This is a plugin that uses the HTML5 canvas and FabricJS to allow you to add shapes and text on top of images and display those images.
As of April 2026, Image Annotator is a WordPress HTML5 plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Easy Video Player.
If you’ve ever wanted to draw on an image or add a caption or text to your image then this is the plugin for you. Best of all it allows you to add your caption, save it, display it, then go back and edit it in different layers and objects laid on top of your image.
It extracts the text from the annotations and displays them as selectable and stylable text just below.
You can hold shift as you draw rectangles to make them perfect squares, same with the ellipse tool and circles.
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Special thanks to:
Réseau BIBLIO du Centre-du-Québec, de Lanaudière et de la Mauricie (http://www.mabibliotheque.ca/centre-du-quebec-de-lanaudiere-et-de-la-mauricie/fr/index.aspx) and Desaulniers Simard (https://desaulniers-simard.com).
Everyone involved with making and contributing to FabricJS.
Everyone on Stack Overflow and other websites that answers questions and keeps the community strong!
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