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WebP, AVIF, WordPress performance, accessibility — and how this plugin was built.
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AI image labeling is here: Img Performer 0.3.0 is live
Automatic detection, a visible badge, manual correction, a searchable history: Img Performer 0.3.0 with AI image labeling for EU AI Act Art. 50 is available now.
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EU AI Act Art. 50: AI images must be labeled starting August 2
From August 2, 2026, AI-generated images must carry machine-readable labeling. WordPress core doesn't solve this — we're already working on making sure Img Performer does.
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PRO 0.2.1: Faster Scan, Playground Support, and UX Fixes
Real user feedback drives us forward. Version 0.2.1 resolves three reported issues — including a performance bug in the media library scan and a license deactivation failure in WordPress Playground.
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Img Performer is now on wordpress.org
After the review, after the tests, after the whole journey: the plugin is live. Free, installable directly from WordPress — with AVIF support waiting in PRO.
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Final tests, first excitement
Right before a launch you run through everything one more time. Every flow, every edge case, every button. Not out of fear — because you want to get it right.
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AVIF vs. WebP – what's the difference for your WordPress site?
Both formats save bandwidth. But AVIF compresses significantly better — and is the only standard that also supports accessibility-relevant metadata.
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The EAA and alt texts: what it means for WordPress sites
The European Accessibility Act has been in effect since June 2025. Alt texts on images are no longer optional — and the backlog in existing media libraries is often larger than expected.
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Why your WordPress images don't belong in the cloud
Image optimisation via external APIs is convenient – until your data protection officer asks where the customer data actually ends up. A quick look at what really happens during conversion.
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Why we built Img Performer
It started with a simple question: don't you have a way to keep image sizes under control? The requests kept coming. At some point we stopped saying no.
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