Resize images before upload
Automatically resizes your images right in your browser, before uploading.
4.6(22 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Resize images before upload is a WordPress images plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 22 reviews. It has been downloaded 59K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Autoptimize.
4.6/522 reviews
1.0K+active installs
59K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Resize your images before they are uploaded to your website (server), no need to use image editing software. Drag+drop images from your digital camera to WordPress. This plugin works best in HTML5 compatible web browsers such as Chrome or Firefox.
If your web browser does not support HTML5 then this plugin will swap your image uploader runtime to the Adobe Flash version which makes sure the resize function works across more web browsers. The side effect to this is drag+drop will be disabled since this is not supported in Flash (everything works in HTML5 compatible browsers). If you experience issues or drag+drop is more important to you than resizing images then you can disable the Flash override in your settings -> media.
This plugin does not work on the iPhone or iPad.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Brilliant Plugin
by jscomino·9 years ago
Upon searching the WordPress repository, it’s clear that every plugin that resizes images for you is a paid service, with one exception, THIS plugin! By resizing the imaegs on our website, we’ve been able to drastically reduce traffic and server load. The benefits become even more apparent as we continue to grow. Thanks for this brilliant plugin!
Timesaver
by Alex R.·10 years ago
I had big problems with my host, uploading bigger images.
This plugin really save my time!
Much better than any other compressors! Server is stable now!
by WebDev·10 years ago
First of all, thank you dear devs. Undoubtedly a great work.I must admit that using and maintaining a shared hosting for a high traffic website is tricky. And if compressing image takes 100% CPU and I/O usage, then its a hectic job. Used almost all other plugs but all of them exhausted my server. But as this one uses resource from client side so image compression has become faster and more stable from a server resource point of view.
MUST HAVE
by Bruno Rodrigues·11 years ago
this is awesome.
Exactly what I needed
by ddadian·11 years ago
Simple to use, works out of the box. Thank you.
Download Trends
Today: 1Yesterday: 5This week: 22Period total: 898
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.8
99.2%
v0.6
0.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.8
- Added height/width option to settings->media
Contributors
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