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  • May 28, 2014 at 5:13 pm #3161

    John Allsopp
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    I just came across this plugin which sounds like a good accompanyment for a directory site – especially when the general public are uploading their own images.
    It allows setting maximum dimensions for uploading images, and shrinks big images to the pre-defined limits.
    http://wordpress.org/plugins/imsanity/
    I don’t have any connection to this plugin, just sharing something which may (or may not) be useful 🙂

    May 28, 2014 at 5:45 pm #3162

    Paul
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    Very Useful, thanks for sharing John 🙂

    May 29, 2014 at 11:38 pm #3256

    Paolo
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    nice plugin.

    August 27, 2015 at 3:57 pm #51055

    adyp
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    I’ve just come across this plugin myself,and decided to search the forums to see if it had a mention ..lo and behold!

    How has it measured up by anyone using it? Any probs? And what resizing settings have people found adequate?

    Thanks,
    Adrian

    August 27, 2015 at 10:08 pm #51124

    Guust
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    GD now has the option to resize images to what is considered the optimal size:
    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs/core-design/#resize-image

    I don’t really know how imsanity would impact on GD, never used it.

    August 28, 2015 at 11:27 am #51152

    adyp
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    Thanks Guust,

    does this mean that all images uploaded for listings are automatically resized before (or during) upload – i.e., so that server disk resources are not used up too quickly – or is it more concerned with displaying images on the directory (with large image files still being uploaded and eating up disk space?

    August 28, 2015 at 1:44 pm #51165

    Guust
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    Images are resized on upload, to minimize server space and maximize load speed.
    Also, normally WP creates a few different thumbnail sizes that fills your server space unnecessarily, but those are not created for GD because they are not needed, so saving space that way too.

    August 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm #51184

    adyp
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    ok, so basically, it appears there is no need to use the Imsanity plugin since GD performs the same task (unless minimizing previously uploaded images, which Imsanity does).

    Thanks

    August 29, 2015 at 1:10 am #51257

    Guust
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    Yep, that’s correct.

    August 29, 2015 at 8:48 am #51267

    adyp
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    one further thought:

    I have buddypress (and bbpress) on my geodirectory site. Would the GD imaze resizer also resize images uploaded through buddypress activity lines (e.g. plugin BuddyPress Activity Plus) and forum postings? Or does it just resize images uploaded as part of listings?

    August 29, 2015 at 1:25 pm #51285

    Guust
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    GD does not control other plugins, so it will not re-size any images not uploaded as part of a listing.

    August 31, 2015 at 9:02 am #51436

    adyp
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    OK thanks Guust – mayby there is a place for Imsanity in my setup – I will see how it goes.

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