[Resolved] WP is resizing images, ignores media settings

[Kris]

Here is the page, image should be 800 x 8055. No matter what I adjust in GP or WP it always gets resized to 254 wide.

If I edit the html and ‘force’ it to 800 wide it is massively distorted. Hence I believe the image is being resized not just displayed.

http://tipsforhealthyeating.com/insert-image/

I have no plugins installed. WP is ignoring any settings I put in settings-media. Including setting all values to 0.

[Kris]

I just realized this might have something to do with my site layout and my total container width. Could the issue be somewhere in these settings?

[David]

Hi there,

looks like WP’s big image controls is the issue, by default WP limits the image dimensions to a maximum of 2560px – if the image is bigger than that it rescales it.

You can disable it by adding this PHP Snippet:

add_filter( 'big_image_size_threshold', '__return_false' );

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Then re-upload the image with a new file name.

More info here:

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/10/09/introducing-handling-of-big-images-in-wordpress-5-3/

[Kris]

‘rescale’ yes I think thats what is happening. Ill try your snippet and report back, thanks!

[David]

You’re welcome

[Kris]

yep that fixed it! you’d think the latest WP would not have this issue, apparently it does, thanks!!!!

[David]

Well you’ll be surprise to hear that its a new feature they added lol
Glad to be of help

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