Is Improved Image Editor free?

Yes, Improved Image Editor is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Improved Image Editor?

Improved Image Editor has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Improved Image Editor alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Improved Image Editor include ImageMagick Engine, Simple Thumbs. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Improved Image Editor work with the latest WordPress?

Improved Image Editor has been tested up to WordPress 4.0.38. It requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+.

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Improved Image Editor

Name: Improved Image Editor
Author: Marko Heijnen

Adds more image edit functionality to your WordPress installatin

By Marko Heijnen·Gd·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 11 years ago

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As of April 2026, Improved Image Editor is a WordPress gd plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: ImageMagick Engine.

0/5Rating

10active installs

2.5K+total downloads

12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This plugin extend the power WordPress already have when it comes to image editing.

It currently focuses on the API side to give developers great tools to manipulate specific image sizes.
You can do this by calling Improved_Image_Editor::register_image_size_info(). Here you can specify the following arguments:
– quality
– zoom
– filters (work in progress)

It also includes the functionality of the following plugins I build:
– Gmagick
– Improved GD Image Editor
– WP_Image (will be included soon)

Future plans are to build a settings page so users can select the settings per image size themself.
I also have ideas to extend the current image editor UI with options to select the focus point per image size and build auto detection of the focus point. With ever…

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