Simple Image Sizes PLUGIN · Maintained by The Mediapapa Team
You use Simple Image Sizes. Here is what Mediapapa adds.
Simple Image Sizes handles custom sizes and thumbnail regeneration. Mediapapa shows you what is in your library, which files are unused, and what you can safely clean up. Both are free on WordPress.org.
Two plugins, one workflow
They solve different problems. They work better together.
Simple Image Sizes
Original author: Nicolas Juen · Free forever
- Declare custom image sizes
- Regenerate thumbnails after a theme change
- Control crop settings per size
Mediapapa
Recommended
By the Mediapapa team · Free on WordPress.org
- Usage index — see exactly where every file is referenced
- Unused media detection — filter by files with zero references
- Duplicate detection with Safe Replace
- Deletion Warnings before any risky action
- Media Score and Library Health — always-on monitoring
When you need both
1
After a theme or layout change
Simple Image Sizes regenerates thumbnails to match the new breakpoints. Mediapapa shows which assets are no longer referenced anywhere and can be removed without risk.
2
On an old or large site
Regeneration fixes the files. Mediapapa helps you reason about the volume: what is actually used, what has accumulated, and what can go. Simple Image Sizes has no way to surface that.
3
Before a cleanup or migration
Regenerate what must stay, then use Mediapapa to identify what can be archived or removed safely before moving the database.
They were built for different jobs
Simple Image Sizes tells WordPress which sizes to generate and handles regeneration. It has no visibility into your library: it cannot tell you which files are in use, which are duplicates, or whether a deletion would break anything.
Mediapapa scans your entire site and builds a usage index. After you regenerate with Simple Image Sizes, Mediapapa shows you what no longer belongs.
Simple Image Sizes is maintained by Nicolas Juen, CTO of Mediapapa.
Questions
No. Simple Image Sizes is enough for declaring sizes and regenerating thumbnails. Mediapapa is useful when you want to understand what is in your library: which files are in use, which are duplicates, and what can be safely removed.
No. The feature set stays the same. Nicolas Juen continues to maintain it like he did for 10+ years. The only visible change is the alignement with Mediapapa’s brand, plus a discreet and dismissible notice in the admin pointing to Mediapapa, it disappears if Mediapapa is already active on the site or if you decide to disable the notice.
Both plugins are free on WordPress.org. Mediapapa has paid plans for bulk operations and compression, but the core features, usage tracking, duplicate detection, Deletion Warnings, Media Score, are all free.
Yes, and that is exactly the intended setup. Simple Image Sizes handles size declarations and regeneration. Mediapapa handles the library governance layer. They do not overlap.
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