Title: Manual Image Crop Author: Tomasz Sita Published: October 2, 2013 Last modified: August 23, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/manual-image-crop/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3348923) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 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. ![](https://ps.w.org/manual-image-crop/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3348923) # Manual Image Crop By [Tomasz Sita](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomaszsita/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/manual-image-crop.1.13.zip) * [Details](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/#description) * [Reviews](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/#reviews) * [Installation](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/#installation) * [Development](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/) ## Description Plugin allows you to manually crop all the image sizes registered in your WordPress theme (in particular featured image). Simply click on the “Crop” link next to any image in your media library. The WordPress Media Modal interface will be brought up and you are ready to go. Whole cropping process is really intuitive and simple. Apart from media library list, the plugin adds links in few more places: * Below featured image box (“Crop featured image”) * In the media insert modal window (once you select an image) #### Settings The plugin includes a settings page where you can configure: * Image quality settings* Visibility of crop options * Custom labels for image sizes #### GitHub Repository https://github.com/tomaszsita/wp-manual-image-crop #### Translations * Czech (AI Generated) * Dutch (Bernardo Hulsman) * French (Gabriel Féron) * German (Bertram Greenhough) * Hungarian (Roland Kal) * Italian (Alessandro Curci) * Japanese (AI Generated) * Korean (AI Generated) * Polish (myself) * Portuguese (Brazil) (AI Generated) * Russian (Andrey Hohlov) * Spanish (Andrew Kurtis) * Swedish (Karl Oskar Mattsson) * Turkish (AI Generated) Please contact me if you want to add a translation (or submit a pull request on GitHub) ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ * [[ ## Installation #### Manually: * Upload `manual-image-crop` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory * Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress #### Automatically: * Navigate to the ‘Plugins’ menu inside of the wordpress wp-admin dashboard, and select ADD NEW * Search for ‘Manual Image Crop’, and click install * When the plugin has been installed, Click ‘Activate’ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6882cef33ac3a27de91e008fe247657a86e892a3a51261fb04952597ad658400? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[What a time saver!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-a-time-saver-44/)󠁿 [GratefulDeb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eventermom/) October 31, 2025 Super easy, especially when you’re using several custom image sizes. THANKS! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7d94a7d1ebbd2ea4742433acf4c19a7ce9bd86fb0a556000564960c71bc3594? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works well for latest Version](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-for-latest-version/)󠁿 [lalitkhokhar25](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lalitkhokhar25/) September 1, 2022 It does its job smoothly in version 6.0.2 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad95b657f009915217446ce5089b14c5e0a8b2cfde9503627d3a9ba76aee3b29? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-1997/)󠁿 [vessnaws](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vessnaws/) September 30, 2018 Not working with latest wordpress ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/721a77087716322b867e22c64a3828eb29e3611fe49512b3c67cfd2a8d8c5dc3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Still working but needs to be updated!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-working-but-needs-to-be-updated/)󠁿 [Shihab Ul Hoque](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shihab0915/) May 27, 2018 Manual Image Crop seems good to me as well it still works for me but I think this plugin should be updated for few reasons. I hope Tomasz Sita will take care of it very soon. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/497ed95550c27884491bd05ce0cdaf7e0b086ee0ae63ef105333d1856800e8f9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Abandoned](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/abandoned-41/)󠁿 [DannyvanHolten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dannyvanholten/) March 15, 2017 Support for this plug-in is very bad and it contains a few bugs. No response after a month.. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/21428abdccaf3c4fbac82128939f51b995772a5b67d98aae35cf4f3ae60e7a86? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-doesnt-work-35/)󠁿 [dwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dwell/) December 19, 2016 Subj, stop working [ Read all 56 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Manual Image Crop” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Tomasz Sita ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomaszsita/) “Manual Image Crop” has been translated into 12 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/manual-image-crop/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Manual Image Crop” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/manual-image-crop) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/manual-image-crop/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/manual-image-crop/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/manual-image-crop/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/manual-image-crop/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.13 * Migrated from thickbox to WordPress Media Modal for better user experience * Improved responsive design and mobile compatibility * Enhanced accessibility and modern UI * Better integration with WordPress admin interface * Removed size limitations (no more 940px width constraint) * Improved modal sizing (95vw/95vh) for better screen utilization * Enhanced error handling and user feedback * Updated tested up to WordPress 6.5 #### 1.12 * Fixed ‘streched images’ issue #### 1.11 * Hungarian translation added * Swedish translation added * Security improvements #### 1.10 * Fixed handling of array $crop param #### 1.09 * Dutch translation added * Better error handling * Fixed overwriting of previously saved crops * Minor tweaks all around #### 1.08 * More descriptive error messages * Russian translation added * Hooked ‘Crop’ link to new media library layout (WP 4.0) * A few minor edits #### 1.07 * Fixed ‘Cannot use string offset as an array’ error #### 1.06 * French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish translations added * Settings page added (quality, visibility, custom labels) * Compatibility with Retina/HiDPI (@2x) plugin added * Fixed issue with closing editor window from within media uploader screen #### 1.05 * WordPress 3.9 compatibility issues fixed * Removed randomly floated ‘Maximum upload file size’ #### 1.04 * Added remembering of the previously selected area after cropping the specific image size * Fixed the “wp_enqueue_script was called incorrectly” warning in the WP debug mode #### 1.03 * Fixed the issue with overwriting the original image when cropping image size registered after the attachment had been uploaded #### 1.02 * Fixed HTTP Authentication no preview issue * Fixed path issues on multisite/subfolder WP installations #### 1.01 * Fixed Chrome stretched image issue * Improved compatibility with other plugins using ‘thickbox’ #### 1.0 * Initial version ## Meta * Version **1.13** * Last updated **8 months ago** * Active installations **8,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.5.8** * Languages * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Danish](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Hungarian](https://hu.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/), and [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/manual-image-crop) * Tags * [crop](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/crop/)[cropping](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cropping/) [featured image](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[gallery](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/) [thumbnail](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbnail/) * [Advanced View](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/manual-image-crop/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars. * [ 42 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 11 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manual-image-crop/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Tomasz Sita ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomaszsita/) ## Support Got something to say? 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