# Plugin idea: Image optimization with WebP

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-idea-image-optimization-with-webp/36470>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-idea-image-optimization-with-webp/36470 "2015-12-09T10:05:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-idea-image-optimization-with-webp/36470/1 "2015-12-09T10:05:48Z")

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Inspired by this:

> **[Photon Now Delivers Images Even Faster than Before](https://jetpack.com/resources/webp-support/)**
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> We always strive to make your sites run as quickly and smoothly as possible, both on the front end and under the hood. Our most recent improvement? All self-hosted Jetpack-connected sites who have …

When pictures are uploaded or locally downloaded, Discourse generates a WebP version of that image which it’ll use if it detects a compatible browser.

- Should probably only use WebP for thumbnails. Expanded images should always be the source file.
- Maybe the best approach would be a lightweight “standalone service” the way Discourse’s avatar generator works.

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