Fixing Image Thumbnails not Displaying

Sometimes, WordPress cannot display the thumbnails of previously uploaded images after configuration changes.

Fix image thumbnails not displaying

Sometimes, WordPress cannot display the thumbnails of previously uploaded images after configuration changes. To fix this issue, you can use a third-party plugin, like the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.

Regenerate all thumbnails for your site

  1. Sign in to WordPress
  2. Install and activate the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.
  3. On the left-side menu, select Tools and then Regenerate Thumbnails.
  4. (Optional) Select or clear checkboxes next to available options if you want to make adjustments to the default setup.
  5. Here you can choose which thumbnails to regenerate:
    • To regenerate all thumbnails, select Regenerate Thumbnails For All X Attachments, where X is the actual number of attachments.
    • To regenerate only thumbnails for all your featured images, select Regenerate Thumbnails For The X Featured Images Only, where X is the actual number of featured images.

After the process is complete, you should see the All done message.

Regenerate individual image thumbnails

  1. Sign in to WordPress
  2. Install and activate the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.
  3. On the left-side menu, select Media.
  4. Select WordPress library list icon List view.
  5. Locate the image, hover over it and then select Regenerate Thumbnails.
  6. (Optional) Select or clear checkboxes next to available options if you want to make adjustments to the default setup.
  7. Select Regenerate Thumbnails. 

After the process is complete, you should see the Done! Click here to go back message.

More Info:

  • For issues or questions with the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin, check out their support forum on wordpress.org 
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  • If you recently installed SSL and images are still missing after regenerating thumbnails, the issue could be caused by mixed content
  • If you need any assistance fixing image thumbnails, our WordPress Premium Support team can do that for you.F

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