Title: Disable Client Side Media
Author: Adam Silverstein
Published: <strong>18. August 2026</strong>
Last modified: 18. August 2026

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# Disable Client Side Media

 Von [Adam Silverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-client-side-media.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-client-side-media/)

## Beschreibung

WordPress can process media uploads in the browser, resizing and compressing images
on your own device before they are sent to the server. This plugin turns that off,
so uploads fall back to the traditional server-side path.

There is nothing to configure – activate the plugin and client-side media processing
is off. It is a single filter:

    ```
    add_filter( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', '__return_false' );
    ```

Useful when you want to compare server-side and client-side upload behavior, or 
when a site needs the server-side path for consistency.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/disable-client-side-media` 
    directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the „Plugins“ screen in WordPress.

## FAQ

### Are there any settings?

No. Activating the plugin disables client-side media processing; deactivating it
restores the default behavior.

### Does this change existing media?

No. It only affects how new uploads are processed.

## Rezensionen

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Mitwirkende & Entwickler

„Disable Client Side Media“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben an
diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

[Übersetze „Disable Client Side Media“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-client-side-media)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-client-side-media/),
sieh dir das [SVN Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-client-side-media/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-client-side-media/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-client-side-media/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.0.1

 * Add plugin banner and icon assets for the plugin directory.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **vor 3 Tagen**
 *  Active installations **Weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.8 oder höher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 oder höher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/)
 * Tags
 * [media](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[performance](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)
   [uploads](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/uploads/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-client-side-media/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

## Support

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 [Supportforum anzeigen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-client-side-media/)