Description
WordPress generates thumbnails in the same directory with the original image. This plugin change this behavior by generating the thumbnails in a separate directory. The thumbnails will only be generated when they are needed and has not been generated.
This plugin will only move the thumbnails location for new uploaded images. To move all thumbnails, you need to delete all existing thumbnails (see FAQ).
Installation
- Upload
fr-thumbnails-folder
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
FAQ
- Uninstallation Instructions
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- Deactivate and delete the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Regenerate thumbnails using Regenerate Thumbnails plugin
- Delete
{$upload_path}/thumbnails
directory
- How to delete all existing thumbnails?
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WP-CLI
This is the recommended way, especially if you have a lot of images.
wp fr-thumbnails-folder delete-thumbnails
For multisite:
wp --url=<site address url> fr-thumbnails-folder delete-thumbnails
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GUI
Tools → Delete Thumbnails
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- Why did you create this plugin?
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When backing up files, I only want the original images, not the thumbnails. So to make things easier, I need to separate its location.
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Contributors & Developers
“Fr Thumbnails Folder” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.3.1
- Fix broken image path on Windows.
1.3.0
- Add filter hooks to allow modification of the thumbnail location.
- Add
wp fr-thumbnails-folder delete-thumbnails
command.
1.2.0
- Add ability to retry deleting thumbnails.
- Delete thumbnails one by one.
- Fix plugin cannot display default thumbnail location.
1.0.1
- Fix incorrect
srcset
URLs.
1.0.0
- Initial release.