

Here's the quick data - Original Image 353 KB (3599 x 937), ImageMagick Engine 123 KB (768 x 200), Standard WordPress 117 KB (768 x 200), Corel Product 33 KB (768 x 200).Īnd no, the above is not a mistake or typo when noting the size of the ImageMagick VS Standard Wordpress. Again, not the fault of this plugin, but the underlying ImageMagick binary or PHP implementation. Although it would be a nice addition to this plugin as a cool refinement.Īlso on the subject of PNGs, the compression is not optimal. This issue most likely does not affect many people, so it's just a cautionary note to watch out for and not a complaint about the ImageMagick Engine Plugin. The ImageMagick Engine does not respect the Directory structure the Real Media Plugin creates. You’ll probably have problems with various other plugins too unless you fix this.īe careful if you're using a Plugin like Real Media. You might have to add the following line to your. Some webhosts (1and1 for example) need to add a work-around to the. I get a fatal error when activating plugin You can also find binary releases at including a Windows installer. It is possible to install the PHP module using PEAR. Most Linux distributions have a package for “ImageMagick”.

If you do not have access you’ll have to ask the server administrator.ĭon’t do it yourself unless you know what you are doing. You’ll need full access to your server and a bit of technical know-how. If you have shell access to a Linux/UNIX server you can use “which convert” to look for the ImageMagick executable. We also automatically check a common location for the ImageMagick executable. You can check yourself using the phpinfo() function. If you have the PHP module installed the plugin will find it. How do I know if I have ImageMagick installed? Note that the new images tend to be slightly larger than those of the standard GD library, especially if you specify a very high image quality (95+). Take a look at the supplied screenshot, or try it yourself. ImageMagick can result in huge improvements in the quality of re-sized images.
