Title: Hwinote iCatch Editor Author: hwinote Published: June 24, 2026 Last modified: June 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hwinote-icatch-editor/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3584494) ![](https://ps.w.org/hwinote-icatch-editor/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3584507) # Hwinote iCatch Editor By [hwinote](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hwinote/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hwinote-icatch-editor.1.4.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hwinote-icatch-editor/) ## Description Hwinote iCatch Editor adds a modal editor to the WordPress post edit screen. It lets you create a featured image while previewing the final canvas. Main features include: * Image size presets and custom canvas sizes. * Background image upload, clipboard image paste, background color mode, zoom, and position adjustment. * Title text customization, drag positioning, resizing, and rotation. * Rectangles, circles, arrows, lines, text boxes, speech bubbles, and pasted image layers. * Layer controls, duplication, delete, bring forward, send backward, snapping, guide lines, Undo / Redo, and reset actions. * Pre-save checks before generating and saving the featured image. * English-based UI with bundled Japanese translation files. ## Screenshots [⌊Modal editor with preview canvas and tabbed controls.⌉⌊Modal editor with preview canvas and tabbed controls.⌉[ Modal editor with preview canvas and tabbed controls. [⌊Shape, line, speech bubble, and pasted-image tools.⌉⌊Shape, line, speech bubble, and pasted-image tools.⌉[ Shape, line, speech bubble, and pasted-image tools. [⌊Pre-save check panel and footer actions.⌉⌊Pre-save check panel and footer actions .⌉[ Pre-save check panel and footer actions. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the ZIP file from the WordPress admin plugin screen. 2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen. 3. Open a post or page edit screen. 4. Use the “Hwinote iCatch Editor” box to open the modal editor. 5. Generate and save the image to set it as the featured image. ## FAQ ### Does this plugin require an external API? No. The current editor generates the image in the browser and saves it through WordPress Ajax. ### What image format is saved? The generated featured image is saved as PNG. ### Can I paste images from the clipboard? Yes. Open the modal editor and use the paste button or Ctrl/Command + V, depending on browser support. ### Is the plugin multilingual? Yes. The plugin uses an English-based UI and includes Japanese `.po` and `.mo` translation files. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Hwinote iCatch Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ hwinote ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hwinote/) [Translate “Hwinote iCatch Editor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hwinote-icatch-editor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hwinote-icatch-editor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hwinote-icatch-editor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hwinote-icatch-editor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.1 * Renamed the plugin to Hwinote iCatch Editor with the requested slug hwinote-icatch- editor. * Updated the text domain, file names, and uniquely prefixed declarations and Ajax hooks. * Removed the unnecessary load_plugin_textdomain() call for WordPress.org distribution. #### 1.4.0 * Polished the shape toolbar icons, including centered duplicate and CSS-rendered arrow icons. * Updated Tested up to to WordPress 7.0. * Added wp_unslash() before sanitizing POST values. * Improved translated modal output by using directly escaped strings instead of modal-wide replacement output. * Removed remaining Japanese-only source comments. #### 1.3.0 * Changed the admin UI base language from Japanese to English. * Added Japanese translation files. * Localized PHP and JavaScript UI strings, including Ajax messages. * Updated the readme to an English WordPress.org-ready format. #### 1.2.0 * Added and refined the modal canvas editor with tabbed controls. * Added rectangles, circles, arrows, lines, text boxes, speech bubbles, pasted image layers, layer ordering, duplication, and delete controls. * Added background image zoom and position controls, background color mode, snapping, guide lines, reset actions, and pre-save checks. * Added Undo / Redo controls and moved them to the modal footer for easier access. * Improved inline text editing and horizontal / vertical text handling. #### 1.1.0 * Improved featured image generation from the post edit screen. * Added image size presets, custom canvas sizes, title styling, drag positioning, resizing, and rotation. * Improved saving generated PNG files as WordPress media attachments and setting them as featured images. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.4.1** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [canvas](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/canvas/)[eyecatch](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/eyecatch/) [featured image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[Image editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-editor/) [post editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-editor/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hwinote-icatch-editor/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hwinote-icatch-editor/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hwinote-icatch-editor/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ hwinote ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hwinote/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hwinote-icatch-editor/)