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I need a way to restrict authors from uploading images bellow specific dimensions.

Say I only want to allow uploading images that are at least 400px x 400px. If the image size is smaller, the author should get an error notice that the image is too small.

Is there a plugin or code that can accomplish this?

2 Answers 2

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Add this code to your theme's functions.php file, and it will limit minimum image dimentions

add_filter('wp_handle_upload_prefilter','tc_handle_upload_prefilter');
function tc_handle_upload_prefilter($file)
{

    $img=getimagesize($file['tmp_name']);
    $minimum = array('width' => '640', 'height' => '480');
    $width= $img[0];
    $height =$img[1];

    if ($width < $minimum['width'] )
        return array("error"=>"Image dimensions are too small. Minimum width is {$minimum['width']}px. Uploaded image width is $width px");

    elseif ($height <  $minimum['height'])
        return array("error"=>"Image dimensions are too small. Minimum height is {$minimum['height']}px. Uploaded image height is $height px");
    else
        return $file; 
}

Then just change the numbers of the minimum dimensions you want (in my example is 640 and 480)

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  • Thanks! Is there any way to NOT run this function if we are including a post thumbnail? Jan 24, 2012 at 11:34
  • This runs every time when you are uploading a file, in the step it is still just a file, before you categorize it or assign it as a thumbnail. You can add a condition based on the file's name with a prefix/suffix of your choice, and name your thumbnailed to be files by this, than do not run the function if file name meets that condition. Feb 21, 2012 at 23:38
  • Line 14 references need to have "width" replaced by "height" but otherwise this was exactly what I needed.
    – user15580
    Apr 26, 2012 at 17:36
  • Works wonderfully well with Gutenberg!
    – Jules
    Apr 1, 2020 at 14:00
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I prefer not to reformat a colleague's code.
So, this is almost the same answer as @MaorBarazany's, but checking the mime type, changing the file['error'] declaration and changing the function namespace to this wpse Question ID.

Also, the check only occurs for users that are not administrators.

add_action( 'admin_init', 'wpse_28359_block_authors_from_uploading_small_images' );

function wpse_28359_block_authors_from_uploading_small_images()
{
    if( !current_user_can( 'administrator') )
        add_filter( 'wp_handle_upload_prefilter', 'wpse_28359_block_small_images_upload' ); 
}

function wpse_28359_block_small_images_upload( $file )
{
    // Mime type with dimensions, check to exit earlier
    $mimes = array( 'image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif' );

    if( !in_array( $file['type'], $mimes ) )
        return $file;

    $img = getimagesize( $file['tmp_name'] );
    $minimum = array( 'width' => 640, 'height' => 480 );

    if ( $img[0] < $minimum['width'] )
        $file['error'] = 
            'Image too small. Minimum width is ' 
            . $minimum['width'] 
            . 'px. Uploaded image width is ' 
            . $img[0] . 'px';

    elseif ( $img[1] < $minimum['height'] )
        $file['error'] = 
            'Image too small. Minimum height is ' 
            . $minimum['height'] 
            . 'px. Uploaded image height is ' 
            . $img[1] . 'px';

    return $file;
}

Result of the hook:

blocked image uploads

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  • Love this and it works like a charm. However, there is one issue: if I want to apply this filter only on certain post types then users can still choose an image from the Media Library which was uploaded in another post type (without the size requirements) which does not meet these requirements.
    – cfx
    May 16, 2014 at 1:32
  • Is there a way to apply this only if we're uploading featured image?
    – deathlock
    Oct 14, 2016 at 9:11

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