EXIF Worker is a Joomla! component for viewing and manipulating EXIF data of images to clean unintended stored metadata such as date and location.
- Adding and deleting images
- Viewing and manipulating EXIF data
- Use of edited images in posts
- Individual configuration of the component
In the following it is assumed that a web server exists where Joomla! and the PHP extension Imagick are installed.
First, zip the directory com_exifworker. Second, go to the Joomla! extension menu and upload the created archive.
A message should then appear stating that the installation was completed successfully.
Provided that the component has been installed successfully, EXIF Worker can be accessed via the corresponding item in the component menu. Among other things, here you can add and delete images to process EXIF data.
To add an image to the media manager, go to the list of this component and click Neu. Then the desired image can be uploaded via Durchsuchen. This process is confirmed by clicking the button labeled Speichern & Schließen.
To delete an image, select an existing one and click the button labeled Löschen. Confirm this process with OK.
This component was tested using several browsers, including Firefox and Safari. The focus here was on UI tests and security tests.
The EXIF Worker documentation becomes available by using phpDocumentor.
If you need help regarding the use of this component, there is the corresponding button labeled Hilfe in the Joomla! backend.
EXIF Worker is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.