image_resize( string $file, int $max_w, int $max_h, bool $crop = false, string $suffix = null, string $dest_path = null, int $jpeg_quality = 90 )

This function has been deprecated. Use wp_get_image_editor() instead.

Scale down an image to fit a particular size and save a new copy of the image.

Description

The PNG transparency will be preserved using the function, as well as the image type. If the file going in is PNG, then the resized image is going to be PNG. The only supported image types are PNG, GIF, and JPEG.

Some functionality requires API to exist, so some PHP version may lose out support. This is not the fault of WordPress (where functionality is downgraded, not actual defects), but of your PHP version.

See also

Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) Image file path.

$max_w

(int) (Required) Maximum width to resize to.

$max_h

(int) (Required) Maximum height to resize to.

$crop

(bool) (Optional) Whether to crop image or resize.

Default value: false

$suffix

(string) (Optional) File suffix.

Default value: null

$dest_path

(string) (Optional) New image file path.

Default value: null

$jpeg_quality

(int) (Optional) Image quality percentage.

Default value: 90

Return

(mixed) WP_Error on failure. String with new destination path.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function image_resize( $file, $max_w, $max_h, $crop = false, $suffix = null, $dest_path = null, $jpeg_quality = 90 ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', 'wp_get_image_editor()' );

	$editor = wp_get_image_editor( $file );
	if ( is_wp_error( $editor ) )
		return $editor;
	$editor->set_quality( $jpeg_quality );

	$resized = $editor->resize( $max_w, $max_h, $crop );
	if ( is_wp_error( $resized ) )
		return $resized;

	$dest_file = $editor->generate_filename( $suffix, $dest_path );
	$saved = $editor->save( $dest_file );

	if ( is_wp_error( $saved ) )
		return $saved;

	return $dest_file;
}

Changelog

Version Description
3.5.0 Use wp_get_image_editor()
2.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/image_resize