diff --git a/archive/templates/archive/objects/article_list.html b/archive/templates/archive/objects/article_list.html
index 0d0598a40..e5b50ee24 100644
--- a/archive/templates/archive/objects/article_list.html
+++ b/archive/templates/archive/objects/article_list.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<div class="o-article__left">
 		<a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}">
 			{% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
-				{% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 %}
+				{% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 format-webp %}
 			{% elif article.featured_media.first.video %}
 			<img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_media.first.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg"
 				alt="Thumbnail" />
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/author_card.html b/article/templates/article/objects/author_card.html
index 58d5df166..a6ad2bcc5 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/author_card.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/author_card.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <div class="author_card">
     {% if author.author.image and author.author.display_image %}
         <div class="author_image_container">
-            {% image author.author.image width-200 class="author_image" %}
+            {% image author.author.image width-200 format-webp class="author_image" %}
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/author_pinned.html b/article/templates/article/objects/author_pinned.html
index 48d2b7cd0..9b7369af4 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/author_pinned.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/author_pinned.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <div class="o-article__left">
     <a class="o-article__image" href={% pageurl article %}>
       {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
-       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 %}
+       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 format-webp %}
       {% else %}
         <img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_video.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg" alt=""/>
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column-latest.html b/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column-latest.html
index 98f38a09a..fe556ba9a 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column-latest.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column-latest.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     {% if article.featured_media.first %}
       {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
         <a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}">
-          {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 %}
+          {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 format-webp %}
         </a>
       {% elif article.featured_media.first.video %}
         <a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}" style="background-image: url('http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_media.first.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg'); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat"></a>
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column.html b/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column.html
index a0a8ae73e..a3ca763e8 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/blog_column.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     {% if article.featured_media.first %}
       {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
         <a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}">
-          {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 %}
+          {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 format-webp %}
         </a>
       {% elif article.featured_media.first.video %}
         <a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}" style="background-image: url('http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_media.first.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg'); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat"></a>
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/cover_story.html b/article/templates/article/objects/cover_story.html
index 18fd8239e..290221c43 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/cover_story.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/cover_story.html
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
   <div class="o-article__left">
     <a class="o-article__image" href={% pageurl article %}>
       {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
-       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-661x462-c100 %}
+       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-661x462-c100 format-webp %}
       {% elif article.featured_media.first.video %}
         <img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_media.first.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg" alt=""/>
       {% else %}
-        {% image article.featured_media fill-661x462-c100 %}
+        {% image article.featured_media fill-661x462-c100 format-webp %}
       {% endif %}
     </a>
   </div>
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/default.html b/article/templates/article/objects/default.html
index fda487cc1..056d64253 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/default.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/default.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <div class="o-article__left">
     <a class="o-article__image" href={% pageurl article %}>
       {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
-       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 %}
+       {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 format-webp %}
       {% else %}
         <img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_video.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg" alt=""/>
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/featured_media.html b/article/templates/article/objects/featured_media.html
index af36dd93e..5f10a4dd4 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/featured_media.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/featured_media.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {% with featured_media.first as featured_image_object %}
         <div class="featured-media">
             {% image featured_image_object.image original as original_image %}
-            {% image featured_image_object.image width-500 as featured_image %}
+            {% image featured_image_object.image width-500 format-webp as featured_image %}
             <img class="article-attachment" 
                 data-id="{{ featured_image_object.id }}"
                 data-caption="{% if featured_image_object.caption %}{{ featured_image_object.caption }}{% endif %}"
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/infinitefeed_item.html b/article/templates/article/objects/infinitefeed_item.html
index c6fee4be3..2b7e19acf 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/infinitefeed_item.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/infinitefeed_item.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<div class="o-article__left">
 		<div style="position:relative">
 			<a href="{% pageurl article %}" class="o-article__image" style="border-color:{{article|get_colour}}">
-				{% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 %}
+				{% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-340x238-c100 format-webp %}
 			</a>
 			{% if label %}
 				{% if article|get_label %}
diff --git a/article/templates/article/objects/top_article.html b/article/templates/article/objects/top_article.html
index 1d1fc6407..8fe1df553 100644
--- a/article/templates/article/objects/top_article.html
+++ b/article/templates/article/objects/top_article.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         {% if article.featured_media.first %}
             <a class="o-article__image" href="{% pageurl article %}">
               {% if article.featured_media.first.image %}
-              {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 %}
+              {% image article.featured_media.first.image fill-250x250-c100 format-webp %}
               {% elif article.featured_media.first.video %}
               <img src='http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ article.featured_media.first.video.url|youtube_embed_id|safe }}/0.jpg'>
               {% endif %}
diff --git a/authors/templates/authors/author_page.html b/authors/templates/authors/author_page.html
index ee083cdee..e7fdde72f 100644
--- a/authors/templates/authors/author_page.html
+++ b/authors/templates/authors/author_page.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 		<div class="author-header">
 			{% if self.image %}
-				{% image self.image width-350 as pfp %}
+				{% image self.image width-350 format-webp as pfp %}
 				<div class="author-img" style="background-image: url('{{pfp.full_url}}')"></div>
 			{% endif %}
 			<div class="author-info">
diff --git a/config/settings/base.py b/config/settings/base.py
index 30e877102..c428ea1f7 100644
--- a/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/base.py
@@ -306,12 +306,6 @@
 
