Resize Images in Laravel with Spatie Media Library

Really popular Laravel Media Library package has one less-known feature - image resizing. The best part is that it's really simple to add, let me show you how.

If you prefer video version, here it is below:

And now - text version of the tutorial.

If you need to save resized image version while uploading the file, like generate a thumbnail for the photo, all you need to do is add this method registerMediaConversions() to your Model:

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\Models\Media;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia\HasMedia;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia\HasMediaTrait;

class NewsItem extends Model implements HasMedia
{
    use HasMediaTrait;

    public function registerMediaConversions(Media $media = null)
    {
        $this->addMediaConversion('thumb')
              ->width(150)
              ->height(100);
    }
}

Also, don't forget to add use Spatie\MediaLibrary\Models\Media; to the top.

This method will generate a resized thumbnail with maximum 150px width and maximum 100px height (resized proportionally) and put it in storage/app/public/[media_id]/conversions folder:

In database media table, it will be saved with custom_properties of registered media name(s).

And then you will be able to access that specific conversion by the same name you used here:

So, if your Media Collection name is named cover, you can view the thumbnail image like this:

<img src="{{ $book->getFirstMediaUrl('cover', 'thumb') }}" />

You can also register multiple conversions for the same model, just add more rules to the method:

public function registerMediaConversions(Media $media = null)
{
    $this->addMediaConversion('thumb')
        ->width(150)
        ->height(100);
    $this->addMediaConversion('bigthumb')
        ->width(300)
        ->height(100);
}