Plugin info

Total downloads: 3,787
Active installs: 50
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 6/15/2025 (198 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/16/2021 (4 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 198 days ago • 3 reviews

40/100

Is PlaceHodor abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 198 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.8
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 5.6

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Description

Substitute / replace missing images by a default image.

The plugin will (try to) display / generate the good size (width and height) of the image missing.
You can choose to replace the image by one picture uploaded in the Placehodor settings page.
Or you can choose to replace the images missing by images from the placeholder webservices “Placehold.co”, “Picsum.photos” or “Doodleipsum.com”.

You can contact me :

  • My blog: https://xuxu.fr
  • My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/xuxu

Short Description

Substitute/replace missing images by a default image.
The plugin will (try to) display/generate the good size (width and height) of the image missing.

Installation

  1. Extract and upload the directory placehodor to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Check if Permalink setting is not set on “Plain”

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Screenshots

  1. You have 3 modes of substitution available : Solo / Placeholder.com / Picsum.photos

    You have 3 modes of substitution available : Solo / Placeholder.com / Picsum.photos

  2. Upload the image that will substitute the images missing

    Upload the image that will substitute the images missing

  3. This image will substitute the images missing

    This image will substitute the images missing

  4. Use the webservice "Placeholder.com" (options: text, text color, background color)

    Use the webservice "Placeholder.com" (options: text, text color, background color)

  5. Use the webservice "Picsum.photos" (options: normal, grayscale, blur)

    Use the webservice "Picsum.photos" (options: normal, grayscale, blur)

  6. Before PlaceHodor set

    Before PlaceHodor set

  7. After PlaceHodor set

    After PlaceHodor set

  8. Activate a default thumbnail for the posts

    Activate a default thumbnail for the posts

  9. A default post thumbnail is set

    A default post thumbnail is set

Changelog

1.4.0

  • Make it works on multi site WordPress with sub directory

1.3.4

  • Fix get substitute image

1.3.3.2

  • Try fix description plugin length

1.3.3.1

  • Support .gif in solo mode
  • Fix description plugin length

1.3.3

  • Add DoodleIpsum.com service
  • Add random var to try set / get random image each service call

1.3.2

  • Fix select font display

1.3.1

  • Update description and tags
  • Clean old scripts

1.3.0

  • Replace external service down (placeholder.com by placehold.co)
  • Remove external service down (placeimg.com)

1.2.0

  • Replace image broken from external source

1.1.0

  • Can display a random post thumbnail if this option is activated
  • Debug display random thumbnail
  • Code Rework

1.0.0

  • Hello world!
  • first Release.