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Introduced in branch:
9.2.x
Introduced in version:
9.2.0
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Description:
Since PHP 7.0.10 extension GD could have support for WebP image format.
Core now can create images of this format additionally for currently supported formats
Note: PHP's GD extension should be build with WebP support.
Visit your site's admin/reports/status/php#module_gd page to make sure format is supported by your installation.
Additional documentation about format support could be found at https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gd-info.php
Impacts:
Site builders, administrators, editors
Module developers
Themers
Distribution developers
Comments
Not really useful yet.
Please note this issue if you're planning to use the Drupal Core webp Support: #3213491: Add fallback format support to responsive images
Affected browsers:
See https://caniuse.com/webp
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Useful now
IE11 is no longer a supported browser in about 2 months. Additionally, usage of IE11 is very low. Safari now supports webp as of macOS 11 Big Sur and later. Earlier versions of macOS (Catalina and before) stop receiving support before end of year 2022. If you do not need to support old apple products, then webp is useful now.
See some of the discussion in https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3213491#comment-14473712.