will wp_delete_attachment delete all images sizes too?

  • Resolved theMikeD

    (@themiked)


    10 years, 5 months ago

    The codex doesn’t indicate this so I’m wondering if anyone else knows:

    There are two basic types of images: the original uploaded image, and the image(s) derived from it for things like thumbnails etc. The derived images are easily identified because they have the filename format

    <original>-<width in pixels>x<height in pixels>.ext

    When this function is called with the ID of an originally-uploaded image, will all derived images also be deleted? Or will then be left there as clutter?

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  • Thread Starter theMikeD

    (@themiked)

    10 years, 5 months ago

    The answer is yes. I looked at the source for the function and it does wipe out the intermediate sizes as well.

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