This function has been deprecated. Use image_resize() instead.

wp_create_thumbnail( mixed $file, int $max_side, mixed $deprecated = '' )

This was once used to create a thumbnail from an Image given a maximum side size.

Description

Parameters

$file

(Required) Filename of the original image, Or attachment id.

$max_side

(Required) Maximum length of a single side for the thumbnail.

$deprecated

(Optional) Never used.

Default value: ''

Return

(string) Thumbnail path on success, Error string on failure.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php

function wp_create_thumbnail( $file, $max_side, $deprecated = '' ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-3.5.0', 'image_resize()' );
	return apply_filters( 'wp_create_thumbnail', image_resize( $file, $max_side, $max_side ) );
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/deprecated.php: image_resize()	Scale down an image to fit a particular size and save a new copy of the image.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()	Call the functions added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()	Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
WP-3.5.0	Use image_resize()
WP-1.2.0	Introduced. This function has been deprecated. Use image_resize() instead.