# Using WebP in Elements **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\ **Created:** [January 21, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791 "2026-01-21T18:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/chet/32/35396_2.png) [@chet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/chet)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/1 "2026-01-21T18:22:01Z")
I’m starting to see WebP gain in popularity around the internet, and based on head-to-head file sizes with JPG, I understand why. The Elements docs say that WebP isn’t supported by the Image component, but was wondering if anyone had real world experience. I’ve done some experimenting, and it looks like they work fine in normal usage, but don’t work for iMessage preview. I’m running a site with lots of images and switching to the WebP format could make a big positive difference in my load times/site size. If you’re using WebP in Elements on a production site, have you hit any issues? ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/2 "2026-01-21T19:08:21Z")
WebP works without any issues or limitations for me. I use WebP for all my images and haven’t had any problems so far. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/3 "2026-01-21T19:33:27Z")
I use WebP on all five sites that I maintain and have not encountered any issues with it yet. ---
**Author:** ![ajenks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ajenks/32/34693_2.png) [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/4 "2026-01-22T20:28:23Z")
WebP is all I use inside Elements. Documentation must need to be updated. ---
**Author:** ![chet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/chet/32/35396_2.png) [@chet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/chet)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/5 "2026-01-22T20:47:12Z")
No issues with iMessage preview using WebP? ---
**Author:** ![Jupeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@Jupeman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jupeman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/6 "2026-01-22T23:18:47Z")
I couldn’t get webp to work with the Images component with any effects applied so I reverted to .jpg ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37799_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/7 "2026-01-23T01:54:59Z")
Just started using webp - slowly transitioning - anything new is webp ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-webp-in-elements/53791/8 "2026-01-23T04:52:45Z")
What type of effects were you trying to apply? I can get a shadow effect added to a WebP image without any problems.