 WAGTAILIMAGES_IMAGE_MODEL = 'images.UbysseyImage'
 
-WAGTAILIMAGES_FORMAT_CONVERSIONS = {
-    'png': 'webp',
-    'jpeg': 'webp',
-    'bmp': 'webp',
-    'webp': 'webp',
-}
 
 # wagtailmenus settings
 WAGTAILMENUS_ACTIVE_CLASS = 'current' # used for css in e.g. navigation/header.html
diff --git a/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_image_link_block.html b/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_image_link_block.html
index 5408b4db0..6540399a9 100644
--- a/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_image_link_block.html
+++ b/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_image_link_block.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if self.link %}
     <a href={{ self.link }}>
 {% endif %}
-{% image self.image width-320 %}
+{% image self.image width-320 format-webp %}
 {% if self.link %}
     </a>
 {% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_single_issue_block.html b/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_single_issue_block.html
index 218e0615c..20f2ed58a 100644
--- a/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_single_issue_block.html
+++ b/infinitefeed/templates/infinitefeed/sidebar/sidebar_single_issue_block.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <a href={{ self.link }}>
         <h4 class="issueText">{{ self.date }}</h4>
         {% if self.show_image and self.image %}
-            {% image self.image width-350 as mag %}
+            {% image self.image width-350 format-webp as mag %}
             <img class="issue_img" src="{{mag.url}}">
         {% endif %}
     </a>
diff --git a/ubyssey/static_src/src/js/main.js b/ubyssey/static_src/src/js/main.js
index ca98eeac5..59efc7662 100644
--- a/ubyssey/static_src/src/js/main.js
+++ b/ubyssey/static_src/src/js/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as mp from './modules/Mixpanel';
+// import * as mp from './modules/Mixpanel';    //commented out because creepy af
 import upcomingEvents from './widgets/upcoming-events';
 
 // self-executing js anonymous function
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import upcomingEvents from './widgets/upcoming-events';
   //initializeGallery()
 
   // Track page views through Mixpanel (for articles & for non-article pages)
-  if ($('.js-article').length) {
-    mp.pageView('article', $('.js-article'), 1) // article pages
-  } else {
-    mp.pageView();                              // non-article pages
-  }
+  //if ($('.js-article').length) {
+  //  mp.pageView('article', $('.js-article'), 1) // article pages
+  //} else {
+  //  mp.pageView();                              // non-article pages
+  //}
 
   //listeners for magazine & culture dropdowns in mobile header pop up
   $('#magazine-mobile').click(function () {
diff --git a/ubyssey/urls.py b/ubyssey/urls.py
index 1673447ac..a9b69091b 100644
--- a/ubyssey/urls.py
+++ b/ubyssey/urls.py
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 
 urlpatterns = []
 
-settings.WAGTAILIMAGES_FORMAT_CONVERSIONS = {
-    'jpeg': 'webp', 
-    'png': 'webp',
-    'webp': 'webp',
-}
 
 if settings.DEBUG:
     import debug_toolbar