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Description
Faster Image Insert aims to do one thing right:
Moves built-in Media Manager down in a meta-box, right next to main editing panel, so you have full control of the manager: opens it, makes it collapse or hidden from the interface completely.
Best of all, is now you can insert image(s) much faster, and precisely where you want them to be.
- No thickbox, using metabox with zero interface blocking, quite similar to the uploader in WordPress 1.5
- No hacking, default upload interface is not affected, only enhanced.
- Insert multiple images in gallery & library mode, without using shortcode; can also insert images in reversed order, and even control spacing between images.
- Mass info editing, change title/captions in one-shot.
- Smart switches: set default uploader, disable captions & toggle all items.
- Initial load time is still limited by server, because the default media manager is not fully client-sided.
This plugin is designed for:
- Screenshot lovers – movie, game or anime reviews etc.
- Howto gurus – cooking guide, hardware DIY guide etc.
- Photo loggers – author can comment below each photos.
- Bloggers that have been shouting “run, manager, RUN!” to their thickbox loading screens.
Usage
- (Optional) Change options in “Settings” menu
- Navigate to post/page editing panel, a Fast Insert metabox should appear
Faq
Does the media manager behaves the same in meta-box ?
Yes, except less annoying (I hope).
Would you mind slowing down releases ?
Fine, this version should be good for a while, until new bugs show-up 
Why my items’ ordering are not saved ?
Remember to press “save all changes” button after re-ordering images. “Insert selected images” only outputs in listing order, NOT by ordering numbers.
Why reversed ordering starts with the number 500 ?
It’s just a number, I figure 500 should be enough for everyone; but you’re free to change it. Note that ordering number can be negative, you may use drag-and-drop to set them back to positive numbers.
Why doesn’t media manager load ?
Navigate to its options page, Try setting it to use html-based iframe, that should resolve the problem; otherwise you should look into possible plugin conflicts.
Conflicts with Custom Field Template plugin ?
One way to workaround this problem is to enable the multiple image insert option in CFT’s settings page. If you don’t feel like hacking wordpress core, media-manager popup within CPT meta-box will cease to load, but other function should work as usual.
Conflicts with Admin Drop Down Menu plugin ?
Schedule and Farbtastic libraries in wordpress can NOT live next to each other. Unfortunely, they met in the add new post section via these two plugins, which rendered the page as blank. One workaround is to uncomment the line on wpderegisterscript(‘farbtastic’) in faster-image-insert.php, it resolves the problem between two plugins, but also disable any color pickers.
