Edit images in your CMS. Plugin made for Joomla 2.5, 1.7, 1.6 and 1.5.

Many Content Management System doesn´t have image editing. And all users doesn´t have an image editing program, that´s why PHP Image Editor has been developed. It´s really simple to install as a plugin in Joomla, and it´s easy to add to your own Content Management System.

SHOW LITE DEMO

PHP Image Editor is developed as a Joomla plugin

After installing/activating the plugin in Joomla, a new "Edit Image" link has appeared in the Media Manager. The "Edit Image" link has also appeared in the add image feature below the article text editor in backend and frontend editing.
Click on "Edit Image" below the images in the Joomla demos.

Features in all versions

How it looks like when an image is resized by drag and drop

Resize an image by drag and drop
Drag and drop in the lower right corner, right side or bottom side of the image. The menu alternative "Resize Image" must be selected.

How it looks like when an image is cropped

Crop an image by drag and drop
Drag and drop to create a crop area on the image. The menu alternative "Crop Image" must be selected.

Support for PNG, GIF and JPEG images.
Image effects like grayscale and contrast.
Language support, possible to add your own language file.
(Already translated to: Arabic, Brazilian portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Latin american spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish)
You can use the language tool to create a language file or make corrections.
Image rotating.

More features in PHP Image Editor Pro Joomla

How it looks like when a text is added to an image

Add text to an image
Enter a text in the textfield. Then press update. The menu alternative "Text" must be selected.

How it looks like when an image is rounded

Round image corners
Check "Rounded corners". The menu alternative "Effects" must be selected.

Reset to original image. The original image is saved for two days.
Save as a new image.
Select quality for jpeg and png images.
Handle cropping by entering numbers.
Actions memory. Example: Add text to an image, then press "Save and Close". Edit the image again, then it´s still possible to move the text. (Actions are saved for two days)
Flip image horisontal/vertical. (popular when converting a site from ltr to rtl)
Image transparency is kept.
Opens in lightbox instead of a new browser window.
It´s hosted at www.phpimageeditor.se so you will get updates automatic without changing anything on your site. (but sometimes an upgrade is required)
It can be used in commercial projects. (But the lite version can´t be used in commercial projects, becuase it´s licensed with gpl)

Requirements for all versions

PHP 5 or higher.
Webbrowser with JavaScript.

Requirements for PHP Image Editor Lite and Lite Joomla

PHP with GD 2.0.28 or higher installed.
Please make sure that PHP is compiled with the bundled version of the GD library Then image rotating and effects will run much faster. But it isn´t a requirement. Check it by calling phpinfo(); and look for the word "bundled" near the GD section.