Timthumb alternative [closed]

Question

I want to generate resized images on the fly. Basically I'm creating a plugin that allows the user to set a default image that gets displayed on the front end. He also has an option to change the size of this image anytime via the plugin options.

So what would be the best way to resize his uploaded image and display it on the front-end? How can I implement that?

Is it right to say that WordPress does not have a simple function to resize images on the fly (with caching)? That's all I need, nothing more fancy, so if there is something in-built to WordPress I would go ahead and use that.

Answer 1

Also try,

http://matthewruddy.github.com/Wordpress-Timthumb-alternative/

I've been using this regularly of recent.

Usage:

$url = 'http://domain.com/path/to/image1.png';              // Required
$width = 300;                                               // Optional. Defaults to '150'
$height = 200;                                              // Optional. Defaults to '150'
$crop = true;                                               // Optional. Defaults to 'true'
$retina = false;                                            // Optional. Defaults to 'false'

// Call the resizing function (returns an array)
$image = matthewruddy_image_resize( $url, $width, $height, $crop, $retina );

// Outputs resized image URL, http://yourwordpressdomain.com/wp-content/uploads/01/image1-300x200.png
echo $image['url'];

Answer 2

Try my script: BFI Thumb It's similar to Aqua Resizer, with a few Timthumb capabilities (colorize/tint, negate, grayscale) tied in. The script uses WP's Image Editor to perform resizing. It can also upscale images, similar to Timthumb's capabilities. It also saves a local copy of the image so it won't need to process it again.

Answer 3

Try WP-Thumb

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-thumb/

http://hmn.md/introducing-wp-thumb/

It integrates into the WordPress APIs so you're not relying on timthumb or alternatives that have fundamentally flawed designs, and you're using standard APIs, with some additional features

Answer 4

I found this one: Aqua Resizer, what the script do is generating resized version of the image, but it won't generate the image with same size the 2nd time if it's has been generated before.

Answer 5

WP.com Photon API:

Photon is an image acceleration and modification service for Jetpack-connected WordPress sites. Converted images are cached automatically and served from the WordPress.com CDN.

Images can be cropped, resized, and filtered by using a simple API controlled by GET query arguments. When Photon is enabled in Jetpack, images are updated on the fly.

We want to create the best image manipulation and acceleration service in the world for WordPress users

http://developer.wordpress.com/docs/photon/

With the Jetpack plugin install and Photon installed, it will do the resizing automatically.

Here is an overview of the API:

http://developer.wordpress.com/docs/photon/api/

Here is an example using the fit parameter:

http://i0.wp.com/s.ma.tt/files/2010/10/MCM_4049.jpg?fit=300,300

You should definitely consider using this great free service.