Billy_Lindon

The very fact that we have to 'feature request' WebP is ridiculous. Pull your finger out SS as you are slipping behind.

I think the feeling in the thread @paul2009 is that it is quite disappointing that this de facto standard web image format is not already supported by a platform whose entire marketing is based on promoting itself as a cool, modern web design platform. It shouldn't be up to the users to request something that is pretty much a web standard now. I can't for a minute imagine the SS product managers are unaware of the importance of next gen image formats!
It's just so disappointing that someone high up in Squarespace clearly doesn't get it and is not prioritising it.

I think the feeling in the thread @paul2009 is that it is quite disappointing that this de facto standard web image format is not already supported by a platform whose entire marketing is based on promoting itself as a cool, modern web design platform. It shouldn't be up to the users to request something that is pretty much a web standard now. I can't for a minute imagine the SS product managers are unaware of the importance of next gen image formats!
It's just so disappointing that someone high up in Squarespace clearly doesn't get it and is not prioritising it.

It is when its the primary search engine and they prioritize sites that load quickly..

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Yes, please allow WebP. As others have said, it's almost a requirement now from Google, and it wouldn't take any development time on the part of SquareSpace. This is very concerning.

I think the feeling in the thread @paul2009 is that it is quite disappointing that this de facto standard web image format is not already supported by a platform whose entire marketing is based on promoting itself as a cool, modern web design platform. It shouldn't be up to the users to request something that is pretty much a web standard now. I can't for a minute imagine the SS product managers are unaware of the importance of next gen image formats!
It's just so disappointing that someone high up in Squarespace clearly doesn't get it and is not prioritising it.

I'd love to be able to load animated webp instead of animated gif images, as the gain in space (or quality) is particularly staggering there, and there are no other option to seamlessly integrate moving images in an image gallery.
It appears that webp is now supported for 92% of the users out there, so that would probably be the right time to add it.

With all browsers supporting WebP, and Google prioritizing image loading speed in rank, I certainly hope Squarespace will provide the ability to host these images - which are quickly becoming an industry standard.

Would you consider raising views to at least 1,000 per month?