Title: ImagePipe Lite
Author: imagepipe
Published: <strong>31. Juli 2026</strong>
Last modified: 12. August 2026

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# ImagePipe Lite

 Von [imagepipe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imagepipe/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/imagepipe-lite.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/imagepipe-lite/)

## Beschreibung

ImagePipe Lite generates resized WebP/JPEG/PNG versions of your WordPress
 Media
Library images on demand and caches them permanently. Free tier: JPEG/PNG/WebP output
and Fit/Cover resize only (no AVIF, no Crop/Contain/ Stretch, no watermarking, no
pretty URLs — see ImagePipe Pro for those).

#### Why it speeds up your site

WordPress often serves images at their original upload size, oversized
 for the 
space they’re actually displayed in. ImagePipe Lite instead serves a WebP variant
sized for where the image is used — a lighter Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) element
on most pages, one of the three Core Web Vitals metrics behind Google’s PageSpeed
Insights score and search ranking. Because every variant is cached permanently after
its first request, this costs nothing on repeat visits — no resize work, no lookup
beyond a disk read.

#### Features

 * On-demand image route with a permanent disk cache — repeat requests are
    served
   straight from cache, never regenerated.
 * `[imagepipe]` shortcode (same tag as ImagePipe Pro, so content keeps
    working
   unchanged after an upgrade), a PHP template helper for theme use, a native Elementor
   widget, and a native Gutenberg block („ImagePipe“ in the block inserter) — preset
   or manual sizing (including WordPress’s own registered image sizes: thumbnail/
   medium/large/custom), link, caption, blur-up placeholder, and responsive `srcset`(
   one width field per breakpoint — active Elementor breakpoints for the widget,
   a fixed Mobile/Tablet pair for the block).
 * Automatic replacement: swaps the `src` of content images, the site logo,
    and
   featured images to an ImagePipe URL, in a single fixed format/mode (no per-browser
   negotiated `<picture>` element — that’s an ImagePipe Pro feature).
 * WooCommerce product grids/galleries and cart/checkout images (Store API)
    are
   covered by the same automatic replacement.
 * Admin dashboard with analytics (requests over time, cache-hit rate over
    time,
   served-format breakdown) and a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.
 * Per-format quality settings, a journal of the last 20 generation events,
    and
   a one-click „Clear cache“ button.
 * Available in English plus 14 translated languages (French, Spanish,
    German, 
   Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian, Greek,
   Arabic, Indonesian, Russian).

### Usage

    ```
    [imagepipe id="123" width="400" height="300"] in any post/page
    ```

content, or from a theme template:

    ```
    <?php echo esc_url( \ImagePipe\WordPressLite\TemplateHelper::url( get_post_thumbnail_id(), null, 400, 300 ) ); ?>
    ```

Building pages with Elementor instead? Drag the „ImagePipe Lite“ widget
 onto the
page from the „ImagePipe“ category — no shortcode/template code needed.

Using the block editor (Gutenberg)? Insert the „ImagePipe“ block — same
 options,
no shortcode/template code needed.

## Screenshots

[⌊Admin dashboard: requests over time, cache-hit rate over time, and
served-format
breakdown, with a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.⌉⌊Admin dashboard: requests
over time, cache-hit rate over time, and
served-format breakdown, with a 7/30/90-
day/all-time period selector.⌉[

Admin dashboard: requests over time, cache-hit rate over time, and served-format
breakdown, with a 7/30/90-day/all-time period selector.

[⌊Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement
(format/resize mode).⌉⌊
Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement
(format/resize mode)
.⌉[

Settings: per-format output quality and automatic replacement (format/resize mode).

[⌊Cache: current cache size and a one-click "Clear cache" button.⌉⌊Cache: current
cache size and a one-click "Clear cache" button.⌉[

Cache: current cache size and a one-click „Clear cache“ button.

[⌊Journal: raw history of the last 20 image generation events.⌉⌊Journal: raw history
of the last 20 image generation events.⌉[

Journal: raw history of the last 20 image generation events.

## Blöcke

Dieses Plugin bietet 1 Block.

 *   ImagePipe (Lite) On-demand resized image (JPEG/PNG/WebP, srcset) served by 
   ImagePipe Lite.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `imagepipe-lite` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the „Plugins“ screen.
 3. Configure output quality and automatic replacement under „ImagePipe Lite“ in the
    admin menu.

