New free "heavily padded" detection on the Dashboard flags panoramic or very tall product photos that get squared with empty canvas. The admin theme now fully matches the Australcode family. No data or settings changes \u2014 safe in-place upgrade.<\/p>","0.39.1":"
Polish release: the "Family" submenu is now the unified "Upgrade" page (Pro pitch + "More by Australcode" in one place), a refined menu icon, and completed Spanish translations for the Pro weekly digest. Safe in-place upgrade \u2014 no settings or data changes.<\/p>","0.39.0":"
Visual refresh: the new Australcode admin theme (green accent) + English-first UI with full Spanish translations included. No data or settings changes \u2014 safe in-place upgrade.<\/p>","0.38.0":"
Pro licensing and checkout now run through Freemius (our new billing platform). The free version is unchanged and 100% functional \u2014 the connection screen is optional, so you can safely click "Skip". Safe in-place upgrade.<\/p>","0.37.0":"
Catalog Watch repair now runs in the background \u2014 no more timeouts on large catalogs. New free output-format controls and a free Smart Image Resize import command. Safe in-place upgrade.<\/p>","0.36.1":"
Page-builder detection now also covers Beaver Builder and Oxygen. Run a Bulk Regenerate ("All used images" scope) to optimize images placed in their templates.<\/p>","0.36.0":"
Bulk regeneration now detects images placed in Bricks and Elementor templates (page-builder content). Run a Bulk Regenerate ("All used images" scope) to optimize them.<\/p>","0.35.0":"
New opt-in setting: auto-detect transparency. Off by default \u2014 existing sites are unaffected. Enabling it regenerates derivatives.<\/p>","0.34.1":"
The admin UI is now fully translatable (English bundle 100%). No behavior changes \u2014 safe in-place upgrade.<\/p>","0.33.1":"
WordPress.org compliance and listing fixes. No user-facing behavior changes. 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Trash mode with typed confirmation and audit log."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/australcode-uniform-images\/assets\/screenshot-7.png?rev=3580187","caption":"Catalog Watch<\/strong> (Pro) \u2014 daily cron that detects ghost derivatives, orphan files, and products with broken images. Auto-heal with dry-run preview before applying."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/australcode-uniform-images\/assets\/screenshot-8.png?rev=3580030","caption":"AI Alt Text<\/strong> (Pro, BYOK) \u2014 generate accessible alt text per image via OpenAI or Anthropic Vision, enriched with the WooCommerce product title, category and brand. Your own key, no markup."}],"raw_content":"\n Australcode Uniform Images<\/strong> solves the classic WooCommerce catalog problem: product photos with different proportions that the theme crops brutally to align the grid. This plugin makes them uniform without cropping \u2014 it adds smart padding over a colored canvas (white by default), optionally trims the uniform background first to normalize inconsistent margins, and delivers each thumbnail in AVIF + WebP + JPEG using the Australcode Uniform Images does one job: uniform product thumbnails for WooCommerce grids, served cache-safe. It only touches images on registered WooCommerce sizes, so it coexists with any general image optimizer you already run.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to external services only when you explicitly enable or\nuse the corresponding optional feature<\/strong>. The free, core functionality (uniform\nimages, AVIF\/WebP\/JPEG Australcode uses Freemius as its billing and licensing platform (Freemius is the\nMerchant of Record for Pro purchases). Connecting to Freemius is optional<\/strong>: on\nactivation you can click \"Skip\"<\/strong> and the plugin stays fully functional without\never contacting Freemius.<\/p>\n\n No data is sent to Freemius if you skip the opt-in and do not enter a license key.<\/p>\n\n If you enable AI Alt Text<\/strong> and provide your own API key, the plugin sends the\nimage<\/strong> (as a base64 data URI) plus the related WooCommerce product context<\/strong>\n(title, category, brand) to the provider you choose, to generate alt text:<\/p>\n\n This runs only when you trigger alt text generation and only with the key you\nsupply. The plugin is not a Merchant of Record for these AI costs (BYOK).