{"id":303,"date":"2024-04-23T10:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/?page_id=303"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:31:14","slug":"regenerate-thumbnails","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/modules\/regenerate-thumbnails\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerate Thumbnails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ce561d3281207a0f36f04bd26aec8d1\" style=\"font-size:48px\" id=\"codex-heading-1\">How to <br>Regenerate Thumbnails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to regenerate thumbnails using ThumbPress and optimize your <br>server space and website performance in a flash!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:77px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b858272b1c6caf419f1a37c5b3dedf2\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-2\">Install and Activate ThumbPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">First,&nbsp; you need to install ThumbPress on your dashboard. To install and activate ThumbPress<br>Go to Dashboard &gt; Plugins &gt; Add New Plugin and search for ThumbPress in the search bar on the top right of the screen. Click <strong>Install Now <\/strong>and then <strong>Activate <\/strong>ThumbPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3640\" height=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min.png 3640w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min-1536x652.png 1536w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-min-2048x869.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3640px) 100vw, 3640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ea4e63004201e6ad98a8480a47a4ed1\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-3\">Regenerate Existing Thumbnails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">In the \u2018Thumbnails\u2019 section, you can restore the selected thumbnail sizes for your existing <br>images, according to your preference.&nbsp;Set the Chunk Size and click the <strong>Regenerate Now <\/strong>button to get started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">If you\u2019ve already selected the thumbnail sizes you want to keep in the <strong>Disable Thumbnails<\/strong> section, WordPress will only generate <br>those enabled thumbnail sizes for new image uploads. Any disabled thumbnail sizes will be automatically removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14722416f9294ccc75d942792d06a481 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#008947;font-size:16px\"><br><strong>Note:<\/strong> Here, <strong>Chunk Size<\/strong> is the number of images processed in a single batch per server request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"697\" data-id=\"34782\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regenerate-thumbnails-settings.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34782\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regenerate-thumbnails-settings.webp 1320w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regenerate-thumbnails-settings-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regenerate-thumbnails-settings-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regenerate-thumbnails-settings-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-740c4fe527654d8e9435683499bcb888\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-4\">Check Final Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Once you click the <strong>Regenerate Now <\/strong>button, you will be shown a progress bar to keep track of the processes and space saved. <br>Once the process is complete, you\u2019ll see the<strong> Image Generation Complete<\/strong> message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb24861a39654f495291320672e8db93 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#008947;font-size:16px\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Regenerating thumbnails might take some time, and you cannot close that tab until it is complete. To avoid this inconvenience, you can hit the <strong>Regenerate in Background <\/strong>button to process the images while you focus on other tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-regeneration-complete.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34786\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-regeneration-complete.webp 1320w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-regeneration-complete-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-regeneration-complete-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-regeneration-complete-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" 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