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What it does is simple, it replaces the default \"Set featured image\" metabox with a new one containing a Plupload drop area just like the one found in the media uploader. Based on Jonathan Lundstr\u00f6m work and improved a little bit.<\/p>\n\n<p>Since it uses the default Wordpress functions it will compress all sizes just as the regular upload method would and it also respects any custom image sizes.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p>To perform a manual install, do the following:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the 'drag-and-featured' folder to the '\/wp-content\/plugins\/' directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Configure the plugin through the Options =&gt; Featured Image options panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20select%20an%20image%20from%20the%20media%20library%3F\"><h3>How do I select an image from the Media Library?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>To select an image from the Media Library, simple use the regular button above the content editor, or the one provided in the uploader. All methods have been rewritten to use the native implementations.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20image%20file%20formats%20extensions%20are%20currently%20supported%3F\"><h3>Which image file formats extensions are currently supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The current formats that are supported are WEBP, JPG (JPEG), PNG and GIF<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"if%20i%20have%20some%20feature%20requests%2C%20where%20can%20i%20turn%20to%3F\"><h3>If I have some feature requests, where can I turn to?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can get in touch via https:\/\/wpgenie.org<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add - avif support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix - optimizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix - plugin settings page<\/li>\n<li>Fix - option saving issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix - sanitize_meta<\/li>\n<li>Fix - Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Versions<\/li>\n<li>HPOS compatibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Drag and Drop Featured Image Improved replaces the default featured image box with a drag and drop zone for faster and more convenient uploads.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/170082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170082"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/wpgenie2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=170082"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=170082"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=170082"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=170082"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frp.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=170082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}