
The real original full size image though is not deleted but kept on the server in case one would want to resize to a different size or regenerate thumbnails. This variant serves as the new full size image on the website.

The solution that was implemented is to create a new size variant of 2560 pixels with the addition of the word “scaled” in the filename.

In version 5.3 WordPress introduced handling of big images. And here’s the nitty-gritty of what is actually happening in the background: Resizes and compresses the original full resolution image Adds a max height of 768 pixels to medium_large size variantĪnd one bonus feature: It displays all image sizes in the editing screen.Replaces special characters and non english letters in the filename.Checks if the image already exist to avoid duplicates.Removes EXIF data but keeps color space profile.Sharpens the image to make it more appealing and crisp.Resizes and compresses the original full resolution image.Here’s everything that Better Images will do for you every time you upload an image: Regeneration will be available in a upcoming Pro-version. If you benefit from this plugin please consider writing a review! That would mean a lot to us.ĭisclaimer: With this plugin activated you can’t regenerate images via other plugins or WP-CLI. And it will also resize the original full resolution image to save space. Just upload your image into the media library and the plugin will produce an image that is both better looking and smaller in size. Tired of resizing, compressing, converting, optimizing and exporting images over and over again? Better Images is a plugin that automagically does this hard work for you.
