Title: Disable Client Side Media
Author: Adam Silverstein
Published: <strong>August 18, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 18, 2026

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# Disable Client Side Media

 By [Adam Silverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-client-side-media.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-client-side-media/)

## Description

WordPress can process media uploads in the browser, resizing and compressing images
on your own device before they are sent to the server. This plugin turns that off,
so uploads fall back to the traditional server-side path.

There is nothing to configure – activate the plugin and client-side media processing
is off. It is a single filter:

    ```
    add_filter( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', '__return_false' );
    ```

Useful when you want to compare server-side and client-side upload behavior, or 
when a site needs the server-side path for consistency.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/disable-client-side-media` 
    directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.

## FAQ

### Are there any settings?

No. Activating the plugin disables client-side media processing; deactivating it
restores the default behavior.

### Does this change existing media?

No. It only affects how new uploads are processed.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Disable Client Side Media” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

[Translate “Disable Client Side Media” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-client-side-media)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-client-side-media/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-client-side-media/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-client-side-media/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-client-side-media/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Add plugin banner and icon assets for the plugin directory.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[performance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)
   [uploads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/uploads/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

## Support

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