Title: PlaceGen
Author: scriptsdev
Published: <strong>June 11, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 11, 2026

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# PlaceGen

 By [scriptsdev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scriptsdev/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/placegen.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placegen/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placegen/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placegen/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placegen/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/placegen/)

## Description

PlaceGen is a developer and designer utility plugin that converts real images into
lightweight placeholders for demos, mockups, staging environments, and marketplace
previews.

**Common Use Cases**

 * Create lightweight demo content for themes and plugins
 * Replace copyrighted images before client delivery
 * Generate placeholders for staging websites
 * Prepare ThemeForest preview packages
 * Reduce package sizes during development

**Features**

 * Replaces JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP images with clean placeholders
 * Displays the original image dimensions on each placeholder
 * Optional overlay text drawn on every placeholder
 * Configurable background and text colors
 * Configurable output format (PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF)
 * Customizable output ZIP filename suffix
 * Preserve the original nested folder structure
 * Preserve original filenames
 * Non-image files inside the ZIP are left untouched
 * Saved packages listed in the dashboard for easy re-download

### Privacy

PlaceGen does not send data to external services. All ZIP extraction and image processing
occur locally on your server.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `placegen` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to **PlaceGen** in the admin sidebar to start using the plugin.

## FAQ

### What image formats are supported?

JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP files inside the uploaded ZIP are processed. All other 
files are left untouched.

### Are the original filenames preserved?

Yes. The plugin always preserves original filenames — generated placeholders use
the exact same name as the source file automatically.

### Is the original ZIP modified?

No. The uploaded ZIP is extracted to a temporary directory. The originals are never
modified; a new ZIP containing only placeholders is created and saved.

### Does it work with nested folders?

Yes. The plugin recursively processes all images inside the ZIP regardless of folder
depth, and the full folder structure is preserved in the output archive.

### What are the server requirements?

The plugin requires PHP 8.0+, the GD image library (enabled by default on most hosts),
and the ZipArchive PHP extension. Both are standard on virtually all WordPress-compatible
hosting.

### Is there a file size limit for the uploaded ZIP?

The plugin itself has no hard limit, but your server’s `upload_max_filesize` and`
post_max_size` PHP settings apply. If large uploads fail, ask your host to increase
these values or use a staging environment where you control the PHP configuration.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“PlaceGen” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ scriptsdev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scriptsdev/)

[Translate “PlaceGen” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/placegen)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/placegen/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/placegen/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/placegen/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/placegen/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **14 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [developer-tools](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer-tools/)[image placeholder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-placeholder/)
   [placeholder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/placeholder/)[web-design](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/web-design/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placegen/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ scriptsdev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scriptsdev/)

## Support

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