Dario Ferrer

<p>WP Smart Image II is a WordPress plugin which gives you a whole control over the thumbnails that you wish to show with posts and pages (e.g. the index of a website).</p>
<p>This plugin combines the best image management functionalities in WordPress and turn their handling in a very easy job.</p>
<h4>How works WP Smart Image II</h4>
<p>WP Smart Image II takes all WordPress image functions and put on your hands in a simple and right way.</p>
<h4>“Right way”?… Are there wrong ways to show post images?</h4>
<p>Yes! Custom fields (e.g.) is a very wrong and annoying way to do this job. If you are used custom fields to assign images to posts, with WP Smart Image II will forget all the extra work and will enjoy the real process automation that has been in WordPress all this time and probably you never knew existed.</p>
<h4>What’s the problem with WordPress native image engine?</h4>
<p>No problem! Otherwise, the <a href="http://www.wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress</a> image engine is one of the most advanced and flexible ones so far. WordPress offers a wide range of functionalities and tags, which allows for and easy handling of images and files, associating them with posts, categories, pages and other elements with total freedom.</p>
<p>However, the problem with all these funcionalities is that finding the propper way to associate data and get a specific result can get really hard. In an attempt to do that, many people have tried to do it by setting through custom fields, ignoring that WordPress has a large platform with many resources at our disposal to do that.</p>
<h4>What isn’t Wp Smart Image II?</h4>
<p>It is not a filter that works inside the content. WP Smart Image II only works in the template areas and it’s use is focused to the template’s file system.</p>
<p>It is not a plugin that changes other functionalities behaviour. It’s a resource that lets you take advantage of the already existing functionalities provided by WordPress.</p>
<h4>What you can do with WP Smart Image II</h4>
<p><strong>General</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A wide range of functionalities using a single tag.</li>
<li>A plugin that uses the WordPress resources in a very productive way and does not overload your system.</li>
<li>Stable, reliable and always working.</li>
<li>A tool with many, many options to give you the control over your design, blogging or development.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Design & layout</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add <code>"width"</code> and <code>"height"</code> attributes through CSS or HTML methods.</li>
<li>Personalize the <code>"alt"</code> and <code>"title"</code> attributes if they haven’t been configured yet.</li>
<li>Choose between the four presets WordPress sizes: <strong>Thumbnail</strong>, <strong>Medium</strong>, <strong>Large</strong> and <strong>Full</strong>. Additionally, you can create new plugin preset sizes with <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/max-image-size-control/" rel="ugc">Max Image Size Control</a>, and easily handle them through WP Smart Image II.</li>
<li>Customize the generic images and its paths for all the sizes.</li>
<li>Link the image to the article or leave it without a link.</li>
<li>Add a link to the full version of the image from the thumbnail or any size.</li>
<li>Add a link to the image’s attachment page from the thumbnail or any size.</li>
<li>Show random images per post (instead only one).</li>
<li>Show preset images at the posts list if images are not setting to appear in the content. Also you can choose to leave it without images.</li>
<li>Adapt the tag type to website DTD for a right W3C valitation.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Web Development</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Choose between “echo” or “return” the tag.</li>
<li>Add custom CSS classes and ID to properly handling the images through CSS, javascript, PHP and others web resources.</li>
<li>Get the image url instead of the whole tag.</li>
<li>Easily add and define attributes to image’s links, as <code>"rel"</code>, <code>"class"</code>, <code>"id"</code> and <code>"target"</code>.</li>
<li>Literally slice the image data in pieces and post them separately (width, height, mimetype, ID, etc.)</li>
<li>Choose to run the plugin under <strong>PHP mode</strong>, without need to db queries for common tasks.</li>
<li>Add custom attributes as you wish (as javascript events) and apply dynamic data tho them.</li>
<li>Handle multiple images per post directly or in <code>array</code> mode as well.</li>
<li>Switch easily between double or single quotes for tag attributes.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Blogging</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Choose the image to show throught a friendly widget in the editor.</li>
<li>Choose any image from your Media Library and assign it to the post.</li>
<li>Show/hide thumbnails in RSS feeds.</li>
<li>Customize sizes in RSS feeds.</li>
<li>Assing titles of the images directly from your editor box</li>
<li>Choose any image from your Media Library and assign it to the post, even if the image isn’t attached to the post.</li>
<li>Use The Post Thumbnail editor box to manage images processed under the WPSI engine.</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy designing!</p>
<h4>Localization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dutch (nl_NL) – Rene from <a href="http://wpwebshop.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Webshop</a></li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU) – Vladimir from <a href="http://www.shinephp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">ShinePHP</a></li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES) – Dario Ferrer</li>
</ul>
<p>If you have been translated this plugin into your language, please let me know.</p>


