thumbGen
This plugin creates a function named thumbGen() that allows to show any image in the specified size (plus many other things).
The facts
- Rating
- 3★ from 2
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2015
- Added
- Feb 2010
- Requires WP
- 2.9.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.1.42
- Downloads
- 13,297
Our analysis
AI-assistedthumbGen is a WordPress plugin designed for developers to create custom thumbnails from images. It provides a function, thumbGen(), which allows you to specify dimensions, cropping options, and effects for generated thumbnails. The plugin caches generated thumbnails to reduce server load.
To use thumbGen, you need to input the image URL along with desired width, height, and any additional parameters. This plugin is suitable for developers looking to implement custom thumbnail generation in their WordPress sites.
Best for: Developers needing a custom thumbnail generation solution for their WordPress projects.
What it does well
- ✓Creates custom thumbnails from images
- ✓Allows specification of size, crop, and effects
- ✓Caches generated thumbnails to save server resources
Where it falls short
- •Limited user ratings and low directory score
- •Last updated in January 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
thumbGen offers a straightforward way to create thumbnails, but its outdated status and low ratings may be a concern for some users.
From the developer
sebastianbarria's own description of thumbGen, lightly tidied.
This plugin is made for developers.
It creates a function named thumbGen() that allows to show any image in the specified size. Additionally you can specify values like crop, center, rotation and effects.
It saves all generated thumbs in a cache folder, so it won’t overload your server at all.
Usage
To use this function you just need to use this line code:
<?php thumbGen(image,width,height,additional_parameters); ?>
[image:] the URL of the original image you need to create a thumbnail from (needed).
[width:] the width you need for the generated thumbnail (default=0 – if not specified it gets the
proportional value from the specified height).
[height:] the height you need for the generated thumbnail (default=0 – if not specified it gets the proportional value from the specified width).
note: if you don’t specify the with AND height (or if you set both to 0), the image will be generated in the source size.
Additional parameters
[filename:] some people have troubles with duplicated names, so I’ve added this parameter for you to specify a new filename (or ID or something like that) in order to differentiate each file (if not set it will use the source filename).
[md5:] by default, the images are generated with an md5 encode filename. If you don’t want the generated file to have an encoded name set this to 0
[force:] force thumb creation, even if it already exists (default=0) (NOT RECOMENDED! – use it just for testing or debugging)
[crop:] if you want the thumbnail to be cropped (no image deformation) if the width and height are different from the original image, set this value as 1 or true. If you want the content of the thumbnail to be resized to fit the space (image deformation) set this to 0 or false (default=1).
[halign:] horizontal align of the croped image. You can set it to left, center or right (default=center)