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Photo Trail

A lightweight WordPress plugin that creates an interactive photo trail effect following the user's cursor.

by Allan Delcuse · github.com/delcuseallan/photo-trail · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/delcuseallan/photo-trail/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/delcuseallan/photo-trail ↗

Photo Trail is a lightweight WordPress plugin that creates an interactive image trail effect following the user's cursor.

The plugin automatically loads images from a server directory and displays them dynamically as visitors move their mouse across a page.

The project was originally developed by Allan Delcuse during a web development internship carried out with Proximale and the COOPNUM (Coopérative Numérique des 7 Vallées).

Features

  • Interactive image trail effect
  • Random image selection
  • Dedicated WordPress settings page
  • Configurable target page
  • Configurable image folder
  • Adjustable animation duration
  • Adjustable image size
  • Mobile-friendly (disabled on small screens)
  • Lightweight and easy to use

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.

  2. Activate the plugin through the WordPress administration panel.

  3. Create a folder containing your images.

  4. Open Settings > Photo Trail.

  5. Configure:

    • Target page slug
    • Image folder
    • Animation settings

  6. Save your settings.

Example Configuration

Target page slug:

photo-trail

Image folder:

photo-trail/images

Folder Structure

wp-content/
    └── photo-trail/
        └── images/

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0+
  • PHP 7.4+

Author

Allan Delcuse

About

Photo Trail was originally developed by Allan Delcuse during a web development internship carried out at Proximale and the COOPNUM (Coopérative Numérique des 7 Vallées).

The plugin was created as part of a website redesign project and designed to provide an interactive way of showcasing event posters and visual content.

License

GPL v2 or later.