Media library not generating srcset images

  • Resolved markahunt

    (@markahunt)


    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hi,

    I have a WP 4.5.3 install that doesn’t seem to generate any variations of an uploaded image for use in the srcset img tag. It just stores the single image I uploaded.

    I upload image files via the Add Media button from the Page editor then Select Files from there.

    I’ve checked the theme uploads folder (…./uploads/YYYY/MM/…) and unlike another installations I have which generate a whole set of various size images each time I upload an image and then produces a srcset for use in the img tag this particular installation does not do this. It just uploads the image and when inserted on a page doesn’t create any srcset at all.

    Everything I’ve read on the support forums and elsewhere says WP since 4.4 generates a srcset automatically. Somehow this one isn’t. Is there a setting I have to enable or anyone know what I might be doing wrong?

    Any pointers/ideas very welcome. Thanks for your help in advance.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    How are you hosting? Usually, the failure to generate the various image sizes is related to missing gd or imagemagick software and/or a missing php-gd library.

    Thread Starter markahunt

    (@markahunt)

    Hi thanks for quick reply – for the moment I’m hosting locally (on a Mac) I have another local install (on a PC) that works fine in this respect.

    I’m using a standard ampps stack install on both machines if that helps and as far as I can tell WP is configured the same on both.

    This is prior to pushing to a test server that is hosted by an ISP using a similar config.

    Does that help?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Does that help?

    make sure php-gd and gd are installed on the mac inside xampp

    Thread Starter markahunt

    (@markahunt)

    Ok thanks that seems to have fixed it.

    The php-gd service was commented out in php.ini not sure why that would be disabled by default for such a core feature (on mac at least).

    But hey its working now so thanks very much for your help.

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