SoooMany Thumbnails for a single image pls help

Pls Help, for every image we upload in article, WordPress create 27 Thumbnails of different size
pls help us to understand how to prevent them and what are the real size the template use.
Thanks

Original image

thumbnail (150×150)

medium (300×300)

large (1024×1024)

hd_qu_size2 (400×400)

1536×1536 (1536×1536)

2048×2048 (2048×2048)

td_0x420 (0×420)

td_80x60 (80×60)

td_218x150 (218×150)

td_324x400 (324×400)

td_485x360 (485×360)

td_485x360_retina (970×720)

td_696x0 (696×0)

td_1068x0 (1068×0)

td_100x70 (100×70)

td_265x198 (265×198)

td_324x160 (324×160)

td_324x235 (324×235)

td_356x220 (356×220)

td_356x364 (356×364)

td_533x261 (533×261)

td_534x462 (534×462)

td_696x385 (696×385)

td_741x486 (741×486)

td_1068x580 (1068×580)

profile_24 (24×24)

profile_48 (48×48)

profile_96 (96×96)

profile_150 (150×150)

profile_300 (300×300)

medium_large (768×0)

• This reply was modified 6 months by bdp.

Why WordPress + Newspaper creates ~27 image sizes

Two things are happening at once:

1️⃣ WordPress core creates image sizes

By default WordPress generates:

thumbnail

medium

medium_large

large

plus retina variants (2x)

2️⃣ Newspaper theme (tagDiv) adds many custom sizes

Newspaper is optimized for:

blocks

sliders

modules

mobile / tablet / desktop

retina (2x)

So it registers 20+ custom image sizes, which is why every upload explodes into ~27 files.

👉 This is normal behavior for Newspaper — not a bug.

What image sizes does Newspaper REALLY use?

In practice, Newspaper mostly uses these core groups:

✅ Commonly used sizes

td_696x0 → main article featured image

td_1068x0 → full-width layouts

td_300x220 → small blocks

td_534x462 → medium blocks

td_80x60 → widgets / lists

Retina (2x) versions of the above

⚠️ Many other sizes are edge cases (rare modules, legacy layouts, demos).

Option 1 (Recommended): Reduce image sizes SAFELY ✅
Step A: Disable unused sizes via code

Add this to functions.php (or a custom plugin):

add_filter(‘intermediate_image_sizes_advanced’, function ($sizes) {
$allowed = [
‘thumbnail’,
‘medium’,
‘large’,
‘td_696x0’,
‘td_300x220’,
‘td_534x462’
];

foreach ($sizes as $key => $value) {
if (!in_array($key, $allowed)) {
unset($sizes[$key]);
}
}

return $sizes;
});

📌 This:

Keeps only important Newspaper sizes

Stops WordPress from generating the rest

Option 2: Disable Retina Images (Huge win 🚀)

Newspaper creates 2x images by default.

Turn them off:

Newspaper → Theme Panel → General Settings → Retina Display
➡️ Disable Retina Images

💡 This alone can cut image generation almost in half.

Option 3: Use a plugin (Easiest, no code)

Install Disable Media Sizes or Perfmatters.

Then:

Disable unused WordPress sizes

Leave Newspaper core sizes enabled

⚠️ Don’t blindly disable everything — Newspaper needs some sizes to avoid layout breaks.

Option 4: Regenerate after cleanup (IMPORTANT)

After changing sizes:

Install Regenerate Thumbnails

Regenerate

Delete old unused thumbnails (plugin or server cleanup)

❌ What NOT to do

Don’t disable all td_* sizes

Don’t edit Newspaper core files

Don’t rely only on CDN offloading (it hides the problem but doesn’t fix disk usage)

Best setup for Newspaper (my recommendation)

✅ Disable Retina
✅ Keep 6–8 essential sizes only
✅ Use Bunny / CDN for delivery
✅ Use WebP/AVIF

This keeps:

Layout intact

Disk usage low

CDN fast