HEIC Support

Description

Allows .heic uploads to the Media Library. Creates .webp or .jpg copies of .heic images when they are uploaded. An optional feature replaces the original upload instead of creating a copy.

Creation of .webp or .jpg copies usually works on servers running ImageMagick 7 or above. Check Settings Media HEIC Support after activating to see if your server provides ImageMagick.

Screenshots

  • The settings are located at Settings Media HEIC Support in the dashboard.

Installation

  1. Upload the entire heic-support folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins Installed Plugins).

Check the page at Media HEIC Support after activating to see if your server provides ImageMagick 7.

Reviews

Saratan 12, 2024
Out of curiosity (and for future planning), we installed this plugin to confirm it effectively converts HEIC images to either JPG or WebP images. Well, it certainly does! This plugin works out-of-the-box and gets the job done. Simply make sure your host server has the ImageMagick module installed and activated. The plugin’s installation instructions provide the necessary guidance to verify the module is installed. Thank you for this great plugin!
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Contributors & Developers

“HEIC Support” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

2.1.3

  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.6.2.

2.1.2

  • [Fixed] Shows better error output when ImageMagick is installed on the server but conversions cannot be completed.
  • [Fixed] Uses a unique file name when creating test images in the uploads folder.
  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.4.0.

2.1.1

  • [Added] Adds a screenshot of the plugin settings.
  • [Fixed] Fixes a bug in the replace feature that prevented it from working in certain environments. See https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-does-not-work-because-of-file-type/
  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.3.2.

2.1.0

  • [Added] Adds .jpg support. Adds a setting to toggle whether images are converted to webp or jpg. Defaults to webp.
  • [Added] Show the settings section at Settings Media even if ImageMagick is not installed. Explain to users that their host does not provide the library.
  • [Fixed] Removes layers from the icon .svg file.
  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.3.1.

2.0.0

  • [Added] Add filters around the webp format and image/webp mime type strings so they can be changed by other developers.
  • [Added] Adds an optional feature to replace .heic images rather than create a copy. A switch enables the feature at Settings Media.
  • [Fixed] Updates an error message to stop mentioning a specific minimum version of ImageMagick. It was not accurate, and other dependencies like libheif could be missing that prevent conversions from working.
  • [Changed] Moves all plugin settings from Media HEIC Support to Settings Media.
  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.2.0.
  • [Removed] Removes the menu at Media HEIC Support.

1.0.1

  • [Fixed] Fixes a bug that caused a parse error in PHP versions less than or equal to 7.2.
  • [Changed] Changes the tested up to version to 6.1.1.

1.0.0

  • [Added] First public version. Adds .heic support to WordPress. If ImageMagick 7 or above is installed, creates .webp copies of .heic images uploaded to the Media Library.