This is a plugin to add a range of shadow types to a range of objects. Currently supported are images, divs and blockquotes.
As of April 2026, Shadows is a WordPress Shadow plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: iMage Brico.
This is a plugin to add a range of shadow types to a range of objects. Currently supported are images, divs and blockquotes.
I got the inspiration from the cocoia blog and Sebastiaan de With was kind enough to let me use the shadow image that he applies to his images.
I have tested this plugin in the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 6 is not supported due to the use of transparent png images in ways that regular work arounds don’t address. As such the plugin stops the shadows from displaying in IE6.
The opacity setting is disabled for all versions of Internet Explorer due to bugs in how it renders (even IE8).
Add one of the following classes to the object:
shadow_curlshadow_flatsha…| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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