PanoPress
PanoPress allows easy embedding of 360° Panoramas & Virtual Tours created with KRPano, Panotour, Pano2VR & others using Flash & HTML5
The facts
- Rating
- 4.6★ from 17
- Active installs
- 2k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- Oct 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.0.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 101,925
Our analysis
AI-assistedPanoPress is a free WordPress plugin designed for embedding 360° panoramas on your website. It supports a variety of panorama formats and can display content created with several panorama applications, as well as legacy QTVR files. The plugin is compatible with both Flash and HTML5, making it suitable for use on modern devices, including iPads and Android tablets.
This plugin is particularly useful for panoramic photographers and those looking to showcase immersive visual content on their sites. PanoPress allows for customization through CSS, enabling you to tailor the display to fit your site's design.
Best for: This plugin suits panoramic photographers and anyone looking to display 360° panoramas on their website.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Supports a wide range of panorama formats and applications
- ✓Compatible with modern browsers and devices
- ✓Allows inline embedding and customization via CSS
- ✓Developed by experienced panoramic photographers
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in November 2017, may not be fully compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited information on specific features and performance
Verdict
PanoPress offers a solid solution for embedding 360° panoramas, though its age may limit compatibility with the latest WordPress updates.
From the developer
omercalev's own description of PanoPress, lightly tidied.
Embed 360° Panoramas on your site with PanoPress
PanoPress is a free WordPress plugin for displaying 360 degree panoramas created with KRPano, Pano2VR, Kolor Panotour & Panotour Pro, Flash Panorama Player & Flashificator, PTGui, Saladoplayer & similar apps, and also displays legacy QTVR files in flash via CuTy (CuTy must be downloaded separately).
PanoPress also supports 360 degree and other panoramas hosted on sites like 360Cities.net, ViewAt.org, TourWrist.com, GigaPan.com, etc
Supports Flash & HTML5 Panoramas
PanoPress supports Flash & HTML5 panoramas created by the applications listed above, PanoPress is fully compatible with Apple’s iPad & iPhone, as well as Android and similar mobile or tablet devices which support HTML5 or Flash, PanoPress will also support WebGL Panoramas when they are supported by Krpano & Pano2VR later in 2013
Supports all modern 360° Panorama and other stitched image formats
PanoPress is compatible with 360° spherical panoramas, partial panoramas, flat panoramas, 360 degree video, gigapixel, multi res, & deep zoom panoramas, 360° object movies, virtual tours containing multiple panoramas linked via hotspots and audio or video, custom xml files, global swf+js & skin files, panoramas hosted on another server including Amazon S3 & other CDN, VPS, & other cloud services, and more.
Supports responsive wordpress themes and modern web browsers on desktop, tablets & mobile
PanoPress is compatible with all modern desktop and mobile browsers including Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, as well as iPad & other tablets and all iPhone & Android browsers.
PanoPress 1.1 and higher supports percentage and pixel based widths & heights for better compatibility with responsive wordpress themes
Panorama Embedding Options
PanoPress supports direct inline embedding of panoramas, preview images, multiple panoramas on one page can be opened one at a time by automatically closing previously opened panoramas to avoid memory issues on desktop & mobile devices, and our own “PanoBox” built in lightbox clone.
Customize PanoPress to match your site
PanoPress & PanoBox display can be fully customized via CSS
Created by and for Panoramic Photographers
PanoPress is written & developed by panoramic photographers Omer Calev & Sam Rohn