Disable Responsive Images

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Reviewers are uniformly happy, using it as a quick fix for blurry retina images, srcset conflicts with themes, CDNs and SSL, and they're asking the developer to keep it maintained.

1. ★★★★★ nbatioco

   8.8y ago

   Thanks, I have 300+ blog posts that need to be updated and this plugin solved the issues.

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2. ★★★★★ nineplanetsllc

   8.9y ago

   This is a lifesaver! We’re using it as a temp fix we’re having with srcset images not loading from a CDN properly. Thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ Zeshan Ahmed

   9.8y ago

   I’m amazed how simple this plugin is. It didn’t completely remove the ‘srcset’ attribute but only removed the extra image sizes it contains. I was using retina support, so it kept the 1x and 2x sizes in srcset but removed all other sizes. Perfect plugin! Huge thanks to the developers/contributors.

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4. ★★★★★ The The Lwin

   9.9y ago

   Happy!

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5. ★★★★★ streetdogdigital

   10.4y ago

   We had several sites with the issue on high-res mobile screens, with WordPress core serving up severely pixelated images on responsive themes. Ditto on @secludedsea comment above. Unacceptable, WordPress! Fix the issue and give us the control in future releases. Are you kidding? Also worked on 4.2.2 for whatever that’s worth.

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6. ★★★★★ David

   10.4y ago

   We had a problem after a theme update. After the update, and regenerating thumbnails using a plugin, images were consistently sized on a Windows desktop and a Surface Pro, but not on at least one iPad. On the iPad some featured images in post lists (widgets) were reduced in size, making the site look inconsistent. I don’t know whether it was the theme, WordPress, or who-knows-what, but this plugin fixed that. Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ soulshakepower

   10.4y ago

   Since I am making my images already optimized, some with text on it, I don’t want wp to display a fuzzy blurry picture by default on high res smartphones… Thanks to the creator, please keep updating your plugin as it is a great asset, don’t abandon it please! Cheers!

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8. ★★★★★ Azarea

   10.5y ago

   This plugin is a quick and effective fix a wide range of conflicts caused by the responsive images. Thanks a lot!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-09 700+ → 600+ down after 222 days in tier
2. 2025-09-29 800+ → 700+ down after 175 days in tier
3. 2025-04-07 900+ → 800+ down after 51 days in tier
4. 2025-02-15 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-02-14 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-02-11 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2025-02-07 900+ → 800+ down after 69 days in tier
8. 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down

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 Responsive Images Complete 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
• RICG Responsive Images 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Hot Random Image 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• E Easy Photo Album 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B

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Disable Responsive Images: 600+ active installs, 5.0★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-responsive-images