Title: ImagePipe Lite
Author: cyril974
Published: <strong>July 31, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 31, 2026

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# ImagePipe Lite

 By [cyril974](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyril974/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/imagepipe-lite.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/imagepipe-lite/)

## Description

ImagePipe Lite generates resized WebP/JPEG/PNG versions of your WordPress
 Media
Library images on demand and caches them permanently. Free tier: JPEG/PNG/WebP output
and Fit/Cover resize only (no AVIF, no Crop/Contain/ Stretch, no watermarking, no
pretty URLs — see ImagePipe Pro for those).

#### Features

 * On-demand image route with a permanent disk cache — repeat requests are
    served
   straight from cache, never regenerated.
 * `[imagepipe]` shortcode (same tag as ImagePipe Pro, so content keeps
    working
   unchanged after an upgrade), a PHP template helper for theme use, a native Elementor
   widget, and a native Gutenberg block (“ImagePipe” in the block inserter) — preset
   or manual sizing (including WordPress’s own registered image sizes: thumbnail/
   medium/large/custom), link, caption, blur-up placeholder, and responsive `srcset`(
   one width field per breakpoint — active Elementor breakpoints for the widget,
   a fixed Mobile/Tablet pair for the block).
 * Automatic replacement: swaps the `src` of content images, the site logo,
    and
   featured images to an ImagePipe URL, in a single fixed format/mode (no per-browser
   negotiated `<picture>` element — that’s an ImagePipe Pro feature).
 * WooCommerce product grids/galleries and cart/checkout images (Store API)
    are
   covered by the same automatic replacement.
 * Admin dashboard with analytics (requests over time, cache-hit rate over
    time,
   served-format breakdown) and a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.
 * Per-format quality settings, a journal of the last 20 generation events,
    and
   a one-click “Clear cache” button.
 * Available in English plus 14 translated languages (French, Spanish,
    German, 
   Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian, Greek,
   Arabic, Indonesian, Russian).

### Usage

    ```
    [imagepipe id="123" width="400" height="300"] in any post/page
    ```

content, or from a theme template:

    ```
    <?php echo esc_url( \ImagePipe\WordPressLite\TemplateHelper::url( get_post_thumbnail_id(), null, 400, 300 ) ); ?>
    ```

Building pages with Elementor instead? Drag the “ImagePipe Lite” widget
 onto the
page from the “ImagePipe” category — no shortcode/template code needed.

Using the block editor (Gutenberg)? Insert the “ImagePipe” block — same
 options,
no shortcode/template code needed.

## Screenshots

[⌊Admin dashboard: requests over time, cache-hit rate over time, and
served-format
breakdown, with a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.⌉⌊Admin dashboard: requests
over time, cache-hit rate over time, and
served-format breakdown, with a 7/30/90-
day/all-time period selector.⌉[

Admin dashboard: requests over time, cache-hit rate over time, and served-format
breakdown, with a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.

[⌊Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement
(format/resize mode).⌉⌊
Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement
(format/resize mode)
.⌉[

Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement (format/resize mode).

[⌊Cache: current cache size and a one-click "Clear cache" button.⌉⌊Cache: current
cache size and a one-click "Clear cache" button.⌉[

Cache: current cache size and a one-click “Clear cache” button.

[⌊Journal: raw history of the last 20 image generation events.⌉⌊Journal: raw history
of the last 20 image generation events.⌉[

Journal: raw history of the last 20 image generation events.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   ImagePipe (Lite) On-demand resized image (JPEG/PNG/WebP, srcset) served by 
   ImagePipe Lite.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `imagepipe-lite` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen.
 3. Configure output quality and automatic replacement under “ImagePipe Lite” in the
    admin menu.

## FAQ

### What’s the difference between ImagePipe Lite and ImagePipe Pro?

Lite covers JPEG/PNG/WebP output and Fit/Cover resize only. Pro adds
 AVIF, Crop/
Contain/Stretch, watermarking, pretty (path-based) URLs, and per-browser `<picture
>` format negotiation. Both use the same [imagepipe] shortcode and block/widget 
identifiers, so content built under one tier keeps working unchanged if you switch
to the other — Lite and Pro are never meant to run active at the same time on the
same site.

### Does ImagePipe Lite modify my original image files?

No. Original files in the Media Library are never touched — every
 generated variant
is a separate file in its own on-demand disk cache, which the “Clear cache” button
empties without affecting your originals.

### Does this send my images or any data to an external server?

No. Every image is generated locally by your own server, and every
 analytics/journal
entry the admin dashboard shows is stored in your own site’s database — nothing 
is sent anywhere else.

### Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. Automatic replacement also covers WooCommerce product grids/
 galleries and
cart/checkout images through the Store API, not just regular post/page content.

### What happens if I install ImagePipe Pro while ImagePipe Lite is active?

They’re designed to never run together. Activating a _licensed_ copy of
 Pro while
Lite is active deactivates Lite automatically; activating Lite while a licensed 
Pro is already active is refused outright. An unlicensed Pro install doesn’t trigger
either — see each plugin’s own activation notice for details.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“ImagePipe Lite” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ cyril974 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyril974/)

[Translate “ImagePipe Lite” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/imagepipe-lite)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/imagepipe-lite/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/imagepipe-lite/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/imagepipe-lite/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/imagepipe-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Automatic replacement now also covers WooCommerce product grids/galleries
    and
   cart/checkout images (Store API), on top of content/logo/featured images.
 * Default automatic-replacement resize mode changed from Cover to Fit.
 * Admin dashboard gained analytics charts (requests over time, cache-hit
    rate 
   over time, format breakdown) and a period selector.
 * Native Elementor widget (“ImagePipe Lite”): preset or manual sizing
    (including
   WordPress’s own registered image sizes), link, caption, blur-up placeholder, 
   and responsive `srcset` (one width per active Elementor breakpoint).
 * Native Gutenberg block (“ImagePipe”): same feature set as the
    Elementor widget,
   for sites using the core block editor (fixed Mobile/Tablet responsive breakpoints
   instead of Elementor’s own).
 * French translation, then 13 more languages (Spanish, German, Italian,
    Portuguese(
   Brazil), Dutch, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian, Greek, Arabic, Indonesian, 
   Russian) — machine-translated, pending human review.

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release: activation/deactivation, on-demand REST image route,
    Media 
   Library source resolver, shortcode/template tag, back-office (dashboard/settings/
   cache/journal), automatic `<img src>` replacement for content/logo/featured images.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **4 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [image optimization](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-optimization/)[image resize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-resize/)
   [media library](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)[webp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/webp/)
   [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ cyril974 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyril974/)

## Support

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