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Background Image Cropper

Description

This plugin is a WordPress core feature-plugin that adds cropping to background images for parity with header images. For this particular feature the implementation is quite simple, but it’s starting out as a plugin to gauge user interest in this feature and whether the feature improves the user experience of background images.

This plugin requires WordPress 4.3 Beta 3 or later.

If you’re interested in contributing to this project, ping @celloexpressions on WordPress core Slack. Please comment on the trac ticket with ideas and feedback: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32403.

Screenshots

  • New cropping step when adding a background image.

Installation

  1. Take the easy route and install through the WordPress plugin installer OR
  2. Download the .zip file and upload the unzipped folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  4. Visit the Customizer (Appearance -> Customize) to change your background image and be able to crop it after selecting it.

Reviews

Oktober 2, 2024
I never installed this and it gave me MALWARE or it IS MALWARE.
Juni 12, 2024
This plugin contains viruses and is dangerous as it allows access with Backdor scripts. I would suggest the author to make a clean update or delete it!
April 24, 2020 1 reply
It causes a little bit lagging but it’s ok
April 2, 2019 2 replies
This plugin is automatically getting installed as I remove it. and malicious attack is happening through this plugin. Please check. Or suggest me how to block it.
Méi 16, 2018 1 reply
Why my website auto install this plugin? It happened on my 2 websites. And not just once.
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Contributors & Developers

“Background Image Cropper” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.2

  • Add plugin textdomain for translations.
  • Clarify image context handling.

1.1

  • Fix initial display in WordPress 4.6 and later.
  • Fix in-control preview of selected image in WordPress 4.6 and later.
  • Ensure that the background-image context is set for selected images, so that they’re marked as background images in the media library.
  • Refine handling in conjunction with the improved background image properties UI in WordPress 4.7.

1.0

  • Fix setting handling.

0.9

  • Initial commit.
  • Full functionality pending the completion of https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29211