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Image Processing Queue

On-the-fly image processing done right.

By WP Engine·Theme·Free
5(9 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Image Processing Queue is a WordPress theme plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Kirki Customizer Framework.

5/59 reviews
300active installs
7.3K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Image Processing Queue is an alternative to on-the-fly (OTF) image processing (e.g. Aqua Resizer)
for WordPress themes.

Like OTF image processing, it allows theme developers to define image sizes for specific theme
contexts rather than defining a size for all uploaded images. This greatly reduces the number of
resized images and hence reduces disk space usage and the wait time when uploading an image.

Image Processing Queue differs from OTF image processing in how it behaves when an image doesn’t
exist yet. OTF generates the image right away and the end-user has to wait for the image to be
generated. With Image Processing Queue there’s no waiting. It immediately returns an image that
already exists (that is the closest fit to the image size requested) and adds the image size t…

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Ratings & Reviews

59 reviews
5 ★
9
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.1

  • Bug fix: PHP Fatal error: Class ‘Image_Processing_Queue\Exception’ not found.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Brad TouesnardBrad TouesnardDelicious BrainsDelicious Brains
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.1
Last Updated
May 2, 2019
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
5.2.24
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
7.3K+
Added
Mar 7, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

themethumbnailsfeature-pluginimage resizingimage processing

Developer

W
WP Engine
15 plugins3.5M+ total installs
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