Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups
An UpdraftPlus extension that excludes image size thumbnails, generated by WordPress, from Updraft backups.
Maintenance 42/100328d since update
Active installs
4,000
Downloads
45,798
Reviews
11
Age
8.0y
Tagsimagebackupexcludeupdraftplusupdraft
Plugin info
Total downloads: 45,798
Active installs: 4,000
Total reviews: 11
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/6/2025 (328 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/12/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Stale • Last updated 328 days ago • 11 reviews
42/100
Is Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 328 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f
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Description
A small plugin to exclude WordPress generated image thumbnails from Updraft backups, saving space. The original, full-sized image is included in backups, so if a restoration from backup is needed, WP CLI or a plugin can be used to regenerate thumbnails using the original, full-size images.
Features:
- Works for all image types and includes both native and custom image sizes added by themes and plugins.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Ensure UpdraftPlus Backup/Restore is installed and activated
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Frequently Asked Questions
No FAQ available
Review feed
Brad Johnson
Works like a charm
I have been using your plugin for so long and never left a review.
Thanks for this, changes my image-heavy backups of a couple of gigs to much less. Thanks again.
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Changelog
1.0.4
- Updated assets.
1.0.3
- IMPROVED – Support WebP and AVIF fieltypes, props @josklever.
1.0.2
- IMPROVED – Regex update to prevent files with dimensions at the end of the file name from being filtered.
1.0.1
- IMPROVED – Regex filtering.
- FIXED – README content.
1.0.0
- Initial release.