{"id":9204,"date":"2026-06-01T02:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9204"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:57:06","slug":"ce-este-webp","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ce este WebP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WebP is a modern image format developed by Google to make images on the web smaller while maintaining high visual quality. It was introduced in 2010 as part of an effort to improve website performance and reduce bandwidth usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#How_WebP_works\" >How WebP works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#Main_features_of_WebP\" >Main features of WebP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#Why_WebP_is_used\" >Why WebP is used<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#Advantages_over_older_formats\" >Advantages over older formats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#Limitations\" >Limitations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/what-is-webp\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_WebP_works\"><\/span>How WebP works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WebP uses advanced compression techniques to reduce file size compared to older formats like JPEG and PNG. Depending on how it is encoded, it can support both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>lossy compression<\/strong> (smaller files with slight quality reduction)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>lossless compression<\/strong> (no quality loss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Main_features_of_WebP\"><\/span>Main features of WebP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-1488169491\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Acces timpuriu<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Mai ave\u021bi nevoie de ajutor?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contacta\u021bi echipa noastr\u0103 de servicii pentru clien\u021bi.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Trimite mesaj<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WebP combines features that previously required multiple formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>smaller file sizes compared to JPEG and PNG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support for transparency (like PNG)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support for animation (like GIF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>high-quality images with reduced bandwidth usage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many cases, WebP images can be significantly smaller than equivalent JPEG or PNG files while maintaining similar visual quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_WebP_is_used\"><\/span>Why WebP is used<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main purpose of WebP is to improve web performance. Smaller images mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>faster website loading times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lower data usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improved user experience, especially on mobile devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WebP is now supported by all major modern browsers, making it widely usable across websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_over_older_formats\"><\/span>Advantages over older formats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to traditional formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JPEG: WebP is usually smaller at similar quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PNG: WebP offers transparency with better compression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GIF: WebP can replace animations with smaller file sizes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limitations\"><\/span>Limitations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though WebP is widely supported, some older software and systems may not handle it properly. In such cases, fallback formats like JPEG or PNG are still used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WebP is a modern image format designed to optimize images for the web. It reduces file sizes significantly while supporting features like transparency and animation, making websites faster and more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[125],"manual_kb_tag":[369,4918,4919,5800,5810,5811,5812,5813,5814,5815],"class_list":["post-9204","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-websites","manual_kb_tag-image-optimization","manual_kb_tag-lossless-compression","manual_kb_tag-lossy-compression","manual_kb_tag-high-quality-images","manual_kb_tag-webp-image-format","manual_kb_tag-google-webp","manual_kb_tag-image-transparency","manual_kb_tag-animated-images","manual_kb_tag-smaller-file-sizes","manual_kb_tag-improve-web-performance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9205,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9204\/revisions\/9205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=9204"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=9204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}