Title: Disable Responsive Images Complete Author: Jeff Starr Published: June 6, 2018 Last modified: April 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-responsive-images-complete/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=1926007) # Disable Responsive Images Complete By [Jeff Starr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete.2.6.8.zip) * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/#description) * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/#installation) * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/) ## Description This plugin completely disables WP responsive-image feature that was introduced in version 4.4. It is meant for people who know what they are doing and want to use their own responsive-image techniques. **Features** * Disables responsive images on the front-end * Disables generation of `medium_large` 768px image size * Completely plug-and-play, no configuration required * Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg block editor * Uses the WP API to disable responsive images * Clean, lightweight code, a real pleasure Why would anyone want to do this? Check out the FAQs below for all sorts of good reasons. Check out [Disable WordPress Responsive Images](https://perishablepress.com/disable-wordpress-responsive-images/) at Perishable Press for more information about how this plugin works, etc. > 👉 **Related:** Free plugin to control which image sizes are generated by WordPress, > check out [Disable Media Sizes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-media-sizes/). **Privacy** This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Disable Responsive Images Complete is developed and maintained by [Jeff Starr](https://x.com/perishable), 15-year [WordPress developer](https://plugin-planet.com/) and [book author](https://books.perishablepress.com/). **Support development** I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can [make a donation](https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html) or purchase one of my books: * [The Tao of WordPress](https://wp-tao.com/) * [Digging into WordPress](https://digwp.com/) * [.htaccess made easy](https://htaccessbook.com/) * [WordPress Themes In Depth](https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/) * [Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress](https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/) And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: * [BBQ Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/) – Blazing fast WordPress firewall * [Blackhole Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/) – Automatically block bad bots * [Banhammer Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/) – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys * [GA Google Analytics Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/)– Connect WordPress to Google Analytics * [Head Meta Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/) – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress * [REST Pro Tools](https://plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-tools/) – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API * [Simple Ajax Chat Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/) – Unlimited chat rooms * [USP Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/) – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂 ## Installation **How to Install** 1. Upload the plugin to your blog and activate 2. Visit the plugin settings to configure options [More info on installing WP plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1) **Like the plugin?** If you like Disable Responsive Images, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you! **Uninstalling** To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database. ## FAQ ### Where are the screenshots? This plugin works behind the scenes with no settings required. So there are no screenshots to show! ### Does this work for WP Multisite? Yes, this plugin works great on Multisite. ### How does this plugin differ from the original Disable Responsive Images plugin? The difference is that this plugin also disables the extra 768px image copy from being generated for every image upload. So it saves server memory and other precious resources. Additionally, at the time this plugin was created, the original Disable Responsive Images plugin had not been updated in over 2 years. ### Why would I want to disable responsive images? This plugin is not “anti-responsiveness”. In fact, quite the opposite. WP responsive- image feature locks users into prescribed methods, instead of leaving it open for users to create their own solution. With this plugin, users take back control in order to implement their own preferred responsive solutions. So it’s actually “pro- responsiveness”, as it frees designers and developers and encourages independent, innovative implementations. For anyone still confused, here is a list of reasons why anyone would want to disable WP responsive images: * Because not all sites want or need responsive images * Because not all users want or need WordPress to do everything for them * Because generalized solutions do not cater to 100% of users or scenarios * Because there are many different ways to implement responsive images * Because the WP method makes assumptions that may not hold true in every case * Because some users want to implement their own responsive image solutions * Because the WP method generates an additional mid-size image for every image upload (which can be wasteful and gobble up server memory and other resources) Again, as explained on the homepage, this plugin is designed for people who _know what they are doing_ and want full control over how responsive images are handled on their WordPress-powered site. ### Got a question? Send any questions or feedback via my [contact form](https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dd8cef4c70bb3a14f5922eb54c92a8166947a303f44eb4a89a954cee4defad6f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9780/)󠁿 [tinaponting](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ponting/) March 26, 2026 I nedéd to clean my uploads folders:) Great and works very well, if need to get rid of some thumnails:) ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2cbe3b23a28101adc7dd87ac3a42bed6f4b436df82641517d3e1f387394b0d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Usefull, Required for every site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usefull-required-for-every-site/)󠁿 [amirosein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amirosein/) February 14, 2026 This plugin is in the list of top first 5 plugins that I install on my wordpress websites! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c213219fb3881380058d07c6bb6aa7b98e09ed4cf099317db8e71d8999df84b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfect-1131/)󠁿 [Sjaak](https://profiles.wordpress.org/svweb/) April 12, 2025 The plugin works great and is easy to use. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b0f10510ec39fdf3bec8ac3c5537d7be9591a24be81eb38d2a0e71b19f727a8b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9201/)󠁿 [stackmedia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stackmedia/) April 2, 2024 This is just what I needed to prevent unwanted srcset, thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a027bc07954013c92347b0548a75a235e9c4b23b865a007f176767e334ad1e2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-10222/)󠁿 [acewp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acewp/) January 26, 2024 Perfect! My Life Saver! i was running out of my mind! and this plugin saved me! my website was keep loading full resolution of featured image in phone devices screen resolution instead of the resolution i defined (medium sized thumbnail) and the problem solved by using this plugin, Thanks Again! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d71b927c33cefed2858226a491312034392b31212e3ba6245a0cc24354a6d61? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Didn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/didnt-work-384/)󠁿 [rautudenis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rautudenis/) January 5, 2024 1 reply I tried this plugin, but the srcset is not removed [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Responsive Images Complete” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) “Disable Responsive Images Complete” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Disable Responsive Images Complete” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-responsive-images-complete/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-responsive-images-complete/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-responsive-images-complete/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-responsive-images-complete/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog If you like Disable Responsive Images, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you! **2.6.8 (2026/04/17)** * Improves readme.txt documentation * Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5 * Tests on WordPress 7.0 Full changelog @ [https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-responsive-images-complete.txt](https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-responsive-images-complete.txt) ## Meta * Version **2.6.8** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/) and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete) * Tags * [disable](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)[images](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/images/) [responsive](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/responsive/)[responsive images](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/responsive-images/) [srcset](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/srcset/) * [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-responsive-images-complete/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 10 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-responsive-images-complete/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) ## Support Got something to say? 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