Iris adds WebP processing and file-use tracking to Joomla 6

Iris handles media preparation and presentation: it can resize and rename uploads, convert images to WebP, create galleries, and identify content that references a file.

This problem exists because Joomla sites accumulate images and documents across articles, modules, menus and media folders. Joomla's core Media Manager covers uploading, organising and inserting media, while core fields and article editing handle basic placement. A template override can change how existing media or custom output looks, but it will not normally add upload-time conversion or a site-wide file-usage report. Developers therefore often turn to an extension for galleries, automated optimisation or safer cleanup. According to the listing, Iris goes beyond core by combining those jobs with PDF details, ZIP downloads, usage badges, CSV reporting, WebP conversion for existing files, and link rewriting with redirects.

It is aimed at content teams managing a sizeable or long-lived Joomla site: publishers with many images, document libraries, recurring galleries, or a need to remove unused files without breaking references. A small brochure site with a handful of images, or a site already using a dedicated gallery and optimisation workflow, may have little reason to install it.

• Iris is listed as a free download under the GPLv2 or later licence, and the directory marks it as compatible with Joomla 6.
• The developer is POUSSIN Cyrille. The listing shows one other extension from the developer and no reviews for Iris; that is limited evidence of track record.
• The listing does not explain hosting requirements, image-processing limits, migration or rollback procedures, performance on large libraries, support terms, or how updates are handled. Those points merit checking before using it on production media.

Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.