[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44441: Remove the settings for image dimensions from Settings => Media

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#44441: Remove the settings for image dimensions from Settings => Media
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 Reporter:  azaozz       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  Media        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Based on the discussion here, and after a quick chat with @hellofromTonya,
 thinking it would be quite nice to try to do this in 5.9.

 The reasoning is that:
 - It' is no longer a good idea to let the users change the image sub-sizes
 settings. That was necessary years ago (before srcset) when having an
 image file with the exact dimensions was considered best practice.
 - It will be beneficial for core and for themes and plugins to be able to
 rely on always having specific image sub-sizes. Currently a used could set
 a thumbnail to be larger than a "medium" or even a "large" size.
 - Custom image sub-sizes are commonly added (defined) in themes and
 plugins. Then these sizes are "expected" and used. There seem to be very
 few cases where a custom size added by the user would be useful.

 The idea is to remove the settings for the default image sub-sizes. Then
 eventually add an "Add a custom image size" button with some help and
 explanations that it's not really a good idea to have that.

 For back-compat, if any of the settings have been changed the UI for them
 should still be shown and the users should be advised to reset them to the
 default values.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44441#comment:23>
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