* @copyright (c) 2014, OnePress Ltd * * @package core * @since 1.0.0 */ /** * Common Settings */ class OnpImgEvr_HowToUsePage extends FactoryPages321_AdminPage { public $id = "how-to-use"; public function __construct(Factory325_Plugin $plugin) { parent::__construct($plugin); $this->menuTitle = __('Image Elevator', 'sociallocker'); $this->menuIcon = IMGEVR_PLUGIN_URL . '/assets/admin/img/menu-icon.png'; } public function assets($scripts, $styles) { $this->scripts->request('jquery'); $this->styles->add(IMGEVR_PLUGIN_URL . '/assets/admin/css/howtouse.020001.css'); $this->styles->request('bootstrap.core', 'bootstrap'); } protected $_pages = false; protected function getPages() { if ( $this->_pages !== false ) return $this->_pages; $items = array( array( 'name' => 'getting-started', 'function' => array( $this, 'gettingStarted'), 'title' => __('Gettings started', 'sociallocker') ), array( 'name' => 'reviews', 'function' => array( $this, 'browsers'), 'title' => __('Browser Compatibility', 'sociallocker') ), array( 'name' => 'troubleshooting', 'function' => array( $this, 'troubleshooting'), 'title' => __('Troubleshooting', 'sociallocker') ), array( 'name' => 'premium', 'function' => array( $this, 'premium'), 'title' => ' ' . __('Premium Version', 'sociallocker') . ' ' ) ); $this->_pages = apply_filters( 'onp_sl_help_pages', $items ); return $this->_pages; } protected function showNav() { $pages = $this->getPages(); ?>
getPages(); $foundItem = false; foreach( $pages as $item ) { if ( $item['name'] == $currentPage ) { $foundItem = $item; break; } } ?>
showNav('getting-started') ?>
gettingStarted(); return; } call_user_func( $foundItem['function'] ); ?>

The Image Elevator plugin is ready to use out-of-the-box.

The plugin helps you to copy and paste images from different sources via clipboard. Copy wanted images to clipboard and paste them directly into your post editor.

You can use Image Elevator to paste images in the Text Mode as well as the Visual Mode.

Pasting in the Visual Mode

Switch the Wordpress editor to the Visual Mode and press [ctrl] + [v] for Windows or [cmd] + [v] for Mac. You will see the graphic loader. After a while the image will appear in the editor.

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Pasting in the Text Mode

Switch the Wordpress editor to the Text Mode and press [ctrl] + [v] for Windows or [cmd] + [v] for Mac. You will see the text "[{ loading... }]. After a while the image code will appear in the editor.

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You can paste images from any program which is able to save images into clipboard. In Firefox, you can also copy images from your desktop or the explorer. Check out the most popular sources below.

1. Graphical Editors

If you often process images with a graphical editor before publishing them on your blog, Image Elevator will save you a lot of time.

Remember how much steps you need to do in order to add images to your posts after editing in a graphical editor: selecting a folder to save (1), typing a title (2), saving (3), opening the WP Media Library (4), selecting the folder where you have just saved image again (5), uploading (6).

With Image Elevator, you only need to select a region (1), copy & paste (2).

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How: select a region of an image in your favorite graphic editor you would like to copy, press [ctrl] + [c] (Mac: [cmd] + [c]). Then put your mouse pointer in the Wordpress post editor in the place where you want to paste the selected region, press [ctrl] + [v] (Mac: [cmd] + [v]).

2. Screenshots & Screen Clippings

With Image Elevator, you can make screenshots and paste them directly into the post editor.

There are plenty of great programs which allows to make screenshots of the entire screen or a portion of the screen, and copy them in clipboard. For example: Jing, TyniTake, pixclip, Skitch, OneNote. Also by default operating systems provide users with some abilities to capture the screen.

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How: if you work on Windows, press [print screen] to make a snaphot of your screen or [alt] + [print screen] for a snaphot of the active window. If you work under Mac, press: [cmd] + [shift] + [3] to capture the entire screen, [cmd] + [shift] + [4] to capture a portion of the screen.

3. Internet & Websites

All the most popular web browsers allow to copy selected images from a webpage into clipboard. Then you can paste them into the Wordpress post editor. Please keep in mind the images in internet may be subject to copyright.

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How: visit the website where from you want to copy an image, call the context manu (by the right button of your mouse) for the wanted image, select the item "Copy Image" and paste the image into the post editor.

4. Local Images stored on your PC (in Firefox only)

Firefox provides access to files, copied from the explorer, for web applications like Image Elevator. It's the quickest way to add images from your PC into your posts.

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How: call the context menu for the image you want to copy and select the item "Copy". Then insert the image in the post editor.

5. Other Programs Working With Clipboard

In fact any program which has abilities to work with images allows also to copy them into clipboard. And then you can paste images in your posts with Image Elevator.

Chrome Firefox IE11
Visual Mode
Pasting regions from graphic editors yes yes yes
Pasting screenshots & screen clippings yes yes yes
Copying images from websites yes yes yes
Pasting local images storing on PC no yes no
Text Mode
Pasting regions from graphic editors yes yes no
Pasting screenshots and screen clippings yes yes no
Copying images from websites yes yes no
Pasting local images storing on PC no yes no

knowledge base. It is possible that instructions for resolving your issue have already been posted.', 'sociallocker'); ?>

here.
You can also email us directly support@byonepress.com', 'sociallocker'); ?>

The plugin you're using is a free edition of the premium plugin Image Elevator sold on CodeCanyon.

The premium version provides more features improving your productivity when you're working with images, allows you to rename images after pasting, resize and compress them on the fly.

Comparation of versions

Free Premium
Pasting images from clipboard yes yes
Adding pasted images to the Media Library yes yes
Renaming any images no yes
Resizing images on the fly (new!) no yes
Compressing images on the fly no yes
Updates not guaranteed primary updates
Support not guaranteed guaranteed
Upgrade for $13 only!

Rename images and improve SEO

By default Wordpress doesn't allow to change file names of the images in your posts. But the relevant filename is good for SEO as well as the relevant headline.

The premium version of the Image Elevator allows you to rename images easily.

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Resize images on the fly

Do you want all pasted images to match a format of your blog? Or want to quickly generate thumbnails for pasted images keeping the original images available at a click?

Turn of the resizing feature in the premium version in order to resize all pasted images automatically and effortlessly.

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Compress images on the fly

When you paste images, especially photos, they can be quite large and add extra loads on your website.

Turn on the compression feature in the premium version, set the max allowed size for pasted images and this problem is over. Your images will be automatically converted to jpeg with specified the quality value.

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