by David Sword 3.9 (15 reviews)

Delete Thumbnails

Name: Delete Thumbnails
Rating: 3.9 (15 reviews)
Author: David Sword

Find and delete thumbnails & resized images from your Media Library

Delete Thumbnails ranks #13,709 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,392 of 6,009 in the Media category, a 3.9/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Jul 6, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.8 (Current: 7.0.2)

v2.2 Current Version v2.2

Updated 9 years ago Last Update on 06 Jul, 2017

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,392 of 6,009 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

100+

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Downloads

8.4K

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Rating

78%

Review 3.9 out of 5

3.9 (15 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 39%

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2
Last Updated: Jul 06, 2017
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 4.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: David Sword

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.9
Reviews: 15
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to clean up their Media Library of unused image sizes. It solves the problem of accumulated thumbnail, medium, large, and plugin/theme-generated resized images cluttering the uploads directory.

Delete WordPress thumbnails
Delete medium and large images
Delete plugin/theme-generated image sizes
Frees uploads directory space
Regenerate Media Library after deletion

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Delete Thumbnails

After looking at all files in the Wordpress uploads directory, a file is determined as resized when three criteria are meet: It's an image The file URL is not a main Wordpress Media Library file The filename ends with -###-###.

The method of deletion only works when the server allows PHP to edit the folders contents. CHMOD is the permission settings for files and folders. If you've received a warning of this, the CHMOD on the upload directory is too low. It says I have no resized images, but I do Please note this is a new plugin (rewritten summer 2017), this plugin was developed and tested in only two server environments - variables on your setup may of not been considered while developing. Please open a request in the Support tab and provide as much info as you're willing to give to help resolve this issue and ensure this plugin works on all setups: Wordpress & PHP version Location of directory Wether or not files are stored in year/month sub folders ect.

The plugin insists on backups as it removes files permanently, you can ignore and bypass, however you should always backup your Wordpress installation