Get next-gen format coverage is a WordPress ability from Imagify — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
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Read-onlyReports how many optimized images are still missing a next-gen (WebP/AVIF) version and which next-gen format is configured.
Requires the Imagify plugin on WordPress 6.9+ for the Abilities API (abilities are registered only when the wp_register_ability() function exists). Most abilities are gated by the Imagify 'manage' capability, resolved through Imagify's own capability abstraction (honors the imagify_capacity filter and multisite network-admin logic; equivalent to manage_options by default); the bulk-optimize, generate-missing-nextgen, and restore-media abilities instead check the WordPress 'manage_options' capability directly.
What it does
This ability returns the count of already-optimized media that do not yet have a next-gen format version generated, along with the next-gen format currently configured in Imagify's settings (webp, avif, or off). It's a quick way for an AI assistant to gauge how complete a site's next-gen image rollout is and flag whether images should be re-optimized to pick up WebP/AVIF coverage, without scanning the Media Library manually.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"How many of my optimized images are still missing a WebP or AVIF version?"
Returns
An object with 'missing_nextgen_count' (integer count of optimized media without a next-gen version) and 'nextgen_format' (the configured next-gen output format).
Permission
The current user must have the Imagify 'manage' capability.
More Imagify abilities
Bulk optimize
Schedules a bulk image-optimization run across the WordPress media library or Imagify's custom folders.
Generate missing next-gen versions
Queues generation of missing WebP/AVIF versions for every already-optimized image on the site.
Get account status
Reports the connected Imagify account's plan, quota consumption, and API key validity.
Get media optimization status
Retrieves the optimization status and size metrics for a single media library attachment.
Get optimization statistics
Returns aggregate optimization savings for both WordPress media and custom (non-Media-Library) folders.
Get plugin settings
Returns Imagify's current configuration options, with the API key redacted.