As of April 2026, Maximum Image Size is a WordPress media plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Safe SVG.
Sometimes, it’s not necessary to keep copies of full resolution images on your web server. But, when you solicit images from many sources, you may not be able to rely on users to size images to your specifications. Here’s a very simple plugin that removes the full resolution image and replaces it with an image resized to your preference.
The plugin makes no changes to your database and is written with just 17 lines of code.
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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