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WordPress 2.9 RC released: Now with in-line image editing
Popular blogging platform WordPress moved closer to version 2.9 this week with the launch of a new release candidate. WordPress 2.9 will include a number of new features including the ability to perform some basic edits to uploaded images from within the blogging client. That includes the ability to crop, rotate, and scale images.
Other updates include:
- New Trash bin allows you to retrieve deleted posts up to a certain period of time
- Batch plugin updating
- Community-based plugin compatibility checking
- Ability to post image thumbnails
- Exclude or include images from a gallery
There are also a bunch of minor updates. For example, when you save a draft, WordPress will now say "draft updated" instead of "post updated," and when you start a blog, the default first post will say "Welcome" instead of the usual "Hello World."
Unless some major bugs are discovered, WordPress 2.9 final will be ready by the end of the week.
Update: Wordpress 2.9 final is now available.
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Subscribe to commentsJash SayaniDec 18th 2009 6:50AM
This was a much needed feature. They need to add more image editing features.
GregDec 18th 2009 10:06AM
Even better: Integrate Pixlr into your WP back end (there is a simple API you can use on the Pixlr side, which combined with a modal window will allow fully-featured inline editing). This is what we've done for clients, and it blows the built-in WP editing features out of the water.
AustinDec 19th 2009 10:13AM
@Greg
I would like to know how to do that? Any tutorials around, or any pointers in how to set that up? Thanks! It would be much appreciated and for my personal use only.
GregDec 19th 2009 7:35PM
@Austin
Your implementation will depend on how you want to make the editor accessible. I haven't seen anything added to the Wordpress Codex regarding Media Page-related filters, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. If they do, you might be able to use those hooks to call Pixlr instead of the default editor quite easily.
Otherwise, you'll want to do a variation on what I've done. I've insert a button (using WP filter hooks or by modifying the DOM using Javascript) that pulls the image you want to edit into Pixlr in the Post/Page edit page. Getting the image data is done relatively easily using the Pixlr API and an Ajax call (http://www.pixlr.com/wiki/developer/api).
WP natively supports Thickbox so you can use it to create a window into which the editor will appear; you just have to make sure Thickbox is loaded with the Admin panel you are accessing. Call Pixlr into a Thickbox window, referencing the image you want to edit. When Pixlr exits, it will POST the image data back to you -- as you close the Thickbox window, replace the old image with the new one, and - if there is a visible thumbnail - make sure it's updated as well.
AustinDec 23rd 2009 2:42PM
Thanks for the info! I'll take a look into doing that. Thanks again.