Disable Media Sizes

Easily disable any extra image sizes

This plugin provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.

Options include

• Disable Thumbnail Size
• Disable Medium Size
• Disable Large Size
• Disable Medium Large (768px)
• Disable 1536×1536 Size
• Disable 2048×2048 Size
• Disable Big/Scaled Size

The plugin settings screen does a good job of explaining the different image sizes. Should all be self-explanatory, let me know if anything can be improved.

Features

• Lightweight and secure
• Built with the WP API and standards
• Simple to use – anyone can do it
• One-click restore default options
• Easy peasy.

Why is this useful?

This article explains everything you need to know about the “hows” and the “whys” and such.

Important

Please understand that this plugin:

• Does not affect any existing images
• Only works while the plugin is active
• Does not delete any images
• Only prevents WordPress from generating extra sized images
• If all extra sizes are disabled, only original images will be uploaded

Learn more about the techniques and code used in this plugin.

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

Disable Media Sizes is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

Support development

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:

• The Tao of WordPress
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Installing the plugin

Activate like any other plugin and done. Visit the plugin settings page to choose your options.

More info on installing WP plugins

Still getting extra images?

If you are noticing extra images that cannot be disabled by the plugin, most likely they are being generated by some other plugin or maybe your theme. In that case, you would need to do some investigating to determine which plugin or theme is causing it to happen. This plugin disables only the image/sizes that WordPress creates by default. So any extra image sizes added by other plugins and themes will need to be disabled in some other way. If in doubt, ask your plugin or theme provider. They will know the best steps.

Uninstalling

This plugin cleans up after itself. All plugin settings will be removed from the WordPress database when the plugin is deleted via the Plugins screen. Also, this plugin does not remove any existing images at any time. So it is safe to delete the plugin, it never touches any images.

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   Plugin settings page

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2.4 (2025/11/13)

• Updates plugin settings page
• Improves readme.txt documentation
• Generates new language template
• Tests on WordPress 6.9 (beta)

Full changelog @ https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-media-sizes.txt