Plugin
Images and SlideshowEasy Image Overlay
Image Overlay Plugin for Joomla
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Works with
Joomla 4 Joomla 5 Joomla 6
Changelog — Easy Image Overlay
Version 1.6: 31 March 2026
- New shortcode attributes:
overlayalign(top, center, bottom, left, right),overlayeffect(fade, slide-up, zoom-in), andoverlayduration(e.g. 300ms, 0.5s) overlaypaddingnow applied to the caption;overlay="true"remains always-visible with correct opacity handling- Front-end script rewritten in vanilla JavaScript; jQuery no longer loaded or required by this plugin
- Hover overlays honour
overlayopacity(visibility animates to the configured tint, not full opacity) - Slide-up animation wired via
data-effect/data-duration; stronger motion and wrapperoverflow: hiddenfor a clear slide - Wrapper layout uses CSS Grid (
inline-grid) instead ofinline-block; adjacent shortcodes align withvertical-align: top
Version 1.5.1: 30 March 2026
- Fixed Installation Issue
Version 1.5: 28 November 2025
- Full Joomla 4, 5 & 6 Compatibility with modern WebAssetManager integration
- Performance Optimization - assets only load when image overlay shortcodes are detected on the page
- Smart Tag Detection - early tag detection in onAfterDispatch ensures assets load before head compilation
- Shortcode Examples Tab - built-in shortcode examples with one-click copy functionality in plugin configuration
- Enhanced Security - comprehensive input sanitization for image paths, URLs, colors, sizes, and text content
- Path Traversal Protection - advanced image path validation prevents directory traversal attacks
- Improved Plugin Parameters - better labels and detailed descriptions for all configuration options
- Modern PHP Code - type hints, return types, and PHP 8.0+ features throughout
- Better Error Handling - try-catch blocks for buffer access and graceful fallbacks
- Font Awesome Integration - uses Joomla's built-in Font Awesome with option to disable if already loaded
- Enhanced Sanitization Methods - dedicated methods for color, opacity, size, image path, and URL validation
- Static Variable Optimization - efficient tag detection using static flag to prevent unnecessary processing
- Updated Features Documentation - comprehensive features.json covering all latest capabilities
- Production Ready - clean code with no debugging artifacts, ready for production use
Version 1.4: 13 December 2023
- Support Joomla 5 without Backward Compatiblity Plugin
Version 1.3: 08 February 2023
- Removed option to load jQuery file in the body
- Modification to plugin parameters.
- Single file installation for both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4
Version 1.2: 25 Ocotber 2021
- Supports Joomla 4
Version 1.1: February 1, 2017
- Integrated Joomla Update System
DemoText Image Overlay on Hover
{imageoverlay class="imgmargin-10" alt="Image Alt Text" overlaytext="You can add a few lines of text with HTML" overlaybgcolor="#333333" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp1.webp" url="http://www.infyways.com" }{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay class="imgmargin-10" alt="Image Alt Text 2" overlaytext="You can have different overlay colors for different images" overlaybgcolor="#ff5555" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp2.webp" url="http://www.bing.com" }{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay class="imgmargin-10" alt="Alt Text" icon="fa-user" overlaytext="You can add alt text for the images, but better SEO" overlaybgcolor="#2BBD68" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp3.webp" url="http://www.facebook.com"}{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay class="imgmargin-10" alt="Alt Text 4" icon="fa-comment" overlayfontsize="60px" overlaybgcolor="#fff" overlaytextcolor="#000" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp4.webp" url="http://www.google.com" }{/imageoverlay}
DemoText Image Overlay
{imageoverlay overlay="true" class="imgmargin-10" icon="fa-info-circle" overlaybgcolor="#000" overlaytext="You can manage the font size and color" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayfontsize="20px" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp5.webp" url="http://www.infyways.com" }{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay overlay="true" class="imgmargin-10" alt="Alt Text 6" overlaytext="The background color opacity can be changed" overlaybgcolor="#F2C922" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.9" image="images/lb/lp6.webp" }{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay overlay="true" class="imgmargin-10" alt="Alt Text 7" overlaytext="You may or may not link the image to an URL" overlaybgcolor="#2BBD68" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.7" image="images/lb/lp8.webp" }{/imageoverlay}
{imageoverlay overlay="true" class="imgmargin-10" icon="fa-plus" alt="Alt text 8" overlaytext="You can set the overlay to show on an image without hover" overlaybgcolor="#ff5555" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.8" image="images/lb/lp9.webp" url="http://www.wikipedia.com" }{/imageoverlay}{clearfix}DemoAdding an Image into an article
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
{imageoverlay overlaytext="You can add an image into an article and define class to align" class="imgmargin-10 imgleft" alt="Alt text 10" image="images/lb/lp1.webp" url="http://www.store.infyways.com" imgwidth="160px"}{/imageoverlay}
DemoExample 2
{imageoverlay class="imgmargin-10 imgright" overlaytext="Sandra Clarke" overlaybgcolor="#333333" overlaytextcolor="#fff" overlayopacity="0.7" alt="Sandra Clarke" image="images/corporate/small/1.webp" }{/imageoverlay}