Title: Suggestion: Thumbnails' type
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Suggestion: Thumbnails' type

 *  Resolved [kirik10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirik10/)
 * (@kirik10)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suggestion-thumbnails-type/)
 * Right now get_the_post_thumbnail($id) function is used without any options to
   output thumbnails on a page.
 * WordPress has an opportunity to change thumbnails type, for example:
    `get_the_post_thumbnail(
   $id, 'medium')` or even `get_the_post_thumbnail($id, 'my-registered-type').`
 * Using such smaller thumbnails helps to safe a lot of traffic. And page loads 
   much faster in compare with standard post thumbnail.
 * **So my suggestion:**
    WP has opportunity to get all registered image types like
   that: `global $_wp_additional_image_sizes;`
 * With help of that we can show thumb types in the select box in the widget settings,
   and then output thumbs like this:
    `get_the_post_thumbnail($id, $thumb-type) //
   if thumb type was selected` and in other case: `get_the_post_thumbnail($id) //
   thumb type was not selected`
 * What do you think? Does it make sense?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/dd-lastviewed/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dd-lastviewed/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mosterd3d](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosterd3d/)
 * (@mosterd3d)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suggestion-thumbnails-type/#post-5599305)
 * Hi Kirik10,
 * Sorry for the late response, but to answer your questions:
 * **1. What do you think?**
    Good idea! **2. Does it make sense?** Yeah!
 * See update: version 2.2
 * If you’re happy? please let me know by doing a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/dd-lastviewed)!
 * Greetz,
 * Wouter

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suggestion-thumbnails-type/#post-5599305)
 * Status: resolved