Description
Extends the WordPress Media Library to allow individual control over each media item size’s crop.
For those particular about their imagery…
WordPress’s Media Library already gives authors strong, intuitive organization over their web site’s images. But some users are a little more particular than others over the individual crop sizes of each media item. CropRefine is for the keen-eyed, visual types who want something fast and fastidious.
- CropRefine provides quick-links from the Media Library to refine each item.
- A full catalog of existing crops and sizes are made available for refinement.
- If you prefer a different/better thumbnail but want to leave the other sizes untouched, CropRefine gives you that level of granularity over your imagery.
- Packaged with cropper.js, adjusting a crop is a smooth, draggable, precise refinement experience.
- Iterative backups are stored alongside each adjustment, so nothing is ever lost—only gained!
- If a re-crop just won’t achieve the results you’re after, a quick-upload tool is also offered for each media item size, so that you can replace that (and only that) size.
- No additional database is needed, no exhaustive setup process, no hidden license costs.
Screenshots
Convenient new quick-action added to Media Manager: Refine 
Choosing the image size to re-crop or replace 
Replace only the sizes you wish 
A link is also provided in Image Details to CropRefine your media
Installation
- Install CropRefine either via the www.ads-software.com plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your server (in the
/wp-content/plugins/directory). - Activate the plugin.
- Visit your Media Library to find the new ‘Refine’ option, below each media item.
- Choose Re-Crop or Upload next to the size you wish to adjust, and the rest is handled for you.
FAQ
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Are there any new features planned?
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Yes. We plan to add an iterative rollback feature to restore previous crops and replacement image sizes.
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Can i propose a feature?
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If you wish. Sure.
Reviews
Just what I needed!
The Wordpress Standard Crop Function seems to be buggy….
donline
September 3, 2016
CropRefine is perfect for those of us who want pixel perfect thumbs and resized images.
lordcatalien
February 8, 2017
Cool how this works with the Media Library and I can see previews. Updates are quick and easy.
We have 3,000 images on our site that the designer tells me have to be resized by 20 pixels. This plug-in alleviates the need to have a developer involved. Now, I can make him do this himself! Muhahaha
mccartindaniels
February 8, 2017
I never liked how Wordpress created thumbnails, and always had to go to the uploads folder, download the thumbnails, open Photoshop, and recrop them, before uploading again. CropRefine makes it so much simpler to scale, re-crop, or re-upload thumbs, saving me hours!
Contributors & Developers
“CropRefine” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.2.1
- Tested on WordPress v5.7.2;
1.2.0
- Fixed issue with locating images when WordPress adds “-scaled”, by @wilhemarnoldy (thank you).
- If you experience any issues with reverse compatibility for older WP cores or themes, please share your results in the support forum.
1.1.0
- Fixed CORS issue with site url update to HTTPS, per request by @wilhemarnoldy (thank you).
1.0.6
- Adjusted styles to work better with WordPress 5.3.2
1.0.5
- Added support for repairing/restoring missing image sizes, per request by @adrienneltravis (thank you);
- Tested on WordPress v5.0.3;
1.0.2
- Updated instructions page.
1.0.1
- Additional sanitizations.
0.9.9
- Removed “beta”
- Fixed footer layout
- Fixed return to post / close window
0.9.8
- Added Refine link to WP Image Details modal & changed minimum capability from ‘manage_options’ to ‘edit_posts’, per suggestion by joseyaz (thank you).
0.9.7
- Added Refine link to WP Media Modal view
0.9.6
- Testified/Verified Compatibility with WordPress 4.3
0.9.4
- Adjusted toolbox styles for narrower environments.
0.9.3
- Added donate link ??
0.9.2
- Added support for registered image sizes by name.
0.9.1
- Clean/removed debugging operations to prepare for official release.
0.9
- Plugin-out only in beta, currently. Standby for official release.