Title: Grayscale Images Author: Jesús Amieiro Published: Setembre 30, 2015 Last modified: Juny 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/grayscale-images/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1256624) ![](https://ps.w.org/grayscale-images/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1256624) # Grayscale Images By [Jesús Amieiro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amieiro/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/grayscale-images.2.0.1.zip) [Live Preview](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/?preview=1) * [Details](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/#description) * [Reviews](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/#reviews) * [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/#installation) * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/) ## Description This plugin converts all images to grayscale and show the colored image on hover. It supports these browsers: * [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/). * [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/). * [Apple Safari](https://www.apple.com/safari/). * [Microsoft Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge). * [Opera](https://www.opera.com/). The banner and the icon uses [this image](https://pixabay.com/en/beach-shore-coast-ocean-evening-768421/), released under the [CC0 Public Domain license](https://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/#usage). ## Installation 1. You can either use the automatic plugin installer or your FTP program to upload the “grayscale-images” directory to your wp-content/plugins directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. That’s all folks. ## FAQ Not available. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee99a2024e62b1431c6444ea6380eee17fb86d15645caf3f5e6d7e296fa678ee? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works pretty good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-pretty-good-26/)󠁿 [Geetar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geetar/) Juny 12, 2026 It works very well. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04da0abd3f36b13be325fd6529a69b50baf8ed01e2bd6f664a6acb12d1b669d9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-3749/)󠁿 [eastsideluemmel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eastsideluemmel/) Maig 28, 2026 I’m using it and it works (with warning for the new wp-update 🙁 Please don’t let it die!!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6ddc525ae47cdce6c4d632d40ad0ebdfa590fdb36dfca0c85a4cbd5cccaf5351? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as a charm](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-a-charm-24/)󠁿 [Fernando Tellado](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fernandot/) Octubre 31, 2023 The plugin does perfectly what it promises. A very nice feature for photography and portfolio websites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/435c3d14d1f5ad8e86097cf4a509a60f689c8403cbd993e5b51c925aaf1b4d42? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-4172/)󠁿 [victormontesdeo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/victormontesdeo/) Setembre 3, 2016 great! [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Grayscale Images” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jesús Amieiro ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amieiro/) [Translate “Grayscale Images” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/grayscale-images) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/grayscale-images/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/grayscale-images/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/grayscale-images/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/grayscale-images/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.1 * Test the compatibility with WordPress 7.0. * Prevent direct access to the plugin file. * Use the plugin version instead of the file modification time to version the stylesheet. * Rename the stylesheet handle to “grayscale-images” to avoid collisions with other plugins or themes. #### 2.0.0 * Update the “Tested up” data. * Remove support to old browsers, as main browsers support CSS3 filters: - https://caniuse.com/css-filters - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/filter-function/grayscale #### 1.0.0 * First release. ## Meta * Version **2.0.1** * Last updated **3 setmanes ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/) * Tags * [black and white](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/black-and-white/)[css](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/css/) [grayscale](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/grayscale/)[grey](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/grey/) [image](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/) * [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/grayscale-images/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grayscale-images/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jesús Amieiro ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amieiro/) ## Support Got something to say? 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