On-Demand Image regeneration: When Will WordPress Implement It?
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I’ve been thinking about how WordPress handles images for many years, and it seems like there should be some type of discussion for improvements and new ideas. Currently, every time we upload a new image, WordPress regenerates the image in all registered sizes, leading to unnecessary storage use and clutter.
It would be better if WordPress generated sizes only when needed instead all regenraring in all registered sizes? While AVIF and WebP formats are nice steps forward, they don’t fully address the existing issues. We need more modern approach to image regeneration and cropping. Features like content-aware cropping, which ensures people and important objects are cropped correctly, would be fantastic. WordPress still doesn’t support on-demand image size generation natively. It would be great if this feature could be implemented natively to help users optimize storage usage while reducing clutter for unused and unnecessary sizes.
Has anyone heard of any updates or new features that might address this? I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences from the communicty!
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