u/DaedalusXYZ

Hello,

Looking for advice with regard to image hosting and (dynamic) image cropping, for a WordPress website.

Context: a WordPress website for a podcast, about 10 years old, 100s of posts. There are three major content types: episodes, books, guests. Images are uploaded for posts, and using a WP plugin (Crop-Thumbnails) an editor will set crop regions based on pre-defined aspect ratios. In theory this flow works and it does work...... sometimes.

We have zero confidence with regard to the WP ecosystem and image cropping, after years of wrestling with it.

The WP plugins for image cropping are all lackluster, buggy, unsupported, etc. Moreover, on the technical side, typical WP hosting seems to always have problems with image-related modules like GD or Imagick, have problems handling some basic jpeg's (where convert to png solves the issue), have stealthy timeout issues we can't trace or have basic performance issues (wait minutes for something to complete). etc

In contrast, I've built a few web apps (nothing to do with WP) and have leveraged Cloudflare Images and imgix a few times. I've never experienced the above problems with these platforms.

So, I'd like to hear how people integrate Cloudflare Images or imgix, into a WordPress website, such that an editor can upload an image, set crop regions visually and walk away.

Options for old radiators in bathroom extension

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Building is a 100 year old building; brick-and-beams. The space has an existing modern commercial washroom that needs expansion: from 1-toilet & sink to 5-toilet-stalls & 3-sinks, to meet desired capacity needs. There is already one old radiator (under a window) in the washroom, exposed but relatively far away from the sink and toilet. The space has a drop ceiling already hiding mechanicals, and a vent fan.

The new design likely will expand the length of the room along the outer wall, so an additional window+radiator will be in the bathroom space and basically colliding with either toilets or sinks, depending on the layout. We want to use the outer wall to layout stalls or sinks.

What I'm curious about:

What can be done about the radiators and with regard to layout and their function.

You don't often see a radiator behind a toilet or under a sink. I presume this breaks some codes, if not at the very least be super annoying to clean (not a solid surface).

Would someone enclose the radiators, perhaps with solid sheet metal?  Perhaps this would make it easier clean but it's now enclosing a heat source, and still taking up precious inches.

Would someone remove them completely, and satisfy heating another way (modern hvac in the ceiling)?

Basically old radiators are in the way of a new bathroom design and I'm exploring options to deal with them.

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