
Find and delete all thumbnails from your Media Library
| Author: | davidsword (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.8 |
| Plugin version: | 2.2 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 07-11-2014 |
| Last updated: | 06-07-2017
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 78 |
| Rated by: | 15 |
| Plugin URI: | https://davidsword.ca/wordpress-plugins/ |
| Total downloads: | 8 460 |
| Active installs: | 200+ |

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Screenshots

List of all resized images in uploads directory with options to select and delete
FAQ
Installation Instructions
- Install the plugin from your Plugin browser, or download the plugin and extract the files and upload
delete-thumbnails to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- View the Delete Thumbnails interface under Tools in your WordPress Admin
What parameters are used to determine if a image is resized?
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
-###-###.
What is this warning about `chmod` about?
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.
How do I backup my files?
The plugin insists on backups as it removes files permanently, you can ignore and bypass, however you should always backup your WordPress installation
ChangeLog
2.2
- July 6, 2017
- Fixed 3 instances of PHP shorttags which’d break plugin on most server setups
2.1
- June 27, 2017
- Removed image header argument (seeing if image was compressed at WordPress’s default 82%) as it only works with resized JPG’s, not PNGs
2.0
- June 25, 2017
- Project revival
- Code overhaul/rewrite
- Added better assets
- Much cleaner and WordPress native looking interface, no more code-line look
- Readme, UI, and inline documentation corrected and improved
- Improved logic of deletion
- Improved logic for form submission with low
max_input_vars values in mind
- better detection of thumbnails & cross checking media library attachments
1.0
- Sept 29, 2014
- Public Launch
0.1
- July 6, 2014
- Initial Build, private use