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Multi Image Metabox

Add a multi-image metabox to your posts, pages and custom post types

By Willy Bahuaud·Images·Free
4.9(11 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Multi Image Metabox is a WordPress images plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Autoptimize.

4.9/511 reviews
7.0K+active installs
20K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

This plugin add a metabox which allox to upload and link multiple images to one post.
Pictures are linked by the way of meta_value (and attachments ID). They can be reordered using drag and drop.

Number of allowed pictures and concerned post types can be overited using hooks.

Plugin includes many functions to retrieve linked pictures.
For more information on using the plugin, refer to the section “Other Notes”.

Set concerned post types

Paste this into your theme’s functions.php file :

Set allowed number of picts

Paste this into your theme’s functions.php file :
‘_image1’,
‘image2’ => ‘_image2’,
);
return $picts;
}
?>

Set allowed number of picts, depending to the…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.911 reviews
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0
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1 ★
0

Recent Reviews

Pretty Good Plug-in
by ellice909·10 years ago

I am a graphic designer and I use this on my own site. I use it on some client sites.

It really helps me get the job done. I wish the documentation was a bit clearer.

I remember not getting a critical piece of information from the documentation when I started using this the first time; I did find the clue I needed in a comment or faq or some random spot that was contributed by a user.

I was using It for a long time. Very Good . A rectification I have written below
by kaushik_plugindev·10 years ago

In the plugin folder > see this file “get-images.js”

In the code=>
You have written ===>
/*$(‘.upload_pdf_button’).live(‘click’,function() {
// .live function become deprecated in modern jQuery library.
//I have written the rectified code,
*/
/*$(document).on(‘click’,’.upload_pdf_button’,function() {

$(‘html’).addClass(‘pdf’);

num = $(this).attr(‘data-cible’);

formfielddeux = $(‘.url_pdf_input[data-input=”‘+num+'”]’).attr(‘name’);

var id=$(“#post_ID”).val();

tb_show(”, ‘media-upload.php?post_id=’+id+’&type=file&TB_iframe=true’);

return false;

});*/

Good Plugin
by klemonnier·11 years ago

It’s really a good plugin. After install this one you can easily install an image gallery.
To improve for me:

  1. Possibility to add link to images.
  2. Automatically add the Alt and Title to images. I tried and didn’t get the solution.
  3. Possibility to add a text for images slider.
Really great Plugin
by Blackbam·11 years ago

A great Plugin that just works and can be used how one needs it.

However one improvement idea: Instead of having to specifiy a fixed number of images you may add a possiblity to add/remove image boxes dynamically so that clients can click something like a “PLUS” sign and change the number of images dynamically per post (type).

Working nicely for my client's site
by Mayeenul Islam·12 years ago

Works fine for my client site.
Nice one for image uploading solution.

Download Trends

Today: 7Yesterday: 11This week: 40Period total: 888

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.3
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3.4

  • Solve a major bug on front end, when you want to customize number of pictures depending to the post type.
  • YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR FILTERS “list_images”, if you’re using it…
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Willy BahuaudWilly Bahuaud
Plugin Info
Version
1.3.5
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2017
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
7.0K+
Downloads
20K+
Added
Dec 17, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

imagesmetaboxmultiplepicturesmultiple post thumbnail

Developer

W
Willy Bahuaud
9 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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