<\/p>\n\n If you enable Cloudflare Image Transformations (CIT)<\/strong>, image URLs of your own\nsite are served through Cloudflare's edge ( wp plugin install australcode-uniform-images --activate\nwp acimg health # verify everything is OK\nwp acimg regenerate # bulk dry-run\nwp acimg regenerate --start --yes # starts bulk in the background\nwp acimg reset --yes # Pro: wipe all plugin state (tables, options, dirs) without deactivating\n `<\/p>\n\n The Yes. Compatibility with Yes, and well. The plugin emits If you have Cloudflare Pro+<\/strong>, you can enable Image Transformations<\/strong> from Settings \u2192 CDN edge. The plugin automatically detects whether CIT is available on your zone and emits Caution with Cloudflare Polish<\/strong>: if active, it re-compresses the AVIF\/WebP that the plugin already optimized \u2014 double compression equals visual artifacts. The plugin detects this on the Health page and alerts you with an admin notice. Recommendation: disable Polish, keep APO.<\/p><\/dd>\n Imagick<\/strong> (preferred) with Imagick compiled with Estimate: ~700 KB of derivatives on average per original image at Standard preset (varies a lot by content type \u2014 product photos with a uniform background compress better). For a catalog of 1,000 products with one image each, that's ~700 MB of derivatives. By default the plugin never modifies your originals<\/strong> \u2014 derivatives are separate files, so you need space for original + derivatives. The only exception is the optional \"apply trim to original\" setting (off by default), which backs up the pristine file first and is reversible with Change settings on Australcode Image \u2192 Settings<\/strong>, save (the plugin shows a modal warning you that existing derivatives are invalidated), and then go to Bulk regenerate<\/strong> or run Yes, disable those plugins<\/strong> before installing Australcode Uniform Images. The Health \u2192 Doctor page detects them and alerts you. The typical conflict is that those plugins also hook into <picture><\/code> element.<\/p>\n\nKey differentiators<\/h4>\n\n
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<picture><\/code> markup<\/strong> \u2014 multi-source with AVIF + WebP + JPEG fallback. Survives any page cache<\/strong> (LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, Cloudflare APO, W3 Total Cache) because it does not use Vary: Accept<\/code>. The browser picks the optimal format; the cache serves HTML without negotiation.<\/li>\ncustom_order_tables<\/code> and cart_checkout_blocks<\/code> compatibility without any setup.<\/li>\n\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto<\/code>) with automatic availability detection on your zone. If CIT is not enabled on your CF plan, the plugin keeps serving local derivatives without breaking anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nFree (no license required)<\/h4>\n\n
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oom<\/code>, missing_original<\/code>, engine_failed<\/code>, fs_permission<\/code>), scope filters (auto<\/code> = products only based on Settings; all-used<\/code> = every image referenced in posts\/products\/Bricks templates\/terms).<\/li>\nwp acimg health<\/code>, stats<\/code>, regenerate<\/code>, derivatives <id><\/code>, purge-cache<\/code> (orphans; --stale<\/code>\/--all<\/code> require Pro), restore-originals<\/code>, migrate-from-sir<\/code>. 2 Pro: wp acimg doctor<\/code> (extended diagnostics) and wp acimg reset<\/code> (full state reset).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nPro (license required)<\/h4>\n\n
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<img><\/code> with CIT URLs (\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto<\/code>) instead of local derivatives when CIT is enabled on your zone. Defensive automatic fallback to the normal path if CIT is unavailable.<\/li>\nwp_termmeta<\/code>, WooCommerce shortcodes, custom meta. Trash mode with typed confirmation, immutable audit log, and an untrash<\/code> endpoint for rollback.<\/li>\ngpt-4o-mini<\/code>) or Anthropic Vision (claude-haiku-4-5<\/code>). Bring Your Own Key (no Merchant of Record over AI costs). Context enrichment with WooCommerce product title + category + brand.<\/li>\nIntegration with other plugins<\/h4>\n\n
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fetchpriority=\"high\"<\/code> and propagates correct loading\/decoding to the final <picture><\/code>. Native LCP optimization.<\/li>\nwp_get_attachment_image<\/code> and optional output buffer rewriter for themes\/page builders that bypass that filter.<\/li>\ndata-src<\/code>\/data-sizes<\/code> lazy loaders (reads both if present).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nv1.0 non-goals<\/h4>\n\n
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Why this approach<\/h4>\n\n
