Delete Thumbnails
Find and delete thumbnails & resized images from your Media Library
3.9(15 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Delete Thumbnails is a WordPress media plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Safe SVG.
3.9/515 reviews
200active installs
8.5K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Delete thumbnails & resized images from your Media Library
- Delete some or all of WordPress’s resized images (thumbnails, medium, and large, plus extra ones Plugins/Themes make secretly)
- This can clear thousands of unwanted files from your uploads directory
- Useful if you’ve had lots of different theme/plugins over the years, and inadvertently accumulated a vast number of resized images that are no longer used by your site
Take careful note
- Deleting is permanent
- You can use this plugin to regenerate your Media Library after (as WordPress will need the default sizes)
Please Note
- 🍺 This is a recently revived and re-written plugin, the bad reviews were correct for the old versions, but not current version. If you experience any issues, please open a support request, I…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.2
- July 6, 2017
- Fixed 3 instances of PHP shorttags which’d break plugin on most server setups
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