Improving the current GD implementation
As of April 2026, Improved GD Image Editor is a WordPress image plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
This plugin tries to fix things when you use GD for resizing. Currently when an image got resized it will lose all EXIF/IPTC data what can be a pain for some people. When using this plugin you will retain some of the data by storing it as IPTC data.
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.