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AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild

v1.14
by junkcoder · 4.8 (89 reviews)

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild allows you to rebuild all thumbnails at once without script timeouts on your server.

40K+ active installs Updated May 03, 2023 Tested to 6.2.6
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About AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild is a plugin that allows you to rebuild the thumbnails on your WordPress site. It rebuilds the thumbnails one by one, avoiding script timeouts, and you can choose which thumbnail sizes to rebuild. It requires JavaScript to be enabled.

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Frequently asked questions

What is AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild?
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild is a plugin that allows you to rebuild all thumbnails on your site.
Why would you want to rebuild your thumbnails?
You may want to rebuild your thumbnails when you change the size of thumbnails to fit the design of your website.
How does AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild work?
Instead of recreating all thumbnails at once, they are rebuilt one after another to prevent script timeouts.
Can you select specific thumbnail sizes to rebuild?
Yes, you can select the thumbnail sizes you want to rebuild, so you don't have to recreate all images if you've only changed one thumbnail size.
Is JavaScript required for this plugin?
Yes, this plugin requires JavaScript to be enabled.

Changelog

1.14

  • Fix security issues (props @patchstack)
  • Fix Github link (props @Julix91 @garretthyder)
  • Fix crop-settings for additional sizes (props @karlkowald)

1.2.2

  • Compatibility with PHP 7.2 (props @thomas-gordon)
  • Implemented throttling and retries for image regeneration (props @da2x)

1.2.1

1.2

  • Compatibility with PHP7

1.12

  • FIX: An issue where rebuilding thumbnails in the media gallery
    would not work

1.11

  • FIX: An issue where the plugin would sometimes break the media gallery.

1.10

  • NEW: Rebuild thumbnails of single images on the media attachment page.

1.09

  • NEW: Checkboxes can be activated by clicking on text.

1.08

  • NEW: Slovak translation, provided by Branco Radenovich.

1.07

  • FIX: Don’t create metadata with empty size when original image is smaller
    than the target size.

1.06

  • FIX: Don’t forget metadata for sizes that aren’t rebuilt.
  • FIX: Option to only rebuild featured images should now work correctly.
  • FIX: Don’t fail if there are no attachments.
  • NEW: It’s now possible to toggle all selected sizes.
  • NEW: Added translation: German.

1.05

  • Add option to only rebuild post thumbnails (featured images)

1.04

  • Tested with WordPress 3.2

1.03

  • Fixed: Show correct height value for thumbnails.

1.02

  • You can now select which thumbnail sizes you want to rebuild. Thanks to Nicolas Juen!

1.01

  • Tested with WordPress 3.0

1.0

  • Initial release

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