Three or more issues I need solved with a plugin like this?

  • 1. Big screen and slow internet vs small screen and fast internet; is there any way to check the browser’s connection speed? (Noob question I know ??

    2. external image links, I need these downloaded and thumbs generated and showing just the thumbs, with links or popups to the external image?

    3. Second issue kinda solves the first….Once the thumbs set is generated, the plugin should just feed the required thumb size to the device….

    thanks for considering

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  • Plugin Author Takis Bouyouris

    (@nevma)

    Hello, my friend,

    Thank you for reaching out to us, let me try to answer your questions.

    1. There is supposed to be such an API, but it is not currently available in all browsers and I do not think it is very reliable. But, even if we had it, odd things would occur, like big screens showing pixelated images, etc. It is much more straightforward to go with the general assumption that smaller screens require smaller images and, therefore, consume less bandwidth.

    2. If external images are hosted in another server then there is nothing we can technically do about them. In order to handle images in any way they have to lie within your WordPress installation.

    3. I am not sure I understood this one, however, I can assure you that all images which lie within your WordPress installation will be handled and resized correctly by the Adaptive Images plugin.

    Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you!

    Cheers,
    Takis

    Thread Starter expat

    (@expat)

    Hi there, I see many plugins that download external images to the local server, BUT doesnt have the adaptive function, and this one doesnt have the downloading function!

    How can i marry the two functions? Can you add the feature please ??

    The exact needs:
    1. set of thumbs for each screen size: WP’s standard sizes (thumb, medium and large)
    2. Loading the smallest thumb first and then the larger thumb later over the top (delayed loading) depending on the screensize
    3. the original (internal OR external) image will be popped up

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    Plugin Author Takis Bouyouris

    (@nevma)

    Hello, again,

    I am not sure I understood the request correctly, but, in order to do what you are requesting, this would mean downloading and registering external images into the WordPress Media Library. This is something that would require a lot of development, unfortunately, and is a bit out of scope of the Adaptive Images plugin. We would prefer to keep the plugin’s functions simple and straight, so that it does one thing and do it as well as possible!

    My advice would be to not link to external images at all. On the one hand, this is hotlinking and one should not do it, unless they have the explicit consent of the source website owner and, on the other hand, even if they did, it would be much preferable to download the image to their computer and then upload it to their own WordPress Media Library.

    Also, I am sure that there are other plugins that can help you with automating this process (of downloading externally linked images to your own WordPress Media Library). So, if you use them, once an image is in your WordPress Media Library then the Adaptive Images plugin will be able to find it, access it and handle it like any other image.

    Hope this helps!

    Cheers,
    Takis

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