Make large photos easier to upload.

A camera photo can contain far more pixels than your website needs. Resize Image Before Upload scales supported JPEG and PNG images in the browser before they are sent to WordPress, giving your server a more manageable image to work with.

Choose a maximum dimension once, then use your normal compatible WordPress uploader. Editors and contributors can skip the separate image-editor step for routine resizing.

Less transfer. Less processing. Less repetitive work.

Send appropriately sized images. Resizing before transfer can reduce the amount of image data uploaded to your site.
Reduce server image-processing work. WordPress receives the resized image before generating its thumbnails and other sizes.
Save space on oversized originals. When resizing succeeds, the uploaded original is the smaller version rather than a separate full-resolution copy.
Keep the familiar media workflow. Use supported Media Library, product-image and frontend upload interfaces.
Resize in the browser. No external image-processing service or account is needed.

Savings depend on the image, encoding, browser and upload workflow. Choose dimensions that suit your website and check a representative image before relying on the setting.

Set the dimensions your website needs

Open Media > Resize before upload and choose your maximum image size in pixels. The default is 2560 pixels. Supported oversized images are scaled to fit within that width and height while keeping their proportions.

For example, a 6000 x 4000 photo resized to a 2000-pixel limit becomes approximately 2000 x 1333 pixels. The plugin scales the photo; it does not crop it into a square.

Your source file on your device stays unchanged. Keep it separately if you need the full resolution for print, editing or future use.

Useful wherever large photos enter your site

For editors: resize article and gallery photos during a compatible media upload.

For WooCommerce stores: apply the same size limit to product-image workflows that use the supported WordPress media uploader.

For sites with contributors or sellers: enable resizing on the front end when the upload form uses the compatible uploader. Custom widgets and direct API uploads need their own handling.

Choose where it runs

Enable resizing everywhere, only in the WordPress administration area or only on the front end. The default WP-compat uploader mode works with compatible WordPress Plupload interfaces; an alternative bundled uploader version is available in settings.

The plugin works on new uploads and leaves your existing Media Library unchanged. It focuses on pixel dimensions, with no bulk-library processing, target file-size control or automatic WebP/AVIF conversion.

Start with one photo

Install the plugin, choose your maximum dimension and upload a large test JPEG or PNG through the screen you actually use. Inspect its dimensions and appearance. Once the result suits your site, contributors can follow the same upload workflow for subsequent photos.

External Services

Plugin notifications

The shared plugin library periodically fetches administrative notices from https://wpplugins-midlayer.tmm-technology.com/. The request identifies the plugin and its version; the service also receives standard HTTP connection information, including the server’s public IP address.

These notification requests do not send uploaded images to that service. Contact [email protected] for service terms and privacy information.