Set limit to media upload?

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I am searching online and all I can see is how to increase file size for media upload, which I know how to do with php.ini, but what I need to do is limit the file size for media upload only.

The client and his associates have trouble with understanding: Please do not upload images that are bigger than 1MB because your site will load forever.

They keep uploading images that are over 8 MB in size, and the whole site takes over 30 sec to load. It’s horrendous.

So I was thinking – if it’s possible to limit the image upload to 1 MB or so without affecting the general upload_max_filesize which will influence the ability to upload themes and plugins (and I don’t want that to happen).

Any idea if this can be done?

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Yes, you can use the wp_handle_upload_prefilter that allows you to stop the uploading process if a specific condition is not accomplished.

In your case, you could try this code snippet:

function limit_upload_size( $file ) {

    // Set the desired file size limit
    $file_size_limit = 1024; // 1MB in KB

    // exclude admins
    if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {

        $current_size = $file['size'];
        $current_size = $current_size / 1024; //get size in KB

        if ( $current_size > $file_size_limit ) {
            $file['error'] = sprintf( __( 'ERROR: File size limit is %d KB.' ), $file_size_limit );
        }

    }

    return $file;

}
add_filter ( 'wp_handle_upload_prefilter', 'limit_upload_size', 10, 1 );

Hope it helps!

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