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Resizing Oversized Photos in WordPress

If you find your Wordpress site is getting overweight with oversized original photos, the Imsanity plugin can trim them down to more sensible sizes.

Imsanity Plugin

Categories: Wordpress for Photographers

Last updated about 8 months ago // Originally published about 6 years ago

The Imsanity plugin for WordPress takes oversize photos and scales them to a more suitable size for display on a website. While there are several other ways this problem can be tackled, Imsanity provides a simple and reliable option.

One option for resizing images is to set the three media sizes under Settings > Media. You can add extra resized versions by using WordPress’s add_image_size function. You can find more about that here. But that means messing with your functions.php file. And then to actually generate those new sizes on images already in WordPress, you’ll need something like the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin. You can also run into other quirks with this. I find that often the new sizes are not available for selection in the WordPress dashboard embed features. And none of these options changes the original file–it just applies to resized derivatives. If you have users uploading high-resolution images directly from a camera, WordPress’s built-in features won’t shrink them.

The most basic way to tackle the problem is, of course, to resize the images before uploading. But that adds extra steps, and if you’re running a site with other users, not every user will know how to resize reliably.

The Imsanity plugin takes out the guesswork, simplifies the workflow, and saves you from ending up with enormous images in WordPress hogging your bandwidth and slowing down your backups. It’s designed to resize the original master images uploaded to WordPress. It does not serve as a replacement for resizing derivative versions.

Imsanity works only on pixel dimension resizing. If you’re looking to optimize your images, take a look at EWWW Image Optimizer Cloud or one of the other image optimizing plugins for WordPress.

Settings

You install the Imsanity plugin the usual way. The settings/configuration page is under Settings > Imsanity.

There’s not much to configure except to set the maximum image size you want and the JPG quality. The Convert BMP to JPG option is especially useful if users are posting screenshots.

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Bulk Resizing

If you’re installing this plugin, there’s a good chance you’ve already run into the problem of having huge images in WordPress and are looking to resize existing images. That’s where the Bulk Resize tool comes in. To access it, just scroll to the bottom of the Imsanity settings page (Settings > Imsanity).

There’s only one button, but there are some warnings to take note of. One is that there’s a limit of 250 images per run in order to prevent the server from coming to a grinding halt. The other is that resizing is irreversible. Read the warning in the red box before proceeding.

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After you hit the Search Images button, you’ll get a list of the images that the plugin has proposed for resizing. You can check or uncheck images individually.

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Wrap-Up

That’s about it. Imsanity is a one trick pony. But it’s a very handy trick. You can find the plugin here and support forum here.

By David Coleman
Instagram: @havecamerawilltraveldc

Last updated on June 5, 2020

Categories: Wordpress for Photographers

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News & Deals

With the holidays fast approaching, there’s some great deals on photography gear and services available. I’ve put together a roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020 Photography Deals. It’s a running list as new deals are announced, so be sure to check back.

Canon announces new EOS Rebel T8i DSLR. Canon has announced their new T8i DSLR. 24MP APS-C cropped CMOS sensor, 4K24 video, and updated image processing and detection systems. It’s available for preorder from B&H Photo.

New Firmware for the Ricoh GR III. Ricoh has release firmware v1.31 for the GR III. Release notes are: “Corrected — When shooting with the multiple exposure, in rare cases the live view may not display correctly. Improved stability for general performance.” You can download it here.

New Canon 1D X Mark III Pro DSLR Announced. Canon has announced their new flagship model of pro DSLR, the 1D X Mark III. They’re sticking with a 20.1MP CMOS sensor, but it’s a new and improved version and boasts an incredible native ISO range of ISO 100 to ISO 102400 and an extended range that goes up to a jaw-dropping ISO 819200. With revamped autofocus, a new image processor, and all sorts of other bells and whistles, it’s no wonder that Canon is billing it as “The Ultimate EOS.”

New Manfrotto Pro Rugged Memory Cards. Manfrotto, an Italian probably best known for their tripods and studio accessories, has launched a new Pro Rugged range of high-end SD, microSD, and CompactFlash cards. While they don’t have a huge selection of sizes and speeds, the cards are aiming for very fast cards that can put up with rugged demands. For instance, they claim that their V90 rated SD cards can withstand three times the force (20kg / 45 lbs) of a regular SD card. I’ve ordered some to run through my speed tests.

New Sony Alpha a7 firmware released. A firmware update for the Sony a7R IV now lets you control external Sony flashes from the camera’s own menu system. Up to 15 flashes in five groups can be controlled via the camera. It also applies to the a7R III and a7 III.

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