Validation of loaded images using Pass Thru method

(2022-01-19) = * [Fixed] Loading images with special character in filename using Pass Thru method * [Changed] Error messages on plugin settings page * [Added] Value hiding for access token in plugin settings

(2022-01-12) = * [Fixed] Auto-generation of rewrite rules for Multisite Network * [Fixed] Detection of server configuration error related to non-working rewrites * [Fixed] URL validation for Pass Thru loading mode * [Fixed] Verification of supported formats by Imagick * [Changed] Error messages on plugin settings page * [Changed] Styles for plugin settings page * [Added] Debug information about PHP configuration

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2022-01-04) = * [Changed] Modal when deactivating plugin

(2021-12-30) = * [Changed] opcache.revalidate_freq parameter in PHP configuration to avoid problems while updating plugin

(2021-12-20) = * [Fixed] Auto-conversion images with unsupported extensions when uploading files * [Fixed] Generating directory paths when ABSPATH constant is invalid * [Added] URL validation for Pass Thru loading mode

(2021-12-17) = * [Fixed] Fetching large list of files to conversion * [Fixed] Rewrites caching for some servers * [Changed] Connection when converting using remote server

(2021-12-10) = * [Added] Informational banners on plugin settings page

(2021-12-04) = * [Added] Converting images using remote server * [Added] Converting images to AVIF format * [Added] Error detection for invalid permalinks structure

See changelog.txt for previous versions.

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(2021-11-21) = * [Fixed] Automatic image conversion when /uploads directory is not organized into monthly and yearly folders * [Fixed] Displaying errors when converting images

(2021-10-15) = * [Added] Exclusion of re-converting images that caused regeneration error

(2021-09-26) = * [Changed] Option "Force redirections to WebP for all domains" as default * [Added] Debug information for regeneration error

(2021-09-12) = * [Fixed] Skipping converted images when converting all images

(2021-09-12) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_files_paths * [Removed] Filter webpc_dir_excluded * [Changed] Error handling when converting images * [Added] Filter webpc_supported_source_file to exclude paths to files from converting * [Added] Filter webpc_supported_source_directory to exclude paths to directories from converting * [Added] Modifications to appearance of plugin settings page

(2021-09-08) = * [Fixed] Generating .htaccess files for multisite websites * [Changed] Fields on plugin settings page * [Changed] Server configuration error detection

(2021-09-02) = * [Fixed] Default state of notice displaying * [Added] Error detection for server that does not supports using .htaccess files from custom locations

(2021-07-25) = * [Fixed] Compatibility of plugin settings for multisite websites

(2021-07-19) = * [Added] Changes to improve performance of plugin

(2021-06-20) = * [Fixed] Generating URLs for images using Pass Thru method * [Added] Filter webpc_passthru_url_nocache to remove nocache param from URL using Pass Thru method

(2021-06-09) = * [Fixed] Handling of filters for changing directory paths * [Fixed] Converting using Imagick method for 100% image quality * [Changed] Default conversion method from Gd to Imagick

(2021-05-28) = * [Fixed] Caching rewrites on CDN and Proxy servers

(2021-05-22) = * [Fixed] Rewrite rules for via .htaccess loading mode

(2021-05-09) = * [Fixed] Filters using for change server paths * [Added] Excluding directories when uploading images to Media Library

(2021-05-02) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_get_values * [Removed] Filter webpc_get_options * [Removed] Filter webpc_get_methods * [Changed] Error messages on plugin settings page * [Added] Conversion of images to multiple output formats * [Added] Compatibility with NextGEN Gallery plugin * [Added] Data displayed on "Server configuration" tab on plugin settings page * [Added] Changes to improve performance of plugin * [Added] Changes to improve security of plugin

(2021-02-28) = * [Fixed] Error detection of redirects without .png as supported file extension * [Fixed] Pass Thru loading mode for servers not supporting getallheaders() function * [Changed] Level of error for cached redirects of images to WebP files * [Added] Skip re-converting images that were larger than original after converting to WebP

(2021-01-31) = * [Fixed] Encoding paths to files * [Fixed] Retaining PNG transparency using Gd method * [Added] Cron to convert images uploaded to Media Library

(2020-01-13) = * [Added] Support for WordPress Multisite

(2020-12-28) = * [Fixed] Regex for Pass Thru loading mode

(2020-12-27) = * [Fixed] Converting images using Imagick method

(2020-12-21) = * [Changed] Structure of conversion methods * [Changed] Structure of error detection methods

(2020-12-16) = * [Fixed] Actions initiated after plugin update

(2020-12-16) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_uploads_path * [Removed] Filter webpc_uploads_webp * [Removed] Filter webpc_uploads_dir * [Removed] Filter webpc_uploads_root * [Changed] Error messages in administration panel * [Added] Image loading mode: Pass Thru (without rewrites in .htacces files or Nginx configuration) * [Added] Filter webpc_dir_name to change default directory paths * [Added] Filter webpc_site_root to change path for root installation directory of WordPress * [Added] Filter webpc_site_url to change Site URL of WordPress

(2020-12-12) = * [Added] Escaping functions for translated phrases * [Added] Error codes in error messages on plugin settings page * [Added] Modal when deactivating plugin

(2020-11-02) = * [Changed] Error messages related to non-working redirects from .htaccess file

