Best avif converter plugins for WordPress
The most popular avif converter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PlugeThumb leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Captain Media Shield (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “avif converter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 avif converter plugins
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PlugeThumbThe most installed avif converter plugin, with 30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Captain Media ShieldFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “avif converter”

PlugeThumb
Up in the last 7 days:317#23,080by Maruf Hossain1 year ago
Automatically set featured images from YouTube videos or uploaded media library videos with thumbnail generation.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Captain Media Shield
#72,459by Devang Vachheta2 days ago
Optimize images and videos on your own server, then reclaim disk space: find unused media, duplicate files and leftover thumbnails. No external API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 113/day