=== Convert AVIF, WebP & optimize images - Pixy Image Optimizer ===
Contributors: pushrcdn
Tags: convert avif, convert webp, optimize images, bulk optimize images, compress images
Requires at least: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Convert WebP/AVIF and compress images for free. Enable Lazy Load and serve next-gen formats to speed up your website instantly.

== Description ==

**Convert AVIF and WebP with Pixy to make your website faster.** It optimizes your images automatically and works instantly. Speed up your website and use Next-Gen image formats without limits. Pixy Image Optimizer takes just 5 seconds:

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### **🧞‍♀️ How Pixy Works**

As soon as Pixy is active, it makes optimized copies of your original images in real time. It compresses them and converts them to WebP and AVIF formats. The correct optimized format is then chosen automatically based on the visitor's browser, making your images fully compatible with new and old browsers.

### **✅ Automatic unlimited features the moment you activate**

- AVIF-first optimization: Convert to AVIF and compress images for browsers that support the AVIF format
- WebP fallback: Convert to WebP and compress images for browsers that support WebP but do not support AVIF yet
- MozJPEG fallback: Use the 100% compatible MozJPEG format to optimize images automatically for older browsers without AVIF and WebP support
- Smart format negotiation selects the best format automatically, eliminating browser compatibility issues
- Pixy Speed Mode makes all optimizations in real time, so you can have a faster website instantly
- Works with every web server (Apache, LiteSpeed, Nginx) without manual configuration
- Lightweight - works on every web hosting plan, VPS and dedicated server
- Works with page caching plugins and Cloudflare out of the box
- Bulk optimize images and your entire library to WebP, AVIF or WebP+AVIF

### **🪄 Convert AVIF**

Enjoy the unparalleled speed of the new AVIF format, completely free with Pixy, even if your hosting does not support convert to AVIF. AVIF is the successor to WebP, making images up to **50% lighter than WebP without quality loss**. AVIF is now supported by all major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera and Safari, with 94% of visitors globally using a browser that supports the new format. Pixy caters to visitors with older browsers too, by serving the WebP and even original images on the oldest browsers automatically.

### **🚀 Speed Mode**

Pixy Speed Mode allows your website to start serving AVIF and WebP images instantly, without waiting for bulk optimization of your media library. It uses smart real-time compression settings to make your images as fast as possible while preserving quality. When speed mode is used, optimized versions of your images don't take any space in your media library.

### **📁 Bulk Optimize Media Library**

Convert to WebP, AVIF or both. Bulk Optimize will create the optimized versions and store them neatly next to your original images. Bulk Optimize is the perfect solution for those who want to store the optimized versions of their original images locally in media library.

### **🚦 Intelligent Lazy Load**

Improve page speed by automatically loading images only when needed. Lightweight (LQIP) previews appear first, then full-quality images load as visitors scroll. With Lazy Load you save bandwidth, and your pages become lighter and a lot faster.

### **💡 Real User Metrics**

Wondering if your images are optimized enough? With Pixy RUM analytics, your visitors report the actual speedup in image loading times that they observe since Pixy activation, directly to your dashboard. Track how your visitors experience your website on mobile and desktop devices and make adjustments if necessary. 

### **📈 Track PageSpeed Insights score effortlessly**

Enjoy automatic PageSpeed Insights performance reporting without ever leaving your WordPress admin dashboard. Pixy automatically tests your website multiple times per day to bring you up-to-date results and peace of mind, helping you to stay focused on your work.

### **⚡️ Pixy Pro**

Get Pixy Pro for maximum speed & full image SEO on autopilot. Pixy Pro brings multiple Pro features like **Critical Mobile Optimization**, which fixes image loading times on mobile devices that use slow 3G and 4G internet. Pixy Pro is designed to help WooCommerce-based stores and mobile-first websites make impatient customers and visitors happy.

### **🧑‍💻 Credits**

Pixy reuses some functions and concepts originally developed by the following plugin authors: Themeisle, Mateusz Gbiorczyk and Shane Bishop.

== External services ==

Pixy sends your website domain and its IP address to the Pixy API during activation and deactivation, as well as to refresh the PageSpeed score periodically. During activation it also sends links to two random images on your site to test if Pixy’s image optimization servers can convert them without errors. In Speed Mode Pixy uses the Pixy CDN to deliver your images to your visitors.

Terms of service: https://hipixy.com/docs/about/terms
Privacy policy: https://hipixy.com/docs/about/privacy-policy

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does it convert AVIF free? =

Yes! Pixy Image Optimizer offers unlimited free conversion of your images to AVIF format.

= Does it convert WebP free? =

Yes! Pixy Image Optimizer offers unlimited free conversion of your images to WebP format.

= Are all visitors' browsers supported? =

Yes! Pixy automatically detects browser capabilities and serves the optimized format and version that the browser supports.

= Why do image links remain JPG and PNG? =

Pixy doesn't change the file extensions in the links on your website. It uses the original extensions, but serves AVIF or WebP format inside, without changing the links to .webp or .avif.

= How do I check if Pixy is working? = 

The easiest way is to run a test in PageSpeed Insights. Once Pixy is activated, you will no longer see the warning to use Next-Gen formats. For more advanced ways to check which format is being used for an image, please refer to our documentation.

= Does it work on local WordPress installations? =

No. Your website needs to be reachable over it's IP address or Pixy will fail to activate.

= What happens if I delete the plugin? =

Your website will start serving original images without any optimization. Bulk Optimized images will remain in your library, unless you delete them from the Pixy settings before you uninstall the plugin.

= Does it work with Nginx? =

Pixy works on Nginx web server out of the box when Speed Mode is enabled.

= Which directories can I optimize? =

With Speed Mode enabled, Pixy optimizes any file on your website in real time. If Bulk Optimize mode is used, only your media library will be optimized.

== Changelog ==

####   Version 1.1.0

- Fixed Lazy Load behaviour that could introduce forced reflow on some pages
- Added automatic self-test during activation. Pixy now checks if it can access the original images before it activates, and displays a warning if something is blocking it
- Added ability to set the number of above-the-fold images to be skipped on all pages

####   Version 1.0.2

- Improved comptaiblity with various security plugins that might block Pixy optimization servers by mistake
- Improved AVIF compression
- Added support for various Lightbox libraries, themes and builders
- Added detection of images in achors and inline styles
- Added preconnect for extra improvement of LCP loading times in Speed Mode
- Fixed website favicon handling

####   Version 1.0.1

- Improved dashboard notices, settings feedback, and paused-state messaging
- Improved master on/off handling so Pixy can be paused without deactivating the site connection
- Improved SVG images handling

####   Version 1.0.0

- Initial release of Pixy Image Optimizer

[See changelog for all versions](https://hipixy.com/docs/about/changelog)

== Screenshots ==

1. Activate Pixy in a single click
2. Statistics dashboard
3. Optimization settings screen
4. Quick links, documentation and help
