NextGEN – Z Cropper

Definition: NextGEN ZCropper is a plugin that resizes and crops(!) your pictures while uploading. It will always match your selected width and height, trying to display as much as possible of the original image.
Why: I found several people like me requesting an instant crop functionality for NextGEN Gallery Images (not only the thumbnails). Here it is 😉 Any feature requests: Go to http://vogelundstrauss.de/blog
Required: This plugin requires Alex Rabe’s – NextGEN Gallery Plugin

To report bugs/give feedback/request support, please visit the vogelundstrauss.de/blog wordpress plugin support.

Tested with

NextGEN Gallery 1.8.2 and WP 3.2.x

How To

1. Go to settings page of the plugin
2. Switch ON/OFF
3. Select target width and height inside image options tab of NextGEN Gallery Options (see second screenshot)
4. Important: Keep the resize on upload option DE-activated inside image options tab
5. Upload pictures to your galleries using NextGEN image upload menu
6. DONE

NOTE: You require NextGEN Gallery Plugin by http://AlexRabe.de!

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Read the manual completely
2. Make sure you meet the requirements
3. Upload folder nextgen-zcropper to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
4. Activate the plugin through WordPress’s plugins menu
5. Setup once and use as described in the How To section (see Other Notes)

Check http://vogelundstrauss.de/blog and ask any questions about the plugin using the comments functionality

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   What Z Cropper does ...

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   How to setup Z Cropper ...

0.9b – This is just the start