WebP Conversion plugin for WP errors

[ianhyzy]

Hi there, I'm trying to install some automatic WebP conversion plugins and they're having issues. I tried with the free Webp converter for media plugin and get an error where it can't change .htaccess rules:

Another plugin, Imagify, has the following error:

The backup folder /app/data/wp-content/uploads/backup/ cannot be created or is not writable by the server, original images cannot be saved!

Is this something I can create manually, or is this not a good idea given that I'm on the "managed" wordpress app and not the dev one?

[girish]

@ianhyzy yes, you can create that directory using the file manager if that's what the plugin requires. This is safe to do since it's inside /app/data .

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[ianhyzy]

@girish I made the folder but the plugin is still saying it doesn't have permission - is there anything special I need to do to give the wordpress user permission?

[girish]

@ianhyzy how do I reproduce this? I can regenerate images just fine with that plugin.

[girish]

I can also see webp files generated. But I just realized that you commented about htaccess issue with this plugin. Do you see that error on a fresh install?

[girish]

The imagify also seems to work. That plugin uploads to some service it seems (not 100% sure but looks like it).

It also replaced inserted images at webp links using htaccess. I did not have to create any directory by hand, it created it automatically for me.

Can you try restarting the app and try again? I wonder if the permissions of the data directory somehow got messed up.

[ianhyzy]

@girish I got it working (I think?) but I didn't change anything, I just rebooted again. I also used WebP express which is free and has more features than the paid options. thanks for checking though!