Wordpress LScache Plugin: Optimize Original + Image WebP Replacement
Last Updated on: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:02 what is the best practice for these 2 settings ? while Image WebP Replacement is ON should Optimize Original be ON or Off if both ON will my site pull 2 versions ? why would i need optimize original if webp replacement is ON Hi, yes, better to make both ON if both ON will my site pull 2 versions ? yes why would i need optimize original if webp replacement is ON because some browser doesnt support webp files or some files can not be replaced , so you may want to have both version prepared for maximum optimization Best regards, Hi, Here is how image optimization works. 1) Optimize Original Images is simply the switch for image optimization to go on/off. When switched ON, optimized JPG and PNG versions of the original images are created and stored otherwise, image optimization will not happen at all. 2) Image WebP Replacement tells the system to use the WebP versions of the optimized images wherever possible. BUT, it only works when WebP versions exist. AND, WebP versions are not created by default. You must turn ON Create WebP Versions to have WebP images created together with the optimized JPG/PNG images. VERY IMPORTANT to note: if you turn ON Create WebP Versions after youve already had your original images optimized, the system DOES NOT revisit each optimized image to create its WebP version. The WebP verions are only created in the process of original images are being optimized. Hope everything is clarified for you. Regards. is it even possible to just create a webp version without optimizing the original images? I dont want 3 copies of the same image. For example: image.jpg image.bk.jpg image.jpg.webp I just want unoptimized version of image.jpg and image.jpg.webp Also is it normal to have image.jpg.webp? This is what the file looks like after creating webp. I thought it would be just image.webp I tried to turn off optimize original image and turning on create webp version . the setting saves but reverts back to optimize original image = on and create webp version = on Hi, @raymond621 please create your own topic for your issues, thanks Best regards,
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