Canvas Image Resize
Re-sizes images right inside the browser BEFORE uploading them.
4.6(10 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Canvas Image Resize is a WordPress image plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Downloads are down 18% this week. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
4.6/510 reviews
1.0K+active installs
13K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
If you host your site in a poor environment, WordPress may fail uploading large images as the process of creating the different sizes and thumbnails takes a large amount of CPU usage.
With this Plugin the images are simply resized to a maximum dimension (of for example 1600 x 1600 pixels) right in your browser before uploading them.
The nice side effect is that unnecessary big images are resized to a fine size to still provide a usable, qualitative image.
Logo credits: Picture graphic by Flaticon from Freepik.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.610 reviews
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Recent Reviews
It works – thank you
by silberblick·5 years ago
It works and saves me some time. Thanks you!
Great!
by Fitter·5 years ago
It is simple. It does not consume almost any time. Just works. My favourite plugin, I say
DOES NOT WORK
Images are still being uploaded at full resolution, does not appear tto work at all
FABULOUS !!!
by Prolet·8 years ago
IT IS A MUST!
Thank you for your fantastic work!
Simple yet Powerful!
by Michael·8 years ago
Thank you 🙂
Download Trends
Today: 2Yesterday: 3This week: 23Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.3.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.1
- Translated the plugin in German.
Contributors
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