WP Smart Image II

Powerful, reliable and lightweight plugin which helps you to easily show post images and handle them. Essential tool for web designers and developers.

dholloran

<p>Allows you to add/edit/attach/un-attach/delete/sort the files attached to your WordPress posts all from the post editor.  Integrates seamlessly with WordPress using the default WordPress attachments type, full control over cropping of the different attachment image sizes crop editor and no configuration needed to add WP Better Attachments to custom post types.</p>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Information on the settings available <a href="http://dholloran.github.io/wp-better-attachments" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></li>
<li><code>[wpba-attachment-list]</code> Outputs a list of attachments</li>
</ul>
<h4>Functions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Information on the settings available <a href="http://dholloran.github.io/wp-better-attachments" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></li>
<li><code>wpba_attachments_exist()</code> Checks for post attachments</li>
<li><code>wpba_get_attachments()</code> Retrieves an array of attachments</li>
<li><code>wpba_attachment_list()</code> Outputs a list of attachments</li>
</ul>
<p>View more information on GitHub <a href="https://github.com/DHolloran/wp-better-attachments/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></p>
<p>If you have any issues please submit an <a href="https://github.com/DHolloran/wp-better-attachments/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">issue</a>.</p>
<h3>1.3.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added <code>wpba_attachments_exist()</code> to check if a post has attachments.</li>
<li>Added no attachments message for attachment list.</li>
<li>Fixed wpba_get_attachments() not retrieving post thumbnail images correctly.</li>
<li>Added settings to disable front end files, post thumbnails globally, and crop editor.</li>
<li>Fixed compatibility issue with Wysija Newsletter Plugin.</li>
<li>Fixed other miscellaneous issues and general clean up.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.4</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed activation error</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added alternate styling of meta box when editor is not activated.</li>
<li>Fixed attachment list generating extra list items</li>
<li>Added class and id parameters for each HTML element in the attachment list</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>Code cleanup and PHPDoc</li>
<li>Fixed metabox inputs not selectable in Firefox</li>
<li>Added granular settings</li>
<li>Added edit modal, un-attach link and re-attach link to Uploaded To column</li>
<li>Added ability to edit metabox title</li>
<li>Fixed crop editor not showing correct image sizes</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.7</h3>
<h3>1.3.8</h3>
<h3>1.3.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adds survey notification key</li>
<li>Adds filters for types of files</li>
<li>Removes Flexslider from compiled CSS</li>
<li>Miscellaneous tweaks</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixes an issue with notifications not able to disable on sub folder installs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added use_caption_for_title to build_attachment_list function/shortcode. Props Mike Warwick.</li>
<li>Added a second add attachments button to the bottom of meta box. Props Mike Warwick.</li>
<li>Fixed undefined variable PHP warning.</li>
<li>Updates the survey notification with thank you message.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.3</h3>
<p>Should resolve issues from last update and adds more settings control</p>
<h3>1.3.4</h3>
<p>Fixed activation error</p>
<h3>1.3.5</h3>
<p>Fixed attachment list generating extra list items, Added alternate styling of meta box when editor is not activated and class/id parameters for each HTML element in the attachment list function/shortcode.</p>
<h3>1.3.6</h3>
<p>Added granular settings; edit modal, un-attach link and re-attach link to Uploaded To column, miscellaneous bug fixes</p>
<h3>1.3.7</h3>
<h3>1.3.8</h3>
<h3>1.3.9</h3>
<p>Adds filters for adding file types, removes Flexslider from CSS and miscellaneous tweaks.</p>
<h3>1.3.10</h3>
<p>Fixes an issue with notifications not able to disable on sub folder installs.</p>
<h3>1.3.11</h3>
<p>Adds use_caption_for_title option to build_attachment_list, adds “Add Attachments” button to bottom of meta box, and misc. fixes/updates.</p>


WP Better Attachments

Allows you to add/edit/attach/un-attach/sort the files attached to your WordPress posts all from the post editor.

WP Smart Image II vs WP Better Attachments