Easy Panorama
Embed interactive wide/panoramic images on your site. Optimised for responsive layouts, it works great with devices equipped with motion sensors.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.6★ from 5
- Active installs
- 500+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 25 Jan 2023
- Added
- Sep 2016
- Requires WP
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- WP 6.1.12
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 15,202
Our analysis
AI-assistedEasy Panorama is a WordPress plugin that enables you to display panoramic images on your website. It allows users to scroll through images on the x-axis or move their mobile device for a more interactive experience. The plugin supports both shortcode and block functionality for easy embedding in posts and pages.
You can customize the appearance and behaviour of the panoramic viewer through the settings page or by using specific shortcode attributes. The plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their website with panoramic photo displays, making it ideal for photographers, travel bloggers, or anyone showcasing wide images.
Best for: This plugin is best for photographers or content creators looking to showcase panoramic images on their WordPress sites.
What it does well
- ✓Supports both shortcode and block embedding
- ✓Customizable appearance and behaviour settings
- ✓Allows interaction via mobile device orientation
- ✓Compatible with both Classic and Gutenberg editors
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Limited information available on features and performance
- •Directory score is relatively low
Verdict
Easy Panorama provides a straightforward way to display panoramic images, though its low directory score suggests there may be areas for improvement.
From the developer
Leonardo Giacone's own description of Easy Panorama, lightly tidied.
Easy Panorama plugin for WordPress websites allows you to display wide/panoramic images in a more accessible way: enjoy your panoramic photos scrolling them on the x-axis or moving your mobile device.
You can start embedding your panoramic images using the handy shortcode (TinyMCE editor) or the new Block.
Easy Panorama uses the packed Paver.
Main features
- Enqueuing of Paver Javascript and CSS files.
- Customization of Paver appearance and behaviour from the Panorama Settings page.
- Other geek settings in the Advanced Settings page.
- [easy_panorama] shortcode to embed panoramic images with no hassle.
- Custom Panorama Block for a better editing experience.
Shortcode (Classic WordPress editor)
Include your favourite panoramic images in posts and pages using the built-in shortcode functionality.
If you are using the classic WordPress editor (TinyMCE), you will find the Add Panorama button above the editor: click on the button and select the image you want to include.
The shortcode will be inserted in the editor and replaced by the panoramic viewer when you visit the website.
You can customize the appearance and behaviour of the panoramic viewer through the Easy Panorama settings page or adding specific attributes to each shortcode: these will override the general settings.
Shortcode attributes cheat sheet:
id: attachment/image WordPress id (number) – Requiredurl: image url (string)meta: determines whether a metadata overlay should be displayed (boolean)title: image title, showed on overlay in case “Show image meta” (“meta” attribute) is set to true (string)alt: image alternative text, showed on overlay in case “Show image meta” (“meta” attribute) is set to true (string)graceful_failure: allows the display of failure message (boolean)failure_message: this message will appear in mobile devices with no gyroscopic data or no physical orientation support (string)failure_message_insert: the location where the failure message will be inserted (before | after)minimum_overflow: the excess width the picture must have before panoramic viewer kicks in (number)start_position: the start position of the panorama (number from 0 to 1)
Block (Gutenberg editor)
Include your favourite panoramic images in posts and pages using the built-in block functionality.
If you are using the Gutenberg editor (WordPress >= 5.0), you find the Panorama block ready to be embedded in your post.
Search for “Panorama” within the blocks list, select it and choose the image you want to include.
You can customize the appearance and behaviour of each panoramic viewer thanks to the Inspector Control.
Block features
- Embed your panoramic/wide images in the new editor with no hassle.
- Preview your panorama within the editor.
- Customize the appearance and behaviour of each panoramic viewer thanks to the Inspector Control.
- Transform “Image” blocks into “Panorama” blocks with one click.
- Transform “Panorama” blocks into “Image” blocks with one click.
- Transform previous inserted
[easy_panorama]shortcodes into “Panorama” blocks with one click.