Massive image bloat

  • Chris

    (@forumusr)


    11 years ago

    Started a new site, and wanted to see how and why the uploads get so huge. I uploaded one imege. In the upload folder, there are now seventeen versions in varying sizes – that’s SEVENTEEN.

    One image that was originally 541 kb, has now ballooned to seventeen images with an accumulated size of 5.9 mb.

    This is insanity, and this must be why my little websites with some images actually become folders of like 250mb.

    I know WordPress does this for a reason, but this is out of control. And in Settings > Media it only indicates three sizes – thumbnail, medium, large.

    How can I make this stop please?
    Thank you.

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  • Pioneer Web Design

    (@swansonphotos)

    11 years ago

    I know WordPress does this for a reason

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    WordPress core creates just 3 other files associated with the image media uploads. Large, Medium, Small.

    Since that is a true, either your theme or a plugin is doing the rest, or most likely the theme and multiple plugins as you note 17.

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