Change default settings for image size, link to and align for images inserted into posts. Allows you to remove the link on images by default.
As of April 2026, Default Image Settings is a WordPress image plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
Please note that the functionality of this plugin is limited as of WordPress 4.4. As of WordPress 4.4, the user settings have prevalence over the default image settings specified using this plugin. Please refer to Trac ticket #31467 for more information about this change.
Take control over your images inserted into posts! Choose to what page images inserted into posts link by default. Change the default size of inserted images. Default Image Settings adds options in the Media section of your settings for choosing the default settings for inserted images.
Providing a simple UI, this plugin allows you to choose the default selected size, align and Link To of images when inserting media into posts. The settings for changing the default settings are added to the Media menu under Settings in…
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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