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Over time, this wastes a significant amount of disk space, especially on large sites with thousands of images.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Imadero<\/strong> scans your media library, finds all auto-generated thumbnails, and removes them safely. It also updates all references in your posts, pages, and metadata to use the original image instead.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scan<\/strong> your media library to find all auto-generated thumbnails<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preview<\/strong> how many files and how much disk space can be freed before deleting anything<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete<\/strong> all thumbnails in batches (safe for large sites)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rewrite<\/strong> all database references (posts, meta, options) to use the original image<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevent<\/strong> WordPress from generating thumbnails on future uploads<\/li>\n<li>Handles serialized data safely (works with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and other page builders)<\/li>\n<li>Handles Gutenberg block attributes (sizeSlug, CSS classes)<\/li>\n<li>Removes WordPress -scaled images and restores the original<\/li>\n<li>Batch processing prevents timeouts on large installations<\/li>\n<li>Works with WooCommerce product images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Tools &gt; Imadero<\/strong> in your WordPress admin<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Start Scan<\/strong> to find all auto-generated thumbnails<\/li>\n<li>Review the results: number of thumbnails and disk space used<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Delete Thumbnails<\/strong> to remove them and update database references<\/li>\n<li>Optionally enable <strong>Disable automatic thumbnail generation<\/strong> to prevent future thumbnails<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Important Notes<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Always create a <strong>backup<\/strong> before running the cleanup<\/li>\n<li>The deletion process <strong>cannot be undone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WordPress will automatically fall back to the original image where thumbnails were used<\/li>\n<li>The plugin works per site on Multisite installations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>imadero<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Tools &gt; Imadero<\/strong> to start cleaning up<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"will%20my%20images%20break%20after%20removing%20thumbnails%3F\"><h3>Will my images break after removing thumbnails?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. WordPress automatically falls back to the original image when a requested size is not available. Your images will still display correctly.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20work%20with%20page%20builders%20like%20elementor%20or%20divi%3F\"><h3>Does this work with page builders like Elementor or Divi?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Imadero safely handles serialized data in the database, which is how most page builders store their content.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20undo%20the%20deletion%3F\"><h3>Can I undo the deletion?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The thumbnail files are permanently deleted. We strongly recommend creating a backup before running the cleanup.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20affect%20the%20original%20uploaded%20images%3F\"><h3>Does this affect the original uploaded images?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Only the auto-generated copies (thumbnails) are removed. 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