Title: Can't Delete Custom Sizes
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Can't Delete Custom Sizes

 *  Resolved [Mike Matenkosky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hikinmike/)
 * (@hikinmike)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/)
 * I can’t seem to delete some of my custom image sizes. It shows deleted, but when
   I ‘Save Changes’ they come back.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-image-sizes/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-image-sizes/)

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 *  [erik@visionpointmarketing.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikvisionpointmarketingcom/)
 * (@erikvisionpointmarketingcom)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681674)
 * I’m having this same issue. Any update on this?
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681697)
 * Hi !
    Just click on delete size and wait a moment. Then refresh the page( without
   saving ), is the size gone ? If you have added the sizes with add_image_size 
   then they will always appear here.
 * Rahe
 *  [spherical](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spherical/)
 * (@spherical)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681699)
 * Nope.
    Refresh the page without saving; comes right back. Save Settings only,
   comes right back. Refresh without saving, then Save, comes right back.
 * _Show in post insertion?_ doesn’t seem to make any difference, either. I have
   two of four unselected (no blue button color) and they’re all in the Insertion
   drop-down.
 * 3 blogs, all with different themes.
 *  [middayminer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middayminer/)
 * (@middayminer)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681753)
 * Just got this problem with one thumbnail size. If I modify it, it creates another
   one with the same name and the properties I choose(crop, etc).
 * Later sizes created after that are deleted properly. Only this one somehow won’t
   go away. If you delete it, it disappears from the Image size area, but you can
   still see the entry for it in the thumbnail regeneration area + get php button
   also returns the settings.
 * One more strange effect: Normally ‘size’ is appended to the name of the Image
   size specified, e.g. when you create a new thumbnail and you enter ‘Feature’ 
   in the input box, it becomes ‘Feature size’
    Now the size is entered at the beginning
   of the name, so it becomes ‘sizeFeature’, without spacing in between as well.
 * Delete the plugin directory manually, reinstall – that custom size comes back!
   How is this happening?
 * Perhaps some settings are saved in an area not in the plugin directory or something?
   Or has the plugin somehow permanently added this thumbnail size? Seriously, if
   the author is reading, can you help with this?
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681754)
 * Hi,
 * Try to delete the option ‘custom_image_sizes’ of your database, i will add an
   action to delete this options when uninstalling.
 * Rahe.
 *  [middayminer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middayminer/)
 * (@middayminer)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681755)
 * Hi Rahe, thanks for your help. I’m glad that this is a solvable issue, but unfortunately
   I can’t seem to find anything like ‘custom_image_sizes’ in phpadmin. I see databases
   created by a few plugins I use but not this.
 * Am I looking in the right place? Until then, I think I’ll look forward to your
   update 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681756)
 * Hi !
 * Go to the wp_options table and then search for the option_name “custom_image_sizes”.
   
   I you found one then delete him and no more sizes will be displayed in the media
   settings page by my plugin, all your sizes generted by the plugin will be deleted.
   But if you have used the ‘add_image_size’ function then the image sizes will 
   stay.
 *  [middayminer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middayminer/)
 * (@middayminer)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681757)
 * Ah yes, found it! Yes, my function.php image sizes are unaffected. Thanks!
 * PS: If you can add a filename search to delete relevant thumbnails when a custom
   size is deleted, this plugin will be the best one here. Oh, and an image quality
   option for the new thumbnails. 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681758)
 * You’re welcome.
    The feature is touchy to build because the image sizes are nor
   inted to be deleted/edited, but maybe a solution can be found ;). The image quality
   is global to WordPress so you only can change all the images quality with php
   function like this [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-or-decrease-wordpress-jpeg-image-compression/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-or-decrease-wordpress-jpeg-image-compression/)
 *  [middayminer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middayminer/)
 * (@middayminer)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681759)
 * Well, as long as you make the image deletion clearly optional I think it’ll only
   be an improvement to the plugin. While I was trying to fix this yesterday I looked
   around in my image folder and the amount of obsolete image sizes I wasn’t using
   anymore was really quite high.
 * Ah, that quality suggestion was brought about by my use of [http://wordpress.org/plugins/imsanity/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/imsanity/),
   I’m aware that you already have enough work to do on the plugin as it is. 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681760)
 * There is a solution, using the add_image_size functionnality but blocking the
   image generation during upload with a filter. Then use WP_Thumb plugin wich is
   generating the image when you call them.
 * In this case you will only have usefull images and when you change/delete new
   images sizes you only have to delete the wp-content/uploads/cache folder, the
   original file is still on the uploads folder but all the other images are on 
   the cache folder.
 *  [middayminer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middayminer/)
 * (@middayminer)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681761)
 * Hrrmn..If I’m reading that correctly that will be trading page performance for
   storage efficiency, correct?
 *  Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/)
 * (@rahe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-custom-sizes/#post-3681762)
 * Not really because the image is generated by one user one time then the image
   size is cached in the “wp-content/uploads/cache” folder and WordPress never have
   to generate it until you delete the folder.

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