# What are the plans for making WEBP a first class citizen?

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**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-are-the-plans-for-making-webp-a-first-class-citizen/54707 "2026-02-25T05:03:23Z")\
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**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:** [February 25, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-are-the-plans-for-making-webp-a-first-class-citizen/54707/1 "2026-02-25T05:03:23Z")

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@dan What are the plans for better integration of WebP into Elements?

I use them in all of my sites, and they work relatively well in Elements, but something like the masonry grid does not work with WebP images, which is a shame.

While we are at it, could we please get the layout editor to support transparent PNG files? It currently adds a white background, making it difficult to see what one’s page would look like when live.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-are-the-plans-for-making-webp-a-first-class-citizen/54707/2 "2026-02-25T12:15:56Z")

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Totally agree, we really need to get this sorted 🫡

I’ve added a ticket to implement both of these requests. I can’t say how soon it’ll be done, but it’s high on the list now!