Stopping wordpress from creating multiple images but have questions first

  • argoptt

    (@argoptt)


    2 years, 6 months ago

    I understand how to stop wordpress from creating multiple images upon uploading of a single image. Before I do this I would like to ask questions of the community. Thank you in advance for help.

    I plan to remove all of the duplicate images afterwards. Will this cause issues? I assume that any references to these that were created automatically by WP will be removed? It is possible for manual links to become broken if they were created by me for any reason to link to an image?

    My main concern is just having old images go missing.

    My understanding is that the multiple images are used in order to help speed up responsive WP themes. However, for me the multiple images (especially after also using a plugin to create webp images) has caused my hosting to slow down more than all of this stuff has sped anything up. So for someone with limited hosting budget, it might just make sense to eliminate the 6 duplicates (including webp) of every image as this is the best thing for site speed. Do you agree?

    FYI I am on Astra theme using Elementor if u care.

    Thanks!

    • This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress topic
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  • Anjana Vasan

    (@anjanavasan)

    2 years, 6 months ago

    Yes, deleting unused images can help your site perform at its best.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    2 years, 6 months ago

    >> I plan to remove all of the duplicate images afterwards. Will this cause issues? <<

    Yes, because removing them from the file system does not remove them from the database *and* when you insert an image, WP creates a srcset, which provides the browser with a list of alternate sizes of the image, so the browser can determine which to use.

    The number of images and image sizes you have will only slow things down when you’re uploading, because WP has to create the derivative images. Their presence on your server has no impact on performance.

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