Title: Disable "BIG Image" Threshold Author: Jonathan Desrosiers Published: October 25, 2019 Last modified: August 2, 2022 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/disable-big-image-threshold.svg) # Disable "BIG Image" Threshold By [Jonathan Desrosiers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-big-image-threshold.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-big-image-threshold/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-big-image-threshold/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-big-image-threshold/#installation) * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-big-image-threshold/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-big-image-threshold/) ## Description In WordPress 5.3, several improvements were made to how images are processed. One of these improvements was the concept of “BIG images”. When an image is uploaded that exceeds the “BIG image” threshold (2560 by default), a new “full” size image is generated. This new image is then used instead of the true original when generating image subsizes to reduce server load. Prior to 5.3, it was possible for the originally uploaded image to be displayed on the front-end, even when they were not “web ready”. Unnecessarily large images can be bad for performance and wastes bandwidth (which is unfortunate for those with slow Internet, or bandwidth caps by their service plans). This new full size image will now be displayed instead. There are some scenarios where disabling this threshold would be desired, though. Maybe you run a photography site that needs to display original images, or your theme has full screen backgrounds. This plugin disables the “BIG” image threshold and preserves the true originally uploaded image as the full size. For more information on the improvements to image processing in WordPress 5.3, check out these [developer](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/10/09/introducing-handling-of-big-images-in-wordpress-5-3/) [notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/10/11/updates-to-image-processing-in-wordpress-5-3/) on the [Making WordPress Core blog](https://make.wordpress.org/core/). ## Installation 1. Upload this plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ This is brand new, so there are no questions that have been asked frequently yet! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc1017d8dbad39a2c90f9166dfb72f928120b1961b62af2d72fa9ef749296663? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great on new uploads](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-on-new-uploads/)󠁿 [Emielb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emielb/) September 1, 2022 This plugin simply disables the new WordPress 5.3 big image threshold function, so it’s super lightweight. It works great on new uploads, allowing to use image wider than 2560px. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fcc3c7af825d84aba34c0c6c18d802d1fd3a1da090744c8a00953c77aaec92ca? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just what I needed! Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-i-needed-works-great-2/)󠁿 [pointlineplane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pointlineplane/) March 30, 2021 Thank you for making this plugin! It is just what I needed for my WordPress photo galleries. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d172efb32e84f468ea83bc0897448a7f3622a67a796c38ec16e347a83e0f958f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[My thanks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-thanks/)󠁿 [carter39](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carter39/) October 21, 2020 Thank you for developing the Disable “BIG Image” Threshold plugin. For those wishing to display photographs in their original form, the recent WordPress scaling “enhancement” was very troubling. Carter ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e05c8a17c48234e8f1d22cbc265f65d76a369b13643e19199e27c0692c1a6da0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-8172/)󠁿 [iamdeveloper](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kelvinsklam/) September 27, 2020 Thanks Jonathan. This plugin is Awesome! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/73b2dd6f12f4e0f86c16770445fb6db62ba8f10f58e78a3792fb07320416681c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fixed wordpress bug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-wordpress-bug/)󠁿 [luislema79](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luislema79/) July 17, 2020 Fixed error: “Post-processing of the image failed. If this is a photo or a large image, please scale it down to 2500 pixels and upload it again.” ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a86ba4f139e68bfcbae37c962dbc4a188e508a3a873e927f7f9042f31c302933? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-2400/)󠁿 [mgwalpole](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mgwalpole/) June 18, 2020 This plugin is a life-saver, and very necessary for my site where I want full control over image quality + scale. Works perfectly. [ Read all 35 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-big-image-threshold/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable "BIG Image" Threshold” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jonathan Desrosiers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) “Disable "BIG Image" Threshold” has been translated into 8 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-big-image-threshold/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Disable "BIG Image" Threshold” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-big-image-threshold) ### Interested in development? 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