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Image Effects Generator

Generate image effects on upload.

By tomsansome·Image·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Image Effects Generator is a WordPress image plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
4.7K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

On upload this plugin will generate the following effects on that image:

  • Black and white
  • Blurred
  • Sharpened
  • Sepia
  • Pixelate
  • Negative

All effects come in the following sizes:

  • 1000px x 1000px not cropped
  • 800px x 800px not cropped
  • 400px x 400px not cropped

These images are displayed in the Add Media area under the Size dropdown menu for use in pages and posts.

Usage with Advanced Custom Fields:

<?php $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_field('image'), 'image-effects-1000-bw'); ?>
<img src="<?php echo $image[0]; ?>"/>

This example is of 1000px wide black and white version.

All possible image objects:

  • image-effects-1000-bw
  • image-effects-800-bw
  • image-effects-400-bw
  • image-effects-1000-blurred
  • image-effects-800-blurred
  • image-effects-400-blurred
  • image-effects-1000-sharpe…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
5 ★
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0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.1

  • Let’s go!
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

tomsansometomsansome
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.1
Last Updated
Feb 27, 2014
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.7K+
Added
Feb 26, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

imageresizeeffectsgeneratorimage effects

Developer

T
tomsansome
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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