Title: Dummy Images
Author: Mariyan Belchev
Published: <strong>4 February 2019</strong>
Last modified: 16 February 2023

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest three major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Dummy Images

 By [Mariyan Belchev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mbelchev/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dummy-images.zip)

 * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/#installation)
 * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dummy-images/)

## Description

_Dummy Images_ provides functionality for generating image placeholders which can
be used for various purposes – set temporary feature images, filling blank spots,
test and play around with different image sizes and etc.

The plugin gives you the option not only to generate a blank image but to customize
it. You can easily select the dimensions, background color, text and text color 
of the dummy image.

## Screenshots

[⌊Dummy Images main listing page⌉⌊Dummy Images main listing page⌉[

Dummy Images main listing page

[⌊Generating new dummy image⌉⌊Generating new dummy image⌉[

Generating new dummy image

[⌊Use the generated dummy image as featured image⌉⌊Use the generated dummy image
as featured image⌉[

Use the generated dummy image as featured image

## Installation

 1. Download the zipped file.
 2. Extract and upload the entire `dummy-images` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory.
 3. Go to the WordPress `Plugins` menu and activate the plugin.

After that, you will find ‘Dummy Images’ menu in your WordPress admin panel as a
submenu of `Media` menu.

## FAQ

### How can I generate a dummy image?

In order to generate a dummy image, you need to go to the Dummy Images main page
which is located under the `Media` menu in the WordPress admin panel.

### Where can I use the generated images?

The dummy images are directly uploaded in the default WordPress media and you’re
able to use any of the dummy images wherever you need it – Featured images, content
images, widgets and etc.

### How can I customize the dummy image?

Customizing the dummy image can happen before generating it. You have the option
to select background color, write some text on it and set a color of the text.

### What is the size of the generated images?

The images are very lightweight. Here are some examples file sizes with a certain
image dimensions:
 – 64×64: 295B – 128×128: 563B – 512×512: 2KB – 1024×1024: 5KB

## Reviews

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## Contributors and Developers

“Dummy Images” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mariyan Belchev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mbelchev/)

“Dummy Images” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dummy-images/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Dummy Images” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dummy-images)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dummy-images/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dummy-images/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dummy-images/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dummy-images/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Change Log

#### 1.0.2

Test plugin compatibility with latest WordPress and PHP
 Updating NPM packages

#### 1.0.1

Test plugin compatibility with latest WordPress and PHP

#### 1.0

Initial version of the plugin

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.1.15**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dummy-images)
 * Tags
 * [dummy](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dummy/)[generator](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/generator/)
   [image](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/)[images](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/images/)
   [placeholder](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/placeholder/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/dummy-images/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mariyan Belchev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mbelchev/)

## Support

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