Thumbnails creation

This page let you create missing thumbnails. It is advised not to use this functionality if your gallery is hosted on a shared server.

GD version

GD is the picture manipulating library for PHP. Choose the version installed on your server. You will be warned by an error message, should you choose the wrong one; just come back to the previous page with your browser and choose the other version. If no version works, then your server does not support GD.

Width and height

Maximum thumbnails dimensions. Original aspect ratio is preserved. Default values can be modified using configuration settings tn_width and tn_height (see include/config_default.inc.php file).

Number of thumbnails to create

Do not try to miniaturize too many pictures at once. The miniaturization process does use a lot of CPU. If your Piwigo gallery is hosted by a free provider, too high CPU a load might lead to the withdrawal of your website.

File format

Thumbnails are created in JPEG file format. They can be created from PNG and JPEG pictures only.