Open Source Support Desk

Add any of the following tags as normal text in your Joomla content, the syntax of the tag will be replaced by an image. The syntax will show as regular text in your backend, the Dummy Image will show up in the frontend of your web site.

1. { dummyimage 250:150 } : important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}'

{dummyimage 250:150}

The tag will be replaced with an image with the dimensions of 250 x 150px, using the default color, border and text options as set in the Plugin Parameters.

2. { dummyimage width=250|height=150 } : important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}'

{dummyimage width=250|height=150}

You can add "width=" and "heigth=", seperated by a '|' to improve readability. The tag in this example will be replaced with an image with the dimensions of 250 x 150px, also using the default color, border and text options as set in the Plugin Parameters.

3. { dummyimage width=400|height=200|color=e5e5e5|bordercolor=cc0033|bordersize=12|fontsize=14|fontcolor=ff0033 } :
important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}'

{dummyimage width=400|height=200|color=e5e5e5|bordercolor=cc0033|bordersize=12|fontsize=14|fontcolor=ff0033}

This tag will be replaced with an image with the dimensions of 400 x 200px, with the color, border and text options as defined in the syntax.

Tag options

• width (number): set the Image width in pixels
• height (number): set the Image height in pixels
• color (number, optional, default: 999999): set the Image background-color
• bordercolor (number, optional, default: 000000): set the Border color
• bordersize (number, optional, default: 2): set the Border size in pixels
• fontsize (number, optional, default: 12): set the Text size in pixels
• fontcolor (number, optional, default: 000000): set the Text color

Color Notation:

Examples: 000000 (black), ffcc00 (yellow). There is no need to use a #, like in #000000.

You can change any value in the syntax on the fly, click the Apply-button and refresh the page in the frontend (press F5) to get a new image instantly.

What To Do When The Dummy Image Does Not Show

1. Make sure the Dummy Image Plugin has been enabled.
2. Set the Access Level to 'Public', even if the Joomla content item or Custom HTML-module is not.
3. Make sure there is no typo in the tag. You can test this by copy/paste any of the example tags here in your content.

Also Try Dummy Text Plugin - It's Free

Read more about the Free Dummy Text Plugin for Joomla, which will allow you to add DummyText, a DummyList and/or a DummyTable as content in a similar and easy way.

Info, Updates and Support Requests

Dummy Image is a Joomla Plugin developed by Open Source Support Desk, released under the GNU General Public License.

Professional paid support services for Joomla and it's extensions and templates are available through Prepaid Support Bundles. Open Source Support Desk offers a range of Support Contracts for Joomla for continuous and proactive support with strict Service Level Agreements.

Credits

Open Source Support Desk likes to give credits to:

• Russel Heimlich, since we based this plugin on his initial idea
• Brian Teeman for his feedback