## FAQ

### What’s the difference between ImagePipe Lite and ImagePipe Pro?

Lite covers JPEG/PNG/WebP output and Fit/Cover resize only. Pro adds
 AVIF, Crop/
Contain/Stretch, watermarking, pretty (path-based) URLs, and per-browser `<picture
>` format negotiation. Both use the same [imagepipe] shortcode and block/widget 
identifiers, so content built under one tier keeps working unchanged if you switch
to the other — Lite and Pro are never meant to run active at the same time on the
same site. Learn more about ImagePipe Pro: [https://imagepipe.devrunai.re/](https://imagepipe.devrunai.re/)

### Does ImagePipe Lite modify my original image files?

No. Original files in the Media Library are never touched — every
 generated variant
is a separate file in its own on-demand disk cache, which the „Clear cache“ button
empties without affecting your originals.

### Does this send my images or any data to an external server?

No. Every image is generated locally by your own server, and every
 analytics/journal
entry the admin dashboard shows is stored in your own site’s database — nothing 
is sent anywhere else.

### Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. Automatic replacement also covers WooCommerce product grids/
 galleries and
cart/checkout images through the Store API, not just regular post/page content.

### How is this different from Smush, ShortPixel, or Imagify?

Those plugins optimize and store a copy of every size WordPress already
 generates
on upload. ImagePipe Lite instead generates each variant on demand, the first time
it’s actually requested, and caches it permanently on disk — no bulk optimization
job, no per-image API quota, and no size ever built (and stored) if no visitor ever
requests it. Everything runs on your own server; nothing is uploaded to an external
service.

### What happens if I install ImagePipe Pro while ImagePipe Lite is active?

They’re designed to never run together. Activating a _licensed_ copy of
 Pro while
Lite is active deactivates Lite automatically; activating Lite while a licensed 
Pro is already active is refused outright. An unlicensed Pro install doesn’t trigger
either — see each plugin’s own activation notice for details.

## Rezensionen

Zu diesem Plugin liegen noch keine Rezensionen vor.

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„ImagePipe Lite“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben an diesem Plugin
mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ imagepipe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imagepipe/)
 *   [ cyril974 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyril974/)

„ImagePipe Lite“ wurde in 4 Sprachen übersetzt. Danke an [die Übersetzer](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/imagepipe-lite/contributors)
für ihre Mitwirkung.

[Übersetze „ImagePipe Lite“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/imagepipe-lite)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/imagepipe-lite/),
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/imagepipe-lite/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/imagepipe-lite/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/imagepipe-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.0.2

 * Journal: „Clear journal“ button, plus a link to the Media Library
    original for
   each row where the attachment still exists.
 * Dashboard „All time“ tiles (savings, cache hit rate, timings) are now
    kept separately
   from the Journal log, so clearing the journal no longer resets them.
 * Journal now flags a rejected AVIF source as Pro-only, with a link to
    ImagePipe
   Pro.

#### 1.0.1

 * Added links to ImagePipe Pro (Compatibility and Settings pages, FAQ)
    where it
   was already mentioned.

#### 1.0.0

 * Automatic replacement now also covers WooCommerce product grids/galleries
    and
   cart/checkout images (Store API), on top of content/logo/featured images.
 * Default automatic-replacement resize mode changed from Cover to Fit.
 * Admin dashboard gained analytics charts (requests over time, cache-hit
    rate 
   over time, format breakdown) and a period selector.
 * Native Elementor widget („ImagePipe Lite“): preset or manual sizing
    (including
   WordPress’s own registered image sizes), link, caption, blur-up placeholder, 
   and responsive `srcset` (one width per active Elementor breakpoint).
 * Native Gutenberg block („ImagePipe“): same feature set as the
    Elementor widget,
   for sites using the core block editor (fixed Mobile/Tablet responsive breakpoints
   instead of Elementor’s own).
 * French translation, then 13 more languages (Spanish, German, Italian,
    Portuguese(
   Brazil), Dutch, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian, Greek, Arabic, Indonesian, 
   Russian) — machine-translated, pending human review.

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release: activation/deactivation, on-demand REST image route,
    Media 
   Library source resolver, shortcode/template tag, back-office (dashboard/settings/
   cache/journal), automatic `<img src>` replacement for content/logo/featured images.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 2 Stunden**
 *  Aktive Installationen **weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 6.2 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.0.3**
 *  PHP-Version ** 8.1 oder höher **
 *  Sprachen
 * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/)
   und [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/).
 *  [Übersetze in deine Sprache](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/imagepipe-lite)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [image compression](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-compression/)
   [image optimization](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-optimization/)
   [Page Speed](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page-speed/)[webp](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/webp/)
   [woocommerce](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/imagepipe-lite/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

Es wurden noch keine Rezensionen eingereicht.

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ imagepipe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imagepipe/)
 *   [ cyril974 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyril974/)

## Support

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