Disable Generate Thumbnails

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Reviewers say it does one job well, cutting the flood of generated thumbnail files and saving storage on image-heavy sites, and several call the settings simple enough to replace other plugins they'd tried.

1. ★★★★★ Quique

   1.2y ago

   Si trabajas con muchas imágenes, genera solo las miniaturas necesarias. Entre WordPress, woocommerce y el Tema puede generar más de 12 miniaturas y algunas con tamaños repetidos, tengo una web con más de 10.000 imágenes y me generaba 120.000 ficheros. Ahora tengo solo las necesarias. This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Quique.

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2. ★★★★★ Nirr

   1.4y ago

   Very useful plugin to stop unnecessary image generations and save storage spaces.

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3. ★★★★★ mazunga

   1.4y ago

   There is SO much misinformation on the internet about this. I struggled to get it right, installing plugin after plugin, even writing my own php to get it done, then I finally found this plugin that replaced 4 other plugins. It should be more widely known and used. Excellent! This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by mazunga.

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4. ★★★★★ Eugene

   1.9y ago

   Simple and convenient plugin, excludes all unnecessary image generation. I use it on my game site [link removed by moderator] and I am satisfied. I recommend This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). Reason: no links in reviews

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5. ★★★★★ w3573r

   2.5y ago

   Es liviano y cumple con su función, ideal para hostings donde se cuentan y se limitan los inodes / inodos.

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6. ★★★★★ rvc63

   3.1y ago

   Great, I had wasted hours trying to find why the images were multiplied by 1000, I edited the functions, tried other plugins and nothing. Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ olegnn

   3.3y ago

   Удобно, все норм

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8. ★★★★★ wowthemesnet

   3.5y ago

   This is exactly what WP should have by default. Great plugin!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.21 Fix – Loading the management screen. 2.21
2. — Version 2.20 Fix – Fixed link to management screen from plugin menu settings. 2.20
3. — Version 2.19 Change – Management screen is a submenu of the Media. Fix – Rebuilt javascript. 2.19
4. — Version 2.18 Fix – Management screen display issue. 2.18
5. — Version 2.17 Fix – Rebuilt javascript. 2.17
6. — Version 2.16 Fix – Translations. 2.16

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 9 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-01-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-01-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-01-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-01-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 11 days in tier
5. 2025-01-14 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-01-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-01-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 58 days in tier
8. 2024-11-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• iOS images fixer 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Better image sizes 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Image Quality 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B

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Disable Generate Thumbnails: 6K+ active installs, 5.0★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-generate-thumbnails