Disable Media Sizes
Provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.
5(23 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Disable Media Sizes is a WordPress media plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 23 reviews. It has been downloaded 73K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 16% this week. Top alternative: Safe SVG.
5/523 reviews
10K+active installs
73K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
Easily disable any extra image sizes
This plugin provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.
Options include
- Disable Thumbnail Size
- Disable Medium Size
- Disable Large Size
- Disable Medium Large (768px)
- Disable 1536×1536 Size
- Disable 2048×2048 Size
- Disable Big/Scaled Size
The plugin settings screen does a good job of explaining the different image sizes. Should all be self-explanatory, let me know if anything can be improved.
Features
- Lightweight and secure
- Built with the WP API and standards
- Simple to use – anyone can do it
- One-click restore default options
- Easy peasy.
Why is this useful?
This article explains everything you need to know about the “hows” and the “whys” and such.
Important
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Ratings & Reviews
523 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Works like a charming man!
by tinaponting·1 week ago
Very easy to use and saves spaces:)
Saves a ton of inodes
by Briosh·9 months ago
If you struggle with excessive file counts on your server this helps!
Great!
by milka21·1 year ago
Thank you very much!
Install it and forget it exists—perfect.
by cbaile19·1 year ago
All I want to do is link to the original high-resolution image I uploaded. I don’t know why it requires a plugin to do that easily. But if it does require a plugin, it should be a plugin like this: simple, easy to set up, and with just enough options to be useful. I installed it, set it up, and stopped thinking about it, which makes it perfect.
Perfect
by fabiolw·1 year ago
At the moment, just perfect
Download Trends
Today: 49Yesterday: 44This week: 347Period total: 26K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.3+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.5
47.8%
v2.3
31.9%
v2.4
10.5%
Other
9.9%
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Changelog
If you like Disable Media Sizes, please take a moment to give a 5-star rating. It helps to keep the plugin going strong, and is greatly appreciated.
2.5 (2026/01/28)
- Updates plugin settings page
- Improves readme.txt documentation
- Generates new language template
- Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5
- Tests on WordPress 6.9
Contributors
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