Auto Smart Thumbnails
Plugin creates thumbnails on demand with face detection. Remove unused thumbnails and downsizes images. Free up server storage.
4.3(6 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Auto Smart Thumbnails is a WordPress face detection plugin with 60 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Face Detection.
4.3/56 reviews
60active installs
4.8K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
I. Face detection
WordPress (WP) plugin/themes crop images per fixed position {top, center, bottom} x {left, center, right}. This often generates thumbnails with faces being cut out. This plugin (Auto Smart Thumbnails, AST) employs face detection to keep the face in the center of cropped images.
II. Downsize images
There are many ways to backup/store your images. Your web server host is the last option for that though (too expensive). Essentially, your web server serves one purpose and one purpose only: a lean fast website. So making it small and agile is critical in both user experience and website maintenance.
Media files (pdf, movie and images) are usually the biggest storage eaters. Here are some practice tips related to images:
1. Use jpg to store images. No png except for the logo i…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 5.9.13 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.4
- Fixed a crash with is_resource in PHP 8. PHP doesn’t return resoure, changed to object.
- Tested up to WordPress 5.9.
Contributors
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