As of April 2026, Scale It UP! is a WordPress image plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
5/51 reviews
50active installs
2.9K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
This plugin permits you to scale images up, as well as down, in the default WordPress media editor.
Scenario
You have a site/blog with most content as 640×480 images (or whatever size you use). But now, for whatever reason, you want to add a 480×360 image to your site and you wish to upscale it to 640×480 so the size matches everything else and doesn’t look out of place..
Problem
Using the default WordPress media editor, you are only permitted to scale down images, not scale up. Without this plugin, your only options would be to edit the image externally (Photoshop, etc.), or figure out another solution using percentages.
Solution
Install & Activate this plugin! Now, using the default WordPress media editor, you can upscale as well as downscale your images without…
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7.0+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
- Initial Release
Contributors
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