Title: Thumbnail generation.
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Thumbnail generation.

 *  [jimmy_neutron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimmy_neutron/)
 * (@jimmy_neutron)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/)
 * When uploading an image in WordPress, there is the option to generate a thumbnail
   image.
 * At first glance, this seems to work adding “_01.jpg” to the file name to enable
   this to be linked in a post or page.
 * However, when I view the page with this link to the image, the image is the full
   sized, rather than the thumbnail generated version.
 * Should there be something else that I need to enable on my server for the thumbnail
   generation to work correctly?
 * Any help would be appreciated.

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295104)
 * Which version of WP?
    Normally there should be an option on the Upload panel 
   to make or not a thumbnail. If you choose to have one, WP will create a thumbnail
   pic from your image and the file name will be something like `thumb-yourpic.jpg`
 *  Thread Starter [jimmy_neutron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimmy_neutron/)
 * (@jimmy_neutron)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295130)
 * Hey there. I’m running WP 1.5.1.3.
 * On the Upload panel; I browse for the file, enter a description and then choose‘
   Small (200px largest side)’ for the Thumbnail option.
 * When I click on Upload File, I am then given a link to filename_01.jpg. It appears
   to be ammending the file name but not actually making the image smaller.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295132)
 * 1. Upgrade – it’s more secure.
    2. Could you, please, read again what I replied?
   3. The code generated shows the path to the original image. 4. Again, after reading
   what I posted you should know the thumbnail is: `thumb-filename_01.jpg`
 *  Thread Starter [jimmy_neutron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimmy_neutron/)
 * (@jimmy_neutron)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295326)
 * Hi there.
 * I will upgrade.
 * I read your reply. However, my copy of WordPress was not amending the filename
   to include the ‘thumb_’ prefix nce it had been uploaded and resized.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295328)
 * Hmmm… The only thing I can think of: is the GD library installed and supported
   by your server?
 *  [charbyte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbyte/)
 * (@charbyte)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295380)
 * what i’ve found when I upload a pic and ask for a thumbnail, the link given is
   always to full picture. ex: newpic.jpg however if I FTP to where I keep my images..
   there is also a file called thumb-newpic.jpg.
 * we just don’t get a true “link” to the thumb but it does create it. I just know
   its there and stick “thumb-” in front of the said uploaded pic when I want to
   use it.

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 * [Generation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/generation/)
 * [thumbnail](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/thumbnail/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-generation/#post-295380)
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