Great Plugin, But AVIF/WebP Conversion Can Destroy Your Image SEO
UPDATE: Downgrading my review after a significant issue with image search rankings. See below. After installing FlyingPress and enabling AVIF image conversion, my site (doncorgi.com) lost nearly all of its image search traffic - dropping from 50–100 daily clicks to 2–5. The cause was that FlyingPress rewrites image src and srcset attributes in the HTML to .avif URLs, which causes Google to treat them as entirely new images, orphaning the original URLs and their accumulated ranking signals. I raised this with support multiple times, but was told image rankings are unaffected by FlyingPress and that the drop was due to "external factors." The traffic recovered fully after I switched the setting to preserve the original image format, confirming the cause. If you rely on image search traffic, be careful with AVIF (and possibly WebP) conversion. Check your rendered HTML src attributes after enabling it. This behaviour should be clearly documented. --- Original review: My first experience with support was excellent. I was having issues with site speed during the free trial, and they resolved it within a day, clearly explaining what was wrong. That experience is what led me to subscribe. Unfortunately, the follow-up experience was very different.
By Don C.
Response from FlyingPress· May 17, 2026
Thank you so much for the kind words, Don! 😊 Glad we could help improve your site speed and identify the missing pieces quickly. We always try to provide the same level of support whether someone is on a free trial or a long-time customer. Really appreciate you taking the time to leave this review 🙌


