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Hammy
Hammy speeds up your website by generating and serving resized images for your content area depending on content width.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.3★ from 16
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 16 Feb 2014
- Added
- Jun 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 3.7.41
- Downloads
- 66,959
Our analysis
AI-assistedHammy is a WordPress plugin designed to optimise images for better performance, particularly on mobile devices. It generates smaller versions of regular content images used in posts and pages, automatically serving the most appropriate size based on the visitor's device. The plugin uses WordPress's built-in image handling capabilities and requires some configuration to set breakpoints and parent containers.
This plugin is suitable for users looking to enhance their site's image delivery without altering existing content or images in the database. It is particularly useful for those who want to improve load times and user experience on mobile devices.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users who want to improve image loading times on their sites.
What it does well
- ✓Generates smaller image sizes for better performance
- ✓Automatically serves appropriate image sizes based on device
- ✓Uses WordPress 3.5 image code without external dependencies
- ✓Supports Retina displays
- ✓Does not alter existing database content
Where it falls short
- •Requires configuration for optimal performance
- •Only works with standard posts and pages, not custom post types
- •Last updated in February 2014, may not be fully compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
Hammy offers a straightforward solution for image optimisation, though its age and limited compatibility with custom post types may be drawbacks for some users.
From the developer
Noel Tock's own description of Hammy, lightly tidied.
Introduction
Hammy takes your regular content images (only within posts and pages, not custom post types) and regenerates a number of smaller sized images. When a person visits your website, it then automatically provides them with the most appropriate image (or the smallest one possible). This makes for a better experience, especially on mobile. This uses the new WP 3.5 image code.
Will it work on my Theme?
Yes! (the only exception being themes with no standard posts or pages)
How does it work?
When activated, the <img> tag is replaced by the <figure> tag, and the alternate image sizes are provided in a way that only jQuery can access/load. If jQuery isn’t available, it falls back to the regular image you had there in the first place.
It also takes on any classes or alternate titles from the original image. It does not make any changes to your database (i.e. content or images that you already have remain untouched).
What else do I need to know?
- Supports Retina
- Uses WordPress 3.5 Image Code (no external dependency)
- You need to be willing to spend a few minutes configuring and playing with the breakpoints and choosing the correct parent container to get it right.
- Hammy filters the output every single time, but only needs to generate a resized image once.
Updates
Follow me for updates at @noeltock
GitHub
If you have technical issues or other enhancements that you’d like to contribute, please do so in the form of a pull request or issue here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/hammy/
Feedback & Bugs
Kindly post any issues, questions or suggestions on the Hammy forums .
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