Title: WebP not working with wordpress
Last modified: August 27, 2024

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# WebP not working with wordpress

 *  [nicolasod777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolasod777/)
 * (@nicolasod777)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-not-working-with-wordpress/)
 * Hello
   **Here is some context around the issue:**Uploaded WebP files are not being
   recognized as images. This causes trouble with regards to thumbnail generation.
   Check the videos:[https://jumpshare.com/s/zEFWsyGTwvFM1GELUHO6](https://jumpshare.com/s/zEFWsyGTwvFM1GELUHO6)
   [https://jumpshare.com/s/56EhkCjWnHJ5BilgRbwo](https://jumpshare.com/s/56EhkCjWnHJ5BilgRbwo)
   I have done alot of troubleshooting testing different variables, seems like it
   is not the:– plugins– theme– Hosting (not 100% sure)– Also not and update issue
   as everything is the latest versionThis seems to stem from my wordpress system,
   but im not sure.Here are the previous forum chats regarding this same excact 
   issue:[https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-error-message-file-is-not-an-image/#post-17978072](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-error-message-file-is-not-an-image/#post-17978072)
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnails-settings-not-working-with-webp-images/#post-17975981](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnails-settings-not-working-with-webp-images/#post-17975981)
   Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwebp-not-working-with-wordpress%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [nicolasod777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolasod777/)
 * (@nicolasod777)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-not-working-with-wordpress/#post-17978647)
 * Update:
   I tried images from this gallery, and it worked? files was recognized
   as images, and thumbnail regeneration worked fine:[https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery1](https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery1)
   So then the question is, why are my images uploaded not recognized as images,
   when these images from google gallery are?And how to fix this without an extra
   plugin? is it something with the hosted server? how can i fix this more permanently.
   so i dont need to convert everytime i upload.Maybe you could do a test, to see
   if you get the same error:Try this image:[https://elmate.no/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cup_v3_1200px.webp](https://elmate.no/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cup_v3_1200px.webp)
   Then try an image from the link above from google. Curious to know how we bes
   can solve this.
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-not-working-with-wordpress/#post-17978852)
 * Both images work fine for me. My guess is that your hoster is missing an image
   library to edit webp images. Have a look under Tools > Site Health to see if 
   there are any anomalies.

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webp-not-working-with-wordpress/#post-17978852)
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