Title: wp media prune Published: October 6, 2026 Last modified: October 9, 2026 --- # 󠀁[wp media prune ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/)󠁿 Removes all generated image files for one or more attachments. ## In this article * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#options) * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#examples) * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#global-parameters) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) [ ⌊GitHub⌉ ](https://github.com/wp-cli/media-command) [ View Open Issues (0) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Amedia-prune+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aopen) [ View Closed Issues (1) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Amedia-prune+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aclosed) [Create New Issue](https://github.com/wp-cli/media-command/issues/new) Generated image files for registered sizes can be recreated with `wp media regenerate`. Thumbnails for image sizes that are no longer registered are kept by default because they cannot be regenerated; use `--remove-abandoned` to remove them as well. ### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#options)󠁿 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used. […] One or more IDs of the attachments to prune. [–image_size=…] Name of the image size to remove. Repeat the flag to specify multiple. Only thumbnails of specified image size(s) will be removed, thumbnails of other image sizes will not. [–remove-abandoned] Also remove thumbnails for image sizes that are no longer registered. [–yes] Answer yes to the confirmation message. Confirmation only shows when no IDs passed as arguments. ### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿 ``` # Remove all generated thumbnails for all images, without confirmation. $ wp media prune --yes Found 3 images to prune. 1/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sydney Harbor Bridge" (ID 760). 2/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Boardwalk" (ID 757). 3/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sunburst Over River" (ID 756). Success: Pruned 3 of 3 images. # Remove only the "large" thumbnails for all images. $ wp media prune --image_size=large Do you really want to prune the "large" image size for all images? [y/n] y Found 3 images to prune. 1/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sydney Harbor Bridge" (ID 760). 2/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Boardwalk" (ID 757). 3/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sunburst Over River" (ID 756). Success: Pruned 3 of 3 images. # Remove all thumbnails including those for unregistered sizes. $ wp media prune --remove-abandoned --yes Found 3 images to prune. 1/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sydney Harbor Bridge" (ID 760). 2/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Boardwalk" (ID 757). 3/3 Pruned thumbnails for "Sunburst Over River" (ID 756). Success: Pruned 3 of 3 images. ``` ### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/prune/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress. | **Argument** | **Description** | | `--path=` | Path to the WordPress files. | | `--url=` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. | | `--ssh=[:][@][:][]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). | | `--ssh-args=` | Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by –ssh scheme). | | `--http=` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. | | `--user=` | Set the WordPress user. | | `--skip-plugins[=]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. | | `--skip-themes[=]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. | | `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. | | `--require=` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--exec=` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--context=` | Load WordPress in a given context. | | `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. | | `--debug[=]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. | | `--prompt[=]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. | | `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. | | `--alias=` | Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file. | | `--assume-https` | Set $_SERVER[‘HTTPS’] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer. | _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._