[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49290: Add a link to the original image if it was scaled or rotated after uploading

[WordPress Trac]

#49290: Add a link to the original image if it was scaled or rotated after
uploading
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 Reporter:  azaozz                           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  5.4
Component:  Media                            |     Version:  5.3
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-design-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:2 joyously]:
 > There have been a lot of comments that say naming the attachment as
 `-scaled` messes up existing plugins or the plan of the person naming the
 image.

 WP preserves the original image as uploaded, with the original name.
 However when that image is not suitable for web use (i.e. it is above the
 threshold), the largest size for web use is the scaled image.

 Generally there were two options for naming of the scaled image: either
 use the existing pattern, `-1200x800.ext` (which would have made it with
 "variable" name like the sub-sizes) or to append a "static" string.

 This is for the "web ready" version of the image suitable for use on the
 internet when the original image was above the threshold.

 > Does putting this link into the media details allow the user to choose
 the original where an image is being chosen? Or is it just for
 completeness?

 You mean when inserting an image the editor? No, not in the editor as the
 image is not suitable for web use. Plugins that add functionality where an
 image can be chosen can decide if it makes sense for them to list the
 original image or not. The links added here are for cases where the users
 do not have such plugins but want to access the original image (to either
 download it or copy the URL to it, etc.).

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