v7.9.1-a3: * 🐞**Image Optimize** Fixed a fatal error when the WordPress HTTP fallback could not download an image.

Author: Hai Zheng

litespeed-cache.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       LiteSpeed Cache
  * Plugin URI:        https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration
  * Description:       High-performance page caching and site optimization from LiteSpeed
- * Version:           7.9.1-a2
+ * Version:           7.9.1-a3
  * Author:            LiteSpeed Technologies
  * Author URI:        https://www.litespeedtech.com
  * License:           GPLv3
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-! defined( 'LSCWP_V' ) && define( 'LSCWP_V', '7.9.1-a2' );
+! defined( 'LSCWP_V' ) && define( 'LSCWP_V', '7.9.1-a3' );
 
 ! defined( 'LSCWP_CONTENT_DIR' ) && define( 'LSCWP_CONTENT_DIR', WP_CONTENT_DIR );
 ! defined( 'LSCWP_DIR' ) && define( 'LSCWP_DIR', __DIR__ . '/' ); // Full absolute path '/var/www/html/***/wp-content/plugins/litespeed-cache/' or MU

readme.txt

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Pro
 = 8.0 - Coming soon 2026 =
 * 🌱**OptiMax** OptiMax to maximize the page score.
 * **Core** Aligned the runtime PHP and WordPress guards with the published minimum requirements.
+* 🐞**Image Optimize** Fixed a fatal error when the WordPress HTTP fallback could not download an image.
 
 = 7.9 - Aug 5 2026 =
 * **Cloud** Changed Health service to run asynchronously, resuming through WP cron when the cloud defers the request.

src/img-optm-pull.trait.php

@@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ public function pull( $manual = false ) {
 							$request_response['success']     = true;
 							$request_response['status_code'] = $wp_response['response']['code'];
 							$request_response['body']        = $wp_response['body'];
+							self::debug( 'response code [code] ' . $wp_response['response']['code'] . ' [url] ' . $req['url'] );
 						}
-						self::debug( 'response code [code] ' . $wp_response['response']['code'] . ' [url] ' . $req['url'] );
 
 						$request_response = (object) $request_response;