Sean Butze

Many users do not compress or resize their images before uploading them into a post, and oftentimes WordPress’s maximum upload limit of 2MB-10MB is still too large to prevent the insertion of photos that can signficantly slow down a website.
WP Image Size Limit allows an administrator to set a custom file size limit that is specific to image files and smaller than WordPress’s general file size limit.
This is especially useful when you need to put tighter restriction on image uploads but want to preserve the ability to upload larger files of other formats (audio, video, etc.).

WP Image Size Limit

Just what I needed to tamp down those designers who think it's okay to use 20MB images!

Brilliant

Adds a new setting under Settings -> Media where an admin can set a maximum upload file size for image files.

Protect Uploads

The uploads directory is where the files of the WordPress library are stored. Unfortunelty, this directory is not protected. A person who wants to see all your library could list it instantly going to : http://yourwebsite/wp-content/uploads . This plugin will hide the content by adding an index.php file on the root of your uploads directory or by setting an htaccess which will return a 403 error (Forbidden Access).
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<li>Depending on your server setting, the htaccess option could be disabled.</li>
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Available languages :
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<li>English</li>
<li>Français</li>
<li>Español</li>
<li>Italian (thanks to Marko97)</li>
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Protect uploads

Do not download. The plugin has been changed not too long ago and it now infects your wordpress installation, and possible spreads itself to other sites if you are on shared hosting.

It's a virus

Protect your uploads directory from people who want to browse it. Avoid browsing of your uploads directory by adding a htaccess or index.php file.

WP Image Size Limit vs Protect uploads