Dear team,
Can you tell me what it would cost to create a widget for Newspaper:
Removing a blog article results in leftovers of various image sizes of the main image.
They are scattered over file locations in /httpdocs/wpcontent/uploads/YYYY
I am looking for a widget that checks the images of non-existing newsarticles and remove them from these directories.
Example:
I have removed a blog article with image afblg.jpg as the main blog image
Newsletter created (depending on the template to be used) a scala of variations of this image:
afblg.jpg
afblg-150×150.jpg
afblg-218×150.jpg
afblg-265×198.jpg
afblg-300×300.jpg
afblg-324×400.jpg
afblg-356×220.jpg
afblg-485×360.jpg
afblg-545×486.jpg
afblg-80×60.jpg
All these images should be removed from /httpdocs/wpcontent/uploads/YYYY/* after the referring blog article is deleted from the Worpress trashcan.
It would be great if users can contribute Newspaper widgets themselves to provide it to the Newspaper community.
Perhaps that may be a very good idea for the new year 2026!
Best regards,
DD
Hi,
Normally, you can use a plugin that will delete the thumbs of images that are no longer in use. The plugin is Force Regenerate Thumbnails https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/
Hi, unfortunately it only does that when it does not find the original image. Besides that it also does PDF’s, which I want to be left alone 🙂
Thanks, DD
Hi,
Ok, first make sure that in the theme panel > thumb section https://forum.tagdiv.com/theme-thumbs/ you have enabled only teh thumbs you are using. Enabling extra thumbs will only generate that thumb size and will not be used.
Another plugin to try is Media Cleaner.
Thank you!
Thank you for this. Will check it.
Can’t you consider handling picture sizes with em (like font sizes) instead of creating different preconfigured images sizes?
Hi,
I’ve added this suggestion to our list, and our product manager and developers will review it.
Thank you!
Thank you, appreciate your support.
But we still have no response from you what it would cost to make a widget/plugin that takes care of the function I initially asked for…
Hi,
Unfortunately, I’m not aware of the exact total cost. What I can tell you is that the hourly rate is $50, and I believe it will take at least 4 hours, but probably no more than 8 hours.
However, this is just my estimate. Only the custom work team, after consulting with a developer, can give you the final price.
Thanks for this. Does this include support in combination with future versions of Newspaper and do we own the source of this plugin?
Hi,
Unfortunately, I do not have answers for this question. If you want, please make a request for custom work. You can do this by emailing services@tagdiv.com, and the team there will provide you with all the details you need.
Thank you for your understanding!
Hi,
I have written a plugin that does it. Can I share it with you guys? Please feel free to use it or rewrite it for use by all our users.
Hi DocDigit,
Thank you for sharing this with us. We will forward it to our development team for further review.
Thanks again!
