Description
Instant Images is the fastest and easiest way to upload high quality stock photos from unsplash.com directly to your media library — all without ever leaving WordPress!
The perfect tool for users who want to save time and frustration by uploading images directly inside their WordPress installation and for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.
Features
- Image Search – The Instant Images search functionality let’s you quickly find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!
- Time Saver – Quickly upload amazing stock photos without leaving the comfort of your WordPress admin.
- Theme/Plugin Developers – A great tool for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.
- Easy to Use – It couldn’t get much more simple, just click an image and it’s automatically uploaded to your media library for use on your site.
Tested Browsers
- Firefox (mac + pc)
- Chrome (mac + pc)
- Safari (mac)
- IE Edge, 11 & 10
Website
Screenshots
Dashboard - Browse, search and upload images to your WordPress media library 
Search - Find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds! 
Post/Page Edit - Unsplash images in a lightbox on your post edit/new/post pages.
Installation
How to install Instant Images.
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘Instant Images’
- Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
instant-images.zipfrom your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
instant-images.zip - Extract the
instant-imagesdirectory to your computer - Upload the
instant-imagesdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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How to install Instant Images.
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘Instant Images’
- Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
instant-images.zipfrom your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
instant-images.zip - Extract the
instant-imagesdirectory to your computer - Upload the
instant-imagesdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
- Can I legally use these photos on my website?
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All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash.
Learn More - Are the images upload to the Media Library?
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Yes, once clicked, the images are processed on the server then uploaded to the Media Library into the various sizes set in your functions.php file.
- Are there server requirements?
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Yes, this plugin is required to write temporary images into an
/instant-imagesdirectory within your WordPressuploadsdirectory for image processing prior to being uploaded to the media library.Some hosts lock down their servers and you may be required to update your php.ini or .htaccess in order to use this plugin.
Reviews
Great
Beside the good service and the really good images:
The plugin author is a nice guy who do the support faster that fast.
Fantastic
Brilliant and very well executed,
Super work!
Great!
Thanks for developing this. If cropping would be possible I would give 6 stars : )
Almost perfect
Thank you for creating this, very useful!
If this plugin could also:
– Auto Resize images based on preference
– Auto Tinyfy images
It would be the perfect tool for ANYONE who builds site.
I know, it’s no small thing to make 😉
Incredibly Awesome Plugin
This plugin is pretty effing awesome. Does everything you need it to do 🙂
Really easy to use
Quick and easy way to add Unsplash stock photos to your site. Works as advertised.
Contributors & Developers
“Instant Images – One Click Unsplash Uploads” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.1.1 – June 6, 2017
** NEW – Added infinite scroll while viewing Instant Images on large screens.
** FIX – Fixed missing js file error in browser console.
** UPDATE – Updated Masonry/Imagesloaded image load functionality.
2.1 – May 12, 2017
** UPDATE – Remove App ID setting – Unsplash API is now open for everyone without API limit restrictions.
** UPDATE – Updating default image upload from ‘Full’ to ‘Raw’. Raw files are significantly smaller size and should make uploads quicker on slower connections and help to reduce upload errors.
** UPDATE – UI/UX tweaks and updates.
** FIX – Updating media_buttons hook. Was causing issues with other plugins.
2.0.1 – January 12, 2017
- FIX – Update to instant_img_resize_image function to remove unnecessary function arguments. These args were causing issues on some servers.
- NEW – Refresh Media Library content when uploading images through the Instant Images uploader on edit screen for posts and pages.
- UI Enhancements
2.0
- Initial Commit
- Updating plugin from UnsplashWP to Instant Images