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<picture><\/code> element, cache-safe by design<\/strong> \u2014 AVIF + WebP + JPEG fallback served without Vary: Accept<\/code>, so it survives any HTTP page cache (LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, Cloudflare APO, W3 Total Cache). The browser picks the format; the cache serves one HTML.<\/li>\nwp_get_registered_image_subsizes()<\/code> and respects the WC thumbnail-cropping setting, so it targets exactly the product sizes your theme uses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nExternal services<\/h3>\n\n
<picture><\/code>, bulk regenerate, health) runs 100% on your\nown server and contacts no external service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\nFreemius (account, licensing & secure checkout)<\/h4>\n\n
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api.freemius.com<\/code>, path \/v1\/<\/code>) to create your account and\ncheck for updates.<\/li>\nfreemius.com<\/code>, users.freemius.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
OpenAI \/ Anthropic (AI Alt Text \u2014 Pro, Bring Your Own Key)<\/h4>\n\n
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gpt-4o-mini<\/code>) \u2014 host api.openai.com<\/code>, path \/v1\/chat\/completions<\/code>\n\n\n
claude-haiku-4-5<\/code>) \u2014 host api.anthropic.com<\/code>, path \/v1\/messages<\/code>\n\n\n
Cloudflare (Image Transformations + Cost Analyzer \u2014 Pro)<\/h4>\n\n
\/cdn-cgi\/image\/...<\/code>) so Cloudflare can\ntransform them on-demand. If you enable the CIT Cost Analyzer<\/strong>, the plugin\nqueries the Cloudflare GraphQL Analytics API\n(host api.cloudflare.com<\/code>, path \/client\/v4\/graphql<\/code>) with the API token you provide<\/strong>\nand your zone identifier, to report usage and cost. The plugin also performs a\n HEAD request to one of your own<\/strong> derivative URLs to detect whether CIT and\nCloudflare Polish are active on your zone (no third-party data is sent in that\ndetection).<\/p>\n\n\n
Via WordPress Admin (recommended)<\/h4>\n\n
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Via WP-CLI<\/h4>\n\n
`\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nwp acimg reset<\/code> command (Pro) clears every persisted artifact \u2014 the 6 custom tables, options, post meta, transients and derivative directories \u2014 without deactivating the plugin. It's destructive and defaults to an interactive confirm; pass --yes<\/code> to skip it. Useful to start from a clean slate when re-testing settings or migrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it compatible with WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
custom_order_tables<\/code> and cart_checkout_blocks<\/code> is declared from day one via before_woocommerce_init<\/code>. No manual configuration required.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes it work with Cloudflare?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
<picture><\/code> with <source><\/code> per MIME type \u2014 it survives Cloudflare APO<\/strong> and any page cache perfectly because it does NOT use Vary: Accept<\/code> (which would break caching).<\/p>\n\n\/cdn-cgi\/image\/<\/code> URLs that CF transforms on-demand with format=auto<\/code>.<\/p>\n\nWhich image engine does it use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
libheif<\/code> for AVIF. GD<\/strong> as fallback. libvips<\/strong> is wired in the code but requires bundled binaries (not included in v0.x \u2014 future sprint). The active engine and its capabilities (read\/write per format) appear on Health \u2192 Image engines<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\nDo I need anything special for AVIF?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
libheif<\/code> (common on modern hosts: Kinsta, WP Engine, SiteGround, recent Cloudways). If Imagick does not support AVIF, the plugin still emits WebP + JPEG and the Health page reports the limitation. You do not get stuck without anything<\/strong> \u2014 you just lose the most efficient format.<\/p><\/dd>\nHow much storage does it use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp acimg restore-originals<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\nHow do I regenerate after changing settings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp acimg regenerate --start --yes<\/code>. The plugin keeps serving the old derivatives until regeneration completes \u2014 zero visual downtime<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\nConflicts with Smush \/ EWWW \/ ShortPixel \/ Imagify?<\/h3><\/dt>\n