Best image conversion plugins for WordPress
The most popular image conversion plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WebP Image Optimization leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Netgold AVIF Converter (10+) and PDFtoIMG (10+). All 8 plugins tagged “image conversion” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 image conversion plugins
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WebP Image OptimizationThe most installed image conversion plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Netgold AVIF Converter10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
PDFtoIMG10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 4.
Webp Image Block10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 5.
JGWS Media Optimizer10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Smart Image OptimizerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
Imganva SEO ImagesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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Imgzen Media ConverterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “image conversion”
WebP Image Optimization
Down in the last 7 days:18#17,585by adgardner13929 months ago
Automatically converts uploaded JPEG and PNG images to WebP (or AVIF) format, resizes them, and allows conversion of existing images directly from the …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Netgold AVIF Converter
#31,619by netgold.pl2 months ago
Non-invasive JPG/PNG to AVIF image converter with Bulk Conversion, Space Saved tracking, and a beautiful visual UI.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PDFtoIMG
Up in the last 7 days:6,481#35,167by pitinca2 years ago
Reads a PDF file and displays a Base64 image of the PDF on the page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Webp Image Block
Up in the last 7 days:2,329#36,069by kodeknight6 years ago
This plugin adds an extra image widget in Elementor that converts the added image to webp and loads on front end if the browser supports webp images.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
JGWS Media Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:6,519#45,050by jgwebstudio1 month ago
Automatically convert JPG and JPEG images to WebP during WordPress Media Library uploads, with optional original file preservation.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Image Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:4,231#56,630by Muhammad Umer Shahzad1 year ago
Smart Image Optimizer compresses image sizes and converts them to modern formats like JPEG, PNG, AVIF, and more — for faster websites and better SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Imganva SEO Images
Up in the last 7 days:5,317#56,741by Divyanshu Shaw3 months ago
Automatically convert uploaded images to WebP and generate SEO-friendly metadata from filenames — no repetitive manual work.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Imgzen Media Converter
Up in the last 7 days:4,940#63,456by tkubota4 months ago
Permanently converts images to WebP at upload time. No conditional serving — works reliably behind CloudFront and any CDN without extra configuration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day