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Latest guides
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add_image_size: Registering Custom Image Sizes in WordPress
add_image_size() tells WordPress to generate one more file per upload. The crop argument decides its shape, the hook decides whether it exists in time, and every size costs disk forever.
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How to Delete Unused Images in WordPress Without Breaking Pages
No tool can reliably tell which images are unused. Builders, theme options and CSS hide references from every scanner, so clean up with a backup, the media trash and a waiting period.
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How to Regenerate Thumbnails in WordPress (Plugin or WP-CLI)
Image sizes are created at upload, so changing a size or switching themes leaves old images behind. Regenerate with a plugin on small sites, wp media regenerate on large ones.
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How to Resize Images in WordPress: One, on Upload, or in Bulk
Resize one image in the media editor, cap every new upload with big_image_size_threshold, or shrink an existing library in bulk. Each method has a different catch.
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How to Lazy Load Images in WordPress (and When to Turn It Off)
WordPress lazy-loads images natively since 5.5 and leaves the first few eager since 6.3. Most sites need no plugin — and the most common problem is lazy loading the one image that must load first.
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Lossy vs Lossless Compression for Website Images
Lossless compression removes redundancy and gives back every pixel. Lossy compression throws away detail you are unlikely to notice. For photos on a website, lossy is almost always the right call.