{"id":754,"date":"2024-05-07T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/docs\/this-plugin-is-creating-new-thumbnails-how-can-i-stop-it\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:44:10","password":"","slug":"this-plugin-is-creating-new-thumbnails-how-can-i-stop-it","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/this-plugin-is-creating-new-thumbnails-how-can-i-stop-it\/","title":{"rendered":"This plugin is creating new thumbnails, how can I stop it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In previous versions, WordPress generated 3 image sizes by default, which can still be edited on <em>Settings > Media<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thumbnail: <\/strong>default size 150&#215;150<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medium: <\/strong>default size 300&#215;300<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Large:<\/strong> default size 1024&#215;1024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, new thumbnails have been introduced by WordPress, but they can&#8217;t be easily disabled or edited. 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