Disable Generate Thumbnails
by Katsushi Kawamori · Media
Also makes 53 other plugins · 53.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Select the thumbnails and functions to disable it.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “thumbnail”, “select” and “functions” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #20 and #22 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 57.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2025-06-05Reviewers 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.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| generate thumbnails | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| generate | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| disable thumbnails | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| thumbnails your tag | #6 | #9 | up 1 |
| wordpress thumbnails | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| disable your tag | #19 | #14 | 0 |
| thumbnail | #13 | #13 | down 2 |
| select | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| exif | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| functions | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “thumbnail”, “select” and “functions” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #20 and #22 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v2.21 · 29 Mar 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Quique1.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nirr1.5y ago
Very useful plugin to stop unnecessary image generations and save storage spaces.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mazunga1.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eugene2.0y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ w3573r2.7y ago
Es liviano y cumple con su función, ideal para hostings donde se cuentan y se limitan los inodes / inodos.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rvc633.3y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olegnn3.5y ago
Удобно, все норм
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wowthemesnet3.6y ago
This is exactly what WP should have by default. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.21 Fix – Loading the management screen. 2.21
- — Version 2.20 Fix – Fixed link to management screen from plugin menu settings. 2.20
- — Version 2.19 Change – Management screen is a submenu of the Media. Fix – Rebuilt javascript. 2.19
- — Version 2.18 Fix – Management screen display issue. 2.18
- — Version 2.17 Fix – Rebuilt javascript. 2.17
- — Version 2.16 Fix – Translations. 2.16
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 6 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 162 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "media" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-01-14 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 58 days in tier
- 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).
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