Image Converter for WebP
Healthy: maintained, last release 8 Jul 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 90 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Image Converter for WebP still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 8 Jul 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Image Converter for WebP, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer badasswp since Jun 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Image Converter for WebP removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Image Converter for WebP safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Image Converter for WebP update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.6.0. No one-star spike after it. 8 Jul 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 23 Jun 2024 to 23 Jun 2024, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| badasswp | 25 Jun 2024 to 8 Jul 2026, 14 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 10
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 6 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 8 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 62 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 156 |
| 18 May 2026 | 169 |
| 25 May 2026 | 730 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 225 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 181 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 118 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 115 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 118 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 669 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 207 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 170 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 176 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 162 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 148 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 165 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 122 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 103 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 101 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 140 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 121 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 122 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 128 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.6.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | badasswp |
| Added | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Last updated | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Image Optimization & Compression |
| Tags | png, jpeg, webp, image, convert |
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Questions
Is Image Converter for WebP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Jul 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Image Converter for WebP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer badasswp since Jun 2024.
Was Image Converter for WebP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Image Converter for WebP safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Image Converter for WebP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6.0. No one-star spike after it.