https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25611

           Summary: Support optimized WebP thumbnails as alternative to
                    JPEG
           Product: MediaWiki
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: Normal
         Component: Images and files
        AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
        ReportedBy: br...@pobox.com
                CC: gpaum...@wikimedia.org, bryan.tongm...@gmail.com
        Depends on: 25397


If Google's WebP format increases in popularity (eg with rumored default
support in future versions of Chrome), it could be advantageous to support
generating thumbnails in WebP as an alternative to JPEG; WebP images can
generally fit the same quality into a smaller filesize, which cuts down on
bandwidth usage and download times.

In the ideal case, WebP images should be shipped out on-demand to any browser
that declares support for them.

The biggest difficulty would be in getting content-type negotiation working for
image fetches for anonymous page views! Ah, caching. ;) But even as an option
that triggers only for logged-in users, it's something to think about.

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