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Polaroid on the Fly

Creates polaroids of images on the fly for thumbnails in posts. Support for lightbox included. Built on modified Polaroid-o-nizer v0.7.2 sources.

By Matt Martz·Post·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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As of April 2026, Polaroid on the Fly is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.

0/5Rating
10active installs
12K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007

Overview

Creates polaroids of images on the fly for thumbnails in posts. Support for lightbox included. Built on modified Polaroid-o-nizer v0.7.2 sources.

I wanted to mimic the Polaroid look that you can achieve with Google Picasa to add thumbnails to my posts. I found a plugin titled WP-Polaroidonizer that did what I wanted to some extent but it didn’t have the right feel to it.

The other problem I have with Polaroid-o-nizer and WP-Polaroidonizer is the lack of security. When I mention lack of security there is by default no way to restrict external sites and users from generating Polaroid pictures using your installation of Polaroid-o-nizer.

The goal of this plugin was to use rel= style html img tags to transform a simple URL into a Lightbox URL in which there is a thumbnail image in your…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.3+ requiredTested up to 2.7
PHPfalse+ required

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Changelog

0.7 (2008-07-31):

  • Updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.6 (wp-content and wp-config.php changes)
  • Changes to gen-polaroid.php to accommodate Ubuntu PHP GD Packages
  • Updated path to the font ttf file in gen-polaroid.php
  • Output image now in png format instead of jpg
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Matt MartzMatt Martz
Plugin Info
Version
0.7
Last Updated
Jun 20, 2009
WP Requires
2.3+
Tested Up To
2.7
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
12K+
Added
Sep 19, 2007
Business
Free

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Developer

M
Matt Martz
12 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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