UPDATED: Version 2.8 released 11/14/05. Download now!
NOTE: Please note that this plugin doesn’t support Wordpress 2.3. However, you can find a wonderful remake here that does.
Yay! After a lot of work, the new version of the Image Headline Plugin is available. This plugin was originally written by Joel Bennett but it’s come a long way since the beginning. New features in this version include:
- Excellent integration into the WordPress 1.5 Strayhorn administration interface.
- Gorgeous anti-aliased, soft shadows.
- Easier than ever to configure.
So, if you’re ready to take a gander, go on and tell me what you think. If you do end up using the plugin, please leave me a comment here with a link to your site so I can see the results! I’d love to see what you guys come up with.
Sebastian Says:May 11th, 2007 at 5:42 am
is there a simply way to get this working WITHOUT wordpress? I simply want to use the great functionality in any php website to create text headers. did anyone already looked into this and want to share? I guess it can’t be that much work to make the current code wordpress independent, right?
Creepi Says:April 28th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Hello again!
A while back you helped me out with a problem (solution quoted below). I had to move the site (scarecrow.la) and the problem has reoccurred. Do you recall what the fix was for the open_basedir issue? For the life of me I can not remember what it was you had suggested/done to fix this. I recently deleted my email inbox - I’m sure the solution was in there
Hope all is going well!
commander other Says:April 19th, 2007 at 11:59 am
i am working on setting up a standalone wordpress server for my company’s website, and we have pretty much troubleshot this all the way down to understanding that this plugin doesn’t work on wp 2.x.x (we’re running 2.1.3). specifically, on activation, the requisite files do not get written to the wp-admin folder. you may not be seeing an error in Options/Headlines if your 404 error template is not properly configured.
~d~
Crazydani Says:March 20th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Hi!!!
I´ll appreciate a little help, because this plugin is simple awesome! Great work!!!
Ok, let´s go. I don´t have any problems during the instalation, but when I activate it and go to the “Options/Headlines” I don´t find any option, nothing… Wordpress don´t show any error message too. When plugin is active the code “-image-” don´t appear in the title, but the title don´t transform into a image like we expect that happen. I´m using Wordpress 2.1, can be this the problem?
I´m trying to use it a lot of days, and install and uninstall a lot of times, but I don´t know what happen… can you help me?! Pleeeeeease!!!
The link of my wordpress is http://journal.rom-rom.org
I´ll appreciate a reply!!!
And sorry for my bad English! ^^
Daniele
Donna Says:February 15th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Does this work with WP 2.0 and above?
Jeff Says:February 4th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I’m having a problem with the minimum height of the image headline. Even if the font size is 6pixels, the height always stays as 25 pixels. However, this will change (larger) when the font is over 25 pixels.
Is there a way to change the minimum height of the image headline?
By the way, I love this plugin and have been using it for a while. I would try editing the source myself if it wasn’t so over my head.
Jeff Says:February 4th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Hello there, I was wondering if there’s a way to have a strict height for the headline images. I’m trying to compose to a vertical rhythm. My image headline height is 25px, but the font should only be 18px.
I don’t understand why the image has an extra 6 pixels of space on the bottom (maybe for shadow perhaps?). Is there a way to strip the extra space, so that it’s a strict 18 pixels?
I changed my point size is 4pt, but it still shows up as 25 pixels. Seems like there’s a minimum height. Any way to change this?
By the way, I’ve been using the plugin for a while and I love it. If the code wasn’t so over my head, I’d try editing it myself.
Mark Goddard Says:January 22nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Hi,
Managed to get the plugin setup but the ZIP file doesn’t work in Wordpress 2.0.7 whereas the tarball does. It appears to have different files featured in it.
Anyway, congratulations on a brilliant plugin which I will be using for a long time to come!
e-head Says:January 19th, 2007 at 11:53 am
I have a twist/suggestion on this.
We could probably do this and maintain accessibility and structural markup by using something like the Gilder/Levin Method or the Malarkey Image Replacement method. The former would allow for the images off/css on scenario, but sacrifice our XML semantics. The latter wouldn’t help with images off/css on, but would be structurally sound.
Anyway, this is probably a rather esoteric request. I may attempt to hack this up myself. The way to go about doing it would be to dynamically add a little css in the header section, adding the background images to the h2 post titles element and using the appropriate css IR technique.
Here are some links.
http://www.mezzoblue.com/tests/revised-image-replacement/#gilderlevin
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/mirimagereplacement.html
If I get this working I’ll give you a shout.
Trisha Says:December 8th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
Hi! I use the image headlines plugin and love it. There just one problem. I use two different (soon to be 3) layouts and need the titles to have a different font and color in each one. Can you tell me how to set the font and color choices within my template files I have gotten the plugin to play nice on the sidebar and that lets me dictate size and words so there must be a way to dictate the other two variables…right?