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I realise that it’s best to compress website pictures for page loading speed, and I think set pages to lazy load too if possible.
I’m not sure if I should convert from jpg’s with a plugin like Smush?
Not sure if the jpg’s can just be compressed with some plugin?
*Don’t know if this should be posted in r/elementor??
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>*Is it a good idea to convert all my website pictures to webp?*
Yes. There are a bunch of plugins that can convert images.
Always.
Use XnConvert to batch convert locally (best practice) or [Converter for Media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/webp-converter-for-media/) for already uploaded images.
If by chance you are hosted on siteground they already have both webp conversion and lazy loading built into their optimiser.
I use Shortpixel on all my sites. It will convert and serve webP and also serve a backup jpg if the user is on an older iOS that doesnt support webP. It also offers compression, lazy loading etc. You also need to make sure you are sizing your images properly before uploading. Trying to shove a 4000 x 4000px image in a space that only needs a 400 x 400px image is going to cause problems.
Plugins like Smush, which you mention, or Lightspeed cache can do the conversion for you, typically without destroying existing jpegs.
All good answers. Except for a handful of corporate and government browsers stuck in ancient versions of Windows it’s now safe to use WebP directly in the media library.
Next up, naturally, is the even newer, even better AVIF format, which all modern browsers now also support and which WordPress will evidently begin supporting as soon as the next update.
In all cases don’t just assume “webp” is automatically good as it gets. If you have a converter choose the lowest “lossy” compression level that still looks good.
I find lightspeed is good for this type of job.
I use Astro to automate webp and avif in different sizes with a PNG fallback using the picture tag and source.
I just started batching all new photos with IrfanView.
Not sure if it’s better to upload the already compressed webp files or upload jpegs and let wpvivid do its thing.
Wpvivid says it optimizes files but I’ve got no clue where it stores them
You don’t have to. Use a an origin pull cdn that converts to webp or the other one.
Yes. You should always use your website images to webp for faster loading. also you can use cdn to store images.
Well you are late, it’s AVIF now!