[wp-hackers] Replacing image_resize() function?

[Raul Peixoto]

Hi there!

I'm new to this list, so it will be the first time writing to this list, so I hope to enjoy my time here!

I'm working on a way to replace the image_resize() function, inside wp-includes/media.php and I need some advice regarding this...

Wordpress allows me to crop, or even generate new image sizes (with a proper hook into the additional_image_sizes function), however I'm working on a project that requires me to rewrite the image_resize function...

Why is that?

Well, I need to resize all images to an exact specific size (let's say 120x90 for thumbnail size, and 250x125 for medium size) but I need to do this without cropping. So the only way is to resize and then add a margin to comply with the desired size.

I have created the new function and named it sp_image_resize. 

Hacking the core files:

Now the way I got this to work was by hacking into /wp-includes/media.php, inside function: image_make_intermediate_size, around line 412

change: $resized_file = image_resize($file, $width, $height, $crop);
to: $resized_file = sp_image_resize($file, $width, $height, $crop);


So are there any ideas to replace this function without hacking the core directly?

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I tried to add_filter( 'image_resize', 'sp_image_resize', 1, 4 ); but it doesn't work.
I also tried to replace the image_make_intermediate_size the same way but with no success.

Can someone help?

Thanks in advance,

Raul