(2020-10-28) = * [Added] Filter webpc_files_paths to modify paths of images to be converted * [Added] Filter webpc_convert_error to management of errors content displayed during conversion * [Added] Filter webpc_convert_errors to management of errors displayed during conversion

(2020-10-23) = * [Fixed] Error detection of non-working redirects without .png as supported file extension

(2020-10-19) = * [Fixed] Content for translations

(2020-10-18) = * [Changed] Information after conversion process is completed

(2020-09-30) = * [Changed] Directory for error detection of non-working redirects of images to WebP files * [Changed] Button for Server configuration tab * [Added] Information about error detection in Server configuration tab

(2020-08-24) = * [Fixed] Cache-Control for redirects of images to WebP files * [Added] Error detection of cached redirects of images to WebP files

(2020-08-19) = * [Changed] Error detection method on plugin settings page * [Added] Error detection of non-working redirects of images to WebP files

(2020-08-13) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_notice_url * [Changed] Error messages for server requirements * [Changed] Loading CSS and JS files only on plugin settings page * [Changed] Minor changes for plugin settings page * [Changed] Validation of saved settings values for security * [Added] Blocking redirects to WebP when displaying images on other domains * [Added] Cron to automatically regenerate new images outside of Media Library * [Added] Filter webpc_cron_interval to change cron interval * [Added] Error message for incorrect plugin settings * [Added] Error when converting when WebP file is larger than original and has been deleted * [Added] Notice after plugin installation with description of first steps * [Added] Option to log errors while converting to debug.log file * [Added] Option to preserve metadata for WebP files (available for Imagick library) * [Added] Value of ABSPATH in Server configuration tab

(2020-03-03) = * [Added] Zero padding at end for odd-sized WebP files using GD library

(2020-07-03) = * [Fixed] Text Domain for Internationalization

(2020-06-12) = * [Removed] Ability to skip converting existing images when Regenerate All * [Fixed] Creating /uploads-webpc directory webpc after re-activation plugin * [Fixed] Error message about not supporting old PHP version * [Fixed] Ignoring case sensitivity when verifying image extensions * [Changed] Error messages when converting images * [Changed] New argument for filter webpc_htaccess_mod_rewrite and support for multiple .htaccess files * [Added] Converting all images from /uploads directory (also other than from Media Library). * [Added] Converting images from /plugins directory * [Added] Converting images from /themes directory * [Added] Information about used filters in Server configuration tab * [Added] Option to force all images to be converted again when Regenerate All

(2020-06-11) = * [Changed] Moving converted WebP files to /uploads-webpc/uploads directory from /uploads-webpc directory (required manual configuration change for Nginx and WordPress Multisite) * [Changed] Validation when converting images

(2020-05-28) = * [Fixed] Removal of WebP files larger than original during upload

(2020-05-10) = * [Removed] Link to plugin settings on Network Admin Screen for WordPress Multisite * [Fixed] Path in RewriteRule for WordPress Multisite * [Changed] Error messages in administration panel * [Added] Support for disable_functions setting for using set_time_limit function * [Added] Support for blocked function file_get_contents

(2020-04-24) = * [Changed] Error messages in administration panel * [Added] Action webpc_delete_paths to delete images by paths

(2020-04-15) = * [Added] Blocking server cache for rewrite rules * [Added] Detecting whether requests to images are processed by server bypassing Apache

(2020-04-08) = * [Changed] Moving rules for modules mod_mime and mod_expires to /uploads-webp/.htaccess file * [Changed] New argument for filter webpc_htaccess_rules with server path of file

(2020-04-07) = * [Removed] Filter webpc_option_disabled * [Fixed] Converting images multiple times when uploading to media library * [Added] Action webpc_convert_paths to convert images by paths * [Added] Action webpc_convert_attachment to convert images by Post ID

(2020-04-05) = * [Changed] Moving rules from .htaccess file in root directory of WordPress to /wp-content/uploads directory * [Added] Ability to disable automatic removal of WebP files larger than original * [Added] Error validation for a non-writable .htaccess file * [Added] Filter webpc_uploads_root to change path for root installation directory of WordPress

(2020-02-13) = * [Changed] Unknown error handling when converting images * [Added] Ability to skip converting existing images when Regenerate All * [Added] Button for simple checking of server configuration

(2020-02-10) = * [Fixed] Support for WordPress installation in subdirectory * [Fixed] Error detecting WebP support by Imagick

(2020-01-03) = * [Added] Limit of maximum image resolution limit using GD library

(2019-12-19) = * [Fixed] File deletion for custom paths with converted WebP files * [Changed] Rules management in .htaccess file when activating/deactivating plugin * [Added] Error detection system in server configuration * [Added] Blocking image conversion when GD or Imagick libraries are unavailable

(2019-11-17) = * Update of rewrite rules in .htaccess file * Custom path support for original uploads files * Custom path support for saving converted WebP files * New filter webpc_uploads_path to change path for original uploads files * New filter webpc_uploads_webp to change path for saving converted WebP files

(2019-11-06) = * Automatic deletion of converted files larger than original * Changed way of generating file path (without ABSPATH)

(2019-09-16) = * Adding information on available FAQ

(2019-07-11) = * Update limits of maximum execution time

(2019-06-26) = * Security changes

(2019-06-25) = * Tab in settings page about server configuration * Modification of error messages

(2019-06-23) = * Securing access to REST API * Error handler for undefined gd extension

• The first stable release

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