Dr. John Elcik

Thank you!!! Super easy-to-use plugin and excellent support.

Excellent! You are fantastic and have been very patient with me. Thank you!

I want to use the resmush.it plugin’s feature to revert to the original images and then run the WebP converter. Am I correctly interpreting the instructions for the WebP plugin that the URLs (location on web pages) of images will not be changed?

Also, what has your experience been with the quality settings? Where do you suggest I start?

Naturally, I will back up the site as a safety measure. ??

Please and thank you!

John

P.S. I hope to provide a raving fan review when completed.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Dr. John Elcik.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Dr. John Elcik.

If I understand how the Convert WebP & Optimize Images plugin works, it should be compatible with other image optimizers.

This is important as we need two plugins. One to handle JPEG files for the Safari users and one to handle WebP for everyone else.

Ignoring, for a minute, the possibility of picking the best plugin for each image type, can you address the issue of adding support for WebP images to a website that has currently supports JPEG images.

Would it be correct to conclude that the JPEG images have already been optimized for JPEG images at, let’s say, a 92 quality. Thus, your plug should be set to 100% so as not to lower image quality?

Or is it your opinion that using your plugin requires one to commit to only WebP images and abandon Safari users?

In testing the Convert WebP & Optimize Images plugin, I found that a number of the images processed could not better the compression already in use. I’m ok with that. If, however, the situation is as I described, there should be no harm (and a potential benefit) in using both plugins.

Do you agree? Or am I missing something?

I should have added that a number of the images processed by the WebP converter could not better the compression already in use during my testing. If, however, the situation is as I described, there should be no harm (and a potential benefit) in using both plugins.

I think this is not a case of two plugins doing the same thing. Rather one plugin optimizes JPEG images, and the other creates and optimizes WebP files. WordPress then serves up the WebP files where the browser supports them (90%? of the time) and the optimized JPEG files where the browser doesn’t (Safari, for example.)

As for asking me or anyone to pick the best plugin, I don’t think we need to. If the WebP file isn’t better, then the WP Converter for WebP Images plugin will not create it, and I tested this step.

This still leaves my question about how to get the best quality WebP image. I think that the JPEG image has already been compromised by the resmush.it plugin when I choose to optimize at 92, and I don’t see a way to control which JPEG file gets optimized. It is unlikely that the plugin selects the original JPEG image, more than likely, it selects one of the files processed by resmush.it. Thus, I should have the WP Converter for the WebP Images plugin optimize at 100% to avoid a further reduction in image quality.

Does anyone definitively know the effect of using the WebP plugin on files processed by resmush? Does it pose a danger to the JPEG files? I suspect it doesn’t.

Does anyone have other thoughts?

Please and thank you.

The goal of all this is better site performance and I’m concerned that two plugins might be an issue. ??

I’m confused but happy. The Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin reported no errors, and the 19 plugins and themes were not responsible. Instead, the problem miraculously disappeared after the testing. Thanks! Confused, happy, and grateful.

I should also add that I tried the relevant steps in the documentation at: https://yoast.com/help/yoastseo-meta-box-missing/#edit-screen-classic

Wonderful solution, Thank you very, very much!

This is more than helpful. You are a rockstar. I got a response that solved all my needs and not just what I thought I wanted. Thank you! – John

Ross, you are awesome! It looks perfect. Thank you. – John

Thank you for your expertise and kindness. Warmest regards, John

Thank you Yannick!

I will try the plugin to allow shortcodes. I know all plugins are not created equal in their effect on performance. Do you have any thought on the performance hit of two versus one plugin to get the same result? What kind of footprint are we talking about? ??

Support was unable to fix the problem even though I provided multiple examples to the WordPress staff. It is inconvenient to not know when an update requirement is a False message, but I’ll just have to live with it.

I have just seen your offer and done as requested. Thank you.