Dynamic Image Resizer
Make your images change sizes dynamically.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Apr 2012
- Added
- Aug 2011
- Requires WP
- 3.2
- Tested up to
- WP 3.2.1
- Downloads
- 16,194
Our analysis
AI-assistedDynamic Image Resizer is a WordPress plugin that alters the image upload process. Instead of generating multiple image sizes at the time of upload, it creates them on the fly as needed, saving storage space and speeding up the upload process.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to optimise their image handling in WordPress, particularly those who prefer to manage storage efficiently. However, it requires 'pretty' permalinks to function and does not support multisite setups.
Best for: This plugin is best for individual WordPress site owners looking to optimise image management.
What it does well
- ✓Saves storage space by generating images only when needed
- ✓Speeds up the image upload process
- ✓Images are saved in normal upload directories for quick access
Where it falls short
- •Requires 'pretty' permalinks to work
- •Not compatible with multisite setups
- •Limited information on updates or ongoing support
Verdict
Dynamic Image Resizer offers a practical solution for image handling, but its limitations may affect users with specific needs, such as multisite installations.
From the developer
Samuel Wood (Otto)'s own description of Dynamic Image Resizer, lightly tidied.
Normally when you upload an image to a WordPress site, it creates several differently sized versions of the image automatically. Themes can define custom image sizes as well, increasing the amount of images generated on your server.
This plugin changes the way WordPress creates images to make it generate the images only when they are actually used somewhere, on the fly. Images created thusly will be saved in the normal upload directories, for later fast sending by the webserver. The result is that space is saved (since images are only created when needed), and uploading images is much faster (since it’s not generating the images on upload anymore).
“Pretty” permalinks must be enabled for this plugin to function.
Note: This plugin does not work on multisite setups, due to the way WordPress handles file serving in such situations (with ms-files.php).
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