Title: Does the plugin create additional image sizes?
Last modified: May 6, 2021

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# Does the plugin create additional image sizes?

 *  Resolved [irik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/irik/)
 * (@irik)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-create-additional-image-sizes/)
 * Hi! I’m happy with your plugin, but I wonder: Does the plugin create additional
   image sizes?
 * As far as I know, WordPress creates 3 additional image sizes of my original uploaded
   images. But in the plugin settings, I see the heading: “Select image sizes to
   be compressed”, and there I see that the checkbox is marked for my original images
   and the 3 WordPress image sizes, BUT also some other image dimensions (for instance:
   1536×1536).
 * Does this mean that your plugin creates extra image sizes as well (like the 1536
   ×1536)? Or does it only mean that IF these image sizes exist in my gallery, they
   will also be compressed?

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 *  Plugin Author [Tinify](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinify/)
 * (@tinify)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-create-additional-image-sizes/#post-14406809)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for reaching out. We’d be happy to answer your question.
 * The plugin does not create any additional image sizes. When you upload an image
   to WordPress, it will automatically generate thumbnails from the original image
   that are required. It’s likely that the image dimension 1536×1536 was needed 
   for the WordPress theme.
 * The plugin will only compress the original image and its existing image sizes
   in our Media Library. If you wish to manage which image sizes get generated and
   compressed by the plugin, in your WordPress dashboard go to Settings > Compress
   JPEG & PNG images and uncheck any image sizes you do not wish to use. 
 * Hope to have answered your question!
 *  Thread Starter [irik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/irik/)
 * (@irik)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-create-additional-image-sizes/#post-14407489)
 * Thanks 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [irik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/irik/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-create-additional-image-sizes/#post-14407489)
 * Status: resolved