Before After Pictures
Before After Pictures plugin integrates jQuery Before/After Plugin in the wordpress. It can be used to show the difference between edited and original photo, before and after photos of changes, etc.
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Before After Pictures shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Rankings
Where Before After Pictures stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| after | >100 |
| before | >100 |
| images | >100 |
| photo effects | >100 |
| photos | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Before After Pictures
From the official readme · v0.2.1Description
Before After Pictures plugin integrates jQuery Before/After Plugin in the wordpress. It can be used to show the difference between edited and original photo, before and after photos of changes, etc.
Please check ‘Other Notes’ for the Usage instructions to see how to use it on your blog
Demosites: http://www.ansichten-und-aussichten.de/beforeafter-pictures/
Operation with default theme
Operation with TwentyTen theme
Author info:
Holger Stroeder
Limitations
- Both iomages must have the same size in pixels
- Before/After Pictures works only on single posts and pages
Usage
- Set the default options on the admin page of the plugin
- Write the content of your post other than the images
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Upload the before and after images to wordpress or any other webspace and remember the path/url
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Switch to ‘Visuell’ mode of the post editor area
- Click ‘Before/After Pictures’ button
- Fill in the information in the popup screen (id, before and after image must be set), empty attributes can be deleted
or
- Switch to ‘HTML’ mode of the post editor area
- Click ‘Before/After Pictures’ button
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Fill in the information in the editor area (id, before and after image must be set), empty attributes can be deleted
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Parameters:
[beforeafterpics id=” image_before=” image_after=” animateintro=” introdelay=” introduration=” showfulllinks=” /]
id: If you want to place multiple [beforeafter] sections on one page, every shortcode must have an unique id. (required if more than one image in the post)
image_before: path/url to the image file must be set. (required)
image_after: path/url to the image file must be set. (required)
animateintro: Whether or not to have the drag bar start completely to the right of the container and gradually move by itself to the midpoint. (optional)
introdelay: If animateIntro is true, the number of milliseconds to wait before beginning the automatic drag bar move to the center of the image. (optional)
introduration: If animateIntro is true, the number of milliseconds it will take for the drag bar to go from the right side of the image to the middle of the image. (optional)
showfulllinks: Whether or not to display links below the image that a visitor can click on that will automatically show the full before or full after image. (optional)
Installation
Requirements
- WordPress: 2.9 or newer
Basic Installation
- Plugin folder in the WordPress plugins folder must be
beforeafter-pictures - Upload folder
before-after-picsto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Check Before/After Pictures Option page
- Check out ‘Other Notes’ for usage instruction.
Changelog
0.2.1
- enabled for usage on single pages
0.2
- minor changes to fix WordPress 3.1 issue(s)
- added activation and deactivation functions for options
- default values for option page delivered
0.1
- initial release
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Before After Pictures: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Before After Pictures free?
Yes. Before After Pictures is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Before After Pictures safe to use in 2026?
Before After Pictures shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Before After Pictures?
Before After Pictures is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,690 times since it launched in February 2011. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Before After Pictures work with WordPress 7.1?
Before After Pictures is officially tested up to WordPress 3.1.4, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Before After Pictures last updated?
The latest version, 0.2.1, was released on February 25, 2011 (16 years ago).
Who makes Before After Pictures?
Before After Pictures is developed and maintained by host1967.
What are the best alternatives to Before After Pictures?
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