TimThumb – PHP Image Resizer

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TimThumb is a simple, flexible, PHP script that resizes images. You give it a bunch of parameters, and it spits out a thumbnail image that you can display on your site.

TimThumb has seen a massive amount of use across the WordPress world, and a few months after we released it, I took over development from Tim, a friend of Darren Hoyts, who created the original script. Since I took over there have been a whole host of changes, bug fixes, and additions.

I set up this page to act as an archive/ resource, showing the best documentation and demos available for TimThumb. If you have any TimThumb related articles then please feel free to send them over to me so that I can add them to the list.

Articles about TimThumb#

How to use TimThumb#

• Timthumb 101: Parameters listing
• Getting Started with TimThumb – basic examples
• Resizing External Images – external images demo
• Image Filters and Editing – filters sample
• Changing the Image Cropping Location – crop location demo
• Image Scaling
• TimThumb Hints and Tips

General TimThumb Information#

Below are some of the articles I have written about TimThumb.

• A brief history of TimThumb
• How to use TimThumb with WordPress MultiSite
• How to use TimThumb With a Content Delivery Network (CDN)
• Troubleshooting common TimThumb Problems
• How to Contribute to TimThumb
• Simple WordPress Post Thumbnails with Regular Expressions

TimThumb Links#

• The latest version of TimThumb is available on Google Code.
• Submit a bug/ improvement on the Google Code Issues page