Title: [Plugin: ImageFX] Doesn't work on older posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: ImageFX] Doesn't work on older posts

 *  [bandicootmarketing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkerpriest/)
 * (@tinkerpriest)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/)
 * Hey Otto,
 * I was testing out your plugin and came across the same issue I have with my code(
   [http://bavotasan.com/2011/create-black-white-thumbnail-wordpress/](http://bavotasan.com/2011/create-black-white-thumbnail-wordpress/)).
   It doesn’t work on older posts due to the fact that `wp_upload_dir()` only stores
   the most current uploads folder. So older posts will get a “file not found” error
   during the `imagefilter()` process. Can you think of any solutions?
 * Thanks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/imagefx/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/imagefx/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/#post-2355892)
 * The plugin only works at the time of the image being uploaded. It doesn’t adjust
   old images that already exist.
 *  Thread Starter [bandicootmarketing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkerpriest/)
 * (@tinkerpriest)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/#post-2355950)
 * It doesn’t work if I try to upload a new image to an older post. That is where
   I encounter the error.
 *  [ericamattos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericamattos/)
 * (@ericamattos)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/#post-2356242)
 * i found the same problem here. if any solutions come up i would like to know.
 * ps: great plugin! thanks!
 *  [Drew Baker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbaker/)
 * (@dbaker)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/#post-2356268)
 * I can confirm this issue. I emailed Otto about it on the 11th, and have got no
   response.
    Basically, if you do the following, you won’t get an image:
    - Create a Page
    - Upload and set a featured thumb and publish page ( = ImageFX producers new
      thumbnail correctly)
    - Remove featured thumb and delete if from the gallery.
    - Upload new thumbnail ( = No new thumbnail created by ImageFX).
 * So, basically you can’t set a thumbnail publish the post/page, then remove it
   and try another one. You only get one shot at it per page at time of creation.

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 * [ImageFX](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagefx/)
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 * 4 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Drew Baker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbaker/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-imagefx-doesnt-work-on-older-posts/#post-2356268)
 * Status: not resolved