Who should use Face Detection?

Face Detection is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.

Is Face Detection free?

Yes — Face Detection is free to use.

What platforms does Face Detection run on?

Face Detection runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Face Detection still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Face Detection?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Agro Diagnosis Tool, IV Contents, and Beautyxia.

Who makes Face Detection?

Face Detection is developed by mdifelice.

When did Face Detection launch?

Face Detection first shipped in 2018.

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Face Detection

Name: Face Detection
Author: mdifelice

wordpress.orgComputer vision, OCR & document AI

Face Detection is a WordPress plugin that analyzes uploaded images for faces and centers the largest detected face when generating cropped thumbnails. It helps site owners preserve faces and heads in featured images and other automatically resized WordPress images.

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Overview

5 features

Face Detection sits in PulseGate's Computer vision, OCR & document AI category. It focuses on preventing faces and heads from being cut off when WordPress automatically crops uploaded images. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and developers. It is available for free. It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by mdifelice, and it first shipped in 2018. Among its 5 catalogued features are face detection, smart cropping, and thumbnail generation. The interface is available in English and Norwegian Bokmål. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Face detection
Smart cropping
Thumbnail generation
Face-centered thumbnails
Image analysis

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Runs on

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Frequently asked questions about Face Detection

What is Face Detection?: Face Detection focuses on preventing faces and heads from being cut off when WordPress automatically crops uploaded images. It is catalogued under Computer vision, OCR & document AI on PulseGate.
Who should use Face Detection?: Face Detection is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.
Is Face Detection free?: Yes — Face Detection is free to use.
What platforms does Face Detection run on?: Face Detection runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Face Detection still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Face Detection?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Agro Diagnosis Tool, IV Contents, and Beautyxia.Agro Diagnosis Tool IV Contents Beautyxia
Who makes Face Detection?: Face Detection is developed by mdifelice.
When did Face Detection launch?: Face Detection first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Norwegian Bokmål
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing faces and heads from being cut off when WordPress automatically crops uploaded images.

Registered as

WordPress.org: face-detection

Developer

mdifelice

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: face-detection-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 7 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/face-detection

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