JPG and PNG files are often several times larger than the same image in WebP. RowanWeb Media Converter & Cleaner converts new uploads as they arrive, on your own server, and shows how much the images already in your library would save.<\/p>\n\n
Media Converter & Cleaner Pro adds two tools:<\/p>\n\n
This plugin connects to the following third-party service. Nothing else is sent anywhere by the free version.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin includes the Freemius SDK, which handles licensing and updates of a separate Pro version. In this free version, Freemius only shows an optional opt-in screen after activation.<\/p>\n\n
The Pro cleanup and converter request your own site's sitemap and pages over HTTP. These requests stay on your site and are not a third-party service.<\/p>\n\n\n
rowanweb-media-cleaner<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install the plugin from the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n- Activate it.<\/li>\n
- Open Media \u2192 Converter & Cleaner<\/strong> and turn on Save new uploads as WebP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nDoes it convert the images I already have?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe free version converts new uploads and shows how much the existing JPG and PNG files would save. Converting the existing files is part of Pro.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What happens to the original file?<\/h3><\/dt>\nIt goes to wp-content\/uploads\/_rwmc_trash\/<\/code> and can be restored from the Trash tab. After 30 days (you can change this in Settings) it is deleted for good.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhich quality does it use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n82 by default, which looks the same as the original to most eyes. You can pick another value on the WebP tab.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does it support multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNot network-wide. You can activate it on individual sites.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
0.1.5<\/h4>\n\n\n- Pro: cleanup and conversion recognise references in Elementor and other page-builder data \u2014 escaped URLs, file names with non-Latin letters, images used by ID, product galleries in any post status and backgrounds in builder stylesheets. Such images are no longer moved to the trash.<\/li>\n
- Pro: a failed check (database error, unreachable page or stylesheet, malformed builder data) keeps the file instead of treating it as unused.<\/li>\n
- Pro: converting existing images updates URLs and image IDs inside page-builder data and product galleries, and rebuilds Elementor styles afterwards.<\/li>\n
- Faster reference checks on sites with large page-builder data.<\/li>\n
- After an update with notable changes, one dismissible notice links to the release notes (Plugins screen and the plugin page only).<\/li>\n
- No PHP 8.4 deprecation notices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
0.1.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Batch reference checks share database scans while preserving the live delete-time gate and protecting files on database errors.<\/li>\n
- Page scan reports retain transport\/HTTP failure reasons and show affected URLs.<\/li>\n
- Added an Open link on the Plugins screen and detailed progress during reference verification.<\/li>\n
- Improved the WebP layout, aligned settings and server panels, and clarified conversion counts.<\/li>\n
- Added a permanent selection toolbar, select-shown and select-all actions, and grid\/list views for unused images.<\/li>\n
- Added trash search by file name or a URL from a 404 error, across all result pages.<\/li>\n
- Added loading indicators, placeholders and retry controls; show HTTP and invalid-response errors clearly.<\/li>\n
- Avoid loading large original images as candidate previews and count selected file sizes across pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
0.1.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Nothing is written to the PHP error log unless WP_DEBUG is on; routine per-file entries also need
RWMC_DEBUG<\/code>.<\/li>\n- The trash audit log keeps one name across salt changes, rotates at 1 MB and drops stale copies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
0.1.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Trash state is shown on the Trash tab only; no admin notice on the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n
- The daily cleanup no longer writes a log entry when nothing has expired.<\/li>\n
- An unreadable trash folder no longer stops the disk usage measurement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
0.1.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added background trash disk usage, untracked-folder cleanup and scheduled-cleanup health information.<\/li>\n
- Preserve untracked files on uninstall and show trash storage on the Trash tab.<\/li>\n
- Added selective deletion of converted originals and storage planning before conversion.<\/li>\n
- Improved the WebP savings estimate for libraries with large originals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
0.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- First version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Save new JPG and PNG uploads as WebP under the same attachment ID. See how much space WebP would save on the images you already have.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/398790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398790"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/ryabininvitaliy"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=398790"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=398790"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=398790"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=398790"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=398790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}