Automatically Convert HEIC Images to JPEG in WordPress 6.7

WordPress 6.7 version is the last major release of the year and is expected to be released in theNovember 12It's official, so keep an eye out for the latest WordPress information on our"WordPress Information". In WordPress 6.7.HEICImage UploadWill be automatically converted to JPEG on the server when possibleThe

This allows visitors to view HEIC images and use them in posts and pages in WP Admin regardless of whether their browser supports HEIC or not.Browsers have low support for HEIC.And it's common for HEIC images to appear as they areDefault storage format used by Apple devicesThe

The original HEIC image can be downloaded via a link on the attached page.

Conversions are only performed if the server has a version of Imagick that supports HEIC. Conversion can be done in theTools → Site Health → Information → Media Processing → ImageMagick Supported File FormatsTo see if the serverHEIC supportThe

If conversion is not possible, a warning is displayed to the user encouraging them to manually convert the image to JPEG. this was the default before WordPress 6.7.

It is possible to use
image_editor_output_format The filter disables the automatic conversion of HEIC images to JPEG.

add_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', function( $output_format ) {
    unset( $output_format['image/heic'] );
    return $output_format;
} );
add_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', function( $output_format ) {
    unset( $output_format['image/heic'] );
    return $output_format;
} );
add_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', function( $output_format ) {
    unset( $output_format['image/heic'] );
    return $output_format;
} );