Disable "BIG Image" Threshold

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Reviewers say it's a light fix that does one job, letting them upload images past the 2560px limit again, and the two old one-star complaints about it not working haven't recurred.

1. ★★★★★ Emielb

   4.0y ago

   This plugin simply disables the new WordPress 5.3 big image threshold function, so it’s super lightweight. It works great on new uploads, allowing to use image wider than 2560px. Thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ pointlineplane

   5.4y ago

   Thank you for making this plugin! It is just what I needed for my WordPress photo galleries.

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3. ★★★★★ carter39

   5.9y ago

   Thank you for developing the Disable “BIG Image” Threshold plugin. For those wishing to display photographs in their original form, the recent WordPress scaling “enhancement” was very troubling. Carter

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4. ★★★★★ iamdeveloper

   5.9y ago

   Thanks Jonathan. This plugin is Awesome!

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5. ★★★★★ luislema79

   6.1y ago

   Fixed error: “Post-processing of the image failed. If this is a photo or a large image, please scale it down to 2500 pixels and upload it again.”

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6. ★★★★★ mgwalpole

   6.2y ago

   This plugin is a life-saver, and very necessary for my site where I want full control over image quality + scale. Works perfectly.

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7. ★★★★★ merv7555

   6.2y ago

   Bravo

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8. ★★★★★ wcronin1

   6.2y ago

   I also had to remove my memory limits on the server, increase the max post size, and dump my server cache after adding this plugin to get it to work, but now I can actually upload images. Thanks! This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by wcronin1.

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Disable "BIG Image" Threshold: 10K+ active installs, 4.2★ (35 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-big-image-threshold