Webp files in chat

Hi dear readers and helpers, I have quite an impairing problem at the moment. Is there any reason webp files doesn't load properly in chat, leaving only a direct link to the file ? I'm working on an picture-heavy system and not being able to store/use webp files will quickly be a huge barrier so, if there is any workaround to that, I'd be most grateful.

I'd suggest getting an extension that automatically saves the non-webp version of a file. Google has pushed that format but it currently has very little support, and its better to avoid it. I don't have any help to actually use them, though - I'll leave that to others.

Hi Faust! I am assuming you are using markdown syntax to post the image? Try appending #jpg at the end. Example: [img](<a href="https://www.silverdisc.co.uk/sites/default/files/sd_importer/lion_webp_10.webp#png" rel="nofollow">https://www.silverdisc.co.uk/sites/default/files/sd_importer/lion_webp_10.webp#png</a>) That seems to fool the browser/Roll20 chat.

Hm Good idea @keithcurtis, but it doesn't seem to do the trick, It still shows up as text.

Can you post a link to examine? There may be other factors at play, since the above code worked for that particular image.

I copy/pasted yyour code in my Game's chat, the previous screenshot is exactly that. I don't get what you mean by "link to examine", do you want an invite link to the aforementioned Game ?

Ah, thanks. Yeah, I had meant the actual text your were placing in chat, including the image URL so I could try to investigate on my end (there could be a cache-busting code that would need to be removed, for instance). But if the code I posted above is not working for you, then it's probably not the URL. OK, just tested again while typing this. The code I posted above was not working. However, this is producing the image. Maybe I copied the wrong test, above. [img](<a href="https://www.silverdisc.co.uk/sites/default/files/sd_importer/lion_webp_10.webp#.png" rel="nofollow">https://www.silverdisc.co.uk/sites/default/files/sd_importer/lion_webp_10.webp#.png</a>) note the period before png. I just tried this three times in a row and got the image every time. It should be a lion.

Magnificent ! Thanks a lot for taking the time to troubleshoot that, I hope it helps other users too !

It's a variation on a trick I think I originally learned from other users (probably the Aaron).