diff --git a/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/helpers/square_thumbs_graphics.php b/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/helpers/square_thumbs_graphics.php
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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class square_thumbs_graphics_Core {
+  /**
+   * Crop the input image so that it's square.  Focus on the center of the image.
+   *
+   * @param string     $input_file
+   * @param string     $output_file
+   * @param array      $options
+   */
+  static function crop_to_square($input_file, $output_file, $options) {
+    graphics::init_toolkit();
+
+    if (@filesize($input_file) == 0) {
+      throw new Exception("@todo EMPTY_INPUT_FILE");
+    }
+
+    $size = module::get_var("gallery", "thumb_size");
+    $dims = getimagesize($input_file);
+    Image::factory($input_file)
+      ->crop(min($dims[0], $dims[1]), min($dims[0], $dims[1]))
+      ->quality(module::get_var("gallery", "image_quality"))
+      ->save($output_file);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/helpers/square_thumbs_installer.php b/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/helpers/square_thumbs_installer.php
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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class square_thumbs_installer {
+  static function install() {
+    // Add rules for generating our thumbnails and resizes
+    graphics::add_rule(
+      "square_thumbs", "thumb", "square_thumbs_graphics::crop_to_square", array(),
+      50);
+    module::set_version("square_thumbs", 1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/module.info b/3.0/modules/square_thumbs/module.info
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+name = "Square Thumbnails"
+description = "Force all thumbnails to be square for a uniform appearance."
+version = 1