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Disable Media Sizes

by Jeff Starr · Media

Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →

Provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.

How scoring works →
90 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 92/100
Support 70/100

90 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

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.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 85/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-51% vs prior 30d
91Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

2.7K

now · peak 6.7K

2.6K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Disable Media Sizes · #1847 you WP Image Size Limit · #4172 Media Cleaner: Clean · #481 Media Library Assist · #613

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.

259per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

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

4

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v2.6

19

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.6 · 1mo ago2.5.1 · 4mo ago2.5 · 5mo ago2.4 · 10mo ago2.3 · 1.4y ago2.2 · 1.9y ago2.1 · 2.2y ago2.0 · 2.5y ago1.9 · 2.9y ago1.8 · 3.1y ago1.7 · 3.5y ago1.6.1 · 3.9y ago1.6 · 4.3y ago1.5 · 4.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 1% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.5 77%
v2.3 8.8%
v2.4 5.3%
v2.6 1.2%
Older / other versions 7.8%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10K–20K ≈19K

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

Install history · since 2020-10-16 · 1,428 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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 declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.6
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2020-07-31 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6.20

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-03-27
Positive PraisePerformanceOnboarding

Reviewers call it simple to set up and then forget about, and they're glad it stops unwanted image sizes and saves server space.

Recent reviews

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  1. tinaponting
    5mo ago

    Very easy to use and saves spaces:)

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  2. Briosh
    1.2y ago

    If you struggle with excessive file counts on your server this helps!

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  3. milka21
    1.6y ago

    Thank you very much!

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  4. cbaile19
    1.9y ago

    All I want to do is link to the original high-resolution image I uploaded. I don’t know why it requires a plugin to do that easily. But if it does require a plugin, it should be a plugin like this: simple, easy to set up, and with just enough options to be useful. I installed it, set it up, and stopped thinking about it, which makes it perfect.

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  5. fabiolw
    2.3y ago

    At the moment, just perfect

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  6. freischuetz
    2.6y ago

    I don’t know why the settings of this plugin are not obligatory for WordPress – so I’m much more happy about this tiny plugin! It does the job and that’s great!

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  7. Gizmo
    2.8y ago

    Perfect. Saves a lot of space and no fuss with having to add the code manually. Thnx.

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  8. arcticblue
    2.8y ago

    This is very usefulll 🙂 Thank you!

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 2.6 Updates plugin settings page Tests on WordPress 7.1 2.6
  2. Version 2.5.1 Fixes bug with reset options Updates plugin settings page Tests on WordPress 7.0 Full changelog @ https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-media-sizes.txt 2.5.1

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 6 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Dutch 100%
Italian 88%
Chinese (Taiwan) 75%
French (France) 64%
German (Formal) 9%
Spanish (Spain) 9%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-07-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 118 days in tier
  2. 2025-03-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 121 days in tier
  3. 2024-11-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in tier
  4. 2024-11-18 8K+ → 9K+ up after 66 days in tier
  5. 2024-09-13 7K+ → 8K+ up after 7 days in tier
  6. 2024-09-06 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
  7. 2024-09-05 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2024-09-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier

Competes with

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