Title: WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::make_subsize
Published: November 12, 2019
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::make_subsize( array $size_data ): array|󠀁[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)󠁿

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Create an image sub-size and return the image meta data value for it.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$size_data`arrayrequired

Array of size data.

 * `width` int
 * The maximum width in pixels.
 * `height` int
 * The maximum height in pixels.
 * `crop` bool|array
 * Whether to crop the image to exact dimensions.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array|[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/) The
image data array for inclusion in the `sizes` array in the image meta, [WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)
object on error.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function make_subsize( $size_data ) {
    	if ( ! isset( $size_data['width'] ) && ! isset( $size_data['height'] ) ) {
    		return new WP_Error( 'image_subsize_create_error', __( 'Cannot resize the image. Both width and height are not set.' ) );
    	}

    	$orig_size  = $this->size;
    	$orig_image = $this->image->getImage();

    	if ( ! isset( $size_data['width'] ) ) {
    		$size_data['width'] = null;
    	}

    	if ( ! isset( $size_data['height'] ) ) {
    		$size_data['height'] = null;
    	}

    	if ( ! isset( $size_data['crop'] ) ) {
    		$size_data['crop'] = false;
    	}

    	if ( ( $this->size['width'] === $size_data['width'] ) && ( $this->size['height'] === $size_data['height'] ) ) {
    		return new WP_Error( 'image_subsize_create_error', __( 'The image already has the requested size.' ) );
    	}

    	$resized = $this->resize( $size_data['width'], $size_data['height'], $size_data['crop'] );

    	if ( is_wp_error( $resized ) ) {
    		$saved = $resized;
    	} else {
    		$saved = $this->_save( $this->image );

    		$this->image->clear();
    		$this->image->destroy();
    		$this->image = null;
    	}

    	$this->size  = $orig_size;
    	$this->image = $orig_image;

    	if ( ! is_wp_error( $saved ) ) {
    		unset( $saved['path'] );
    	}

    	return $saved;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::resize()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/resize/)`wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php` |

Resizes current image.

  | 
| [WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::_save()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/_save/)`wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php` |  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [is_wp_error()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_wp_error/)`wp-includes/load.php` |

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

  | 
| [WP_Error::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/__construct/)`wp-includes/class-wp-error.php` |

Initializes the error.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::multi_resize()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/multi_resize/)`wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php` |

Create multiple smaller images from a single source.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/make_subsize/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.3.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.3.0/) | Introduced. |

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