How to Setup Photo Gallery in WP with NextGen

by admin on 21/07/2012

Step 1:

Download the plugin here, check this out in case you need the guide on how to install plugin in wp.

Step 2:

Once installed, click on “Gallery” tab, you will see a list of features expanded. Click on “Add gallery/images”.

Step 3:

After clicked, you will be directed to a page that allows you to upload images or add new galleries. If you have not add a gallery, do this by clicking on “Add new gallery” button. Key in a name for the gallery and click “add gallery”.

Step 4:

Once gallery added, click on the “Upload images” tab, click on the “select files” button and choose the images that you wish to upload. After selected desired images, choose the gallery name from the drop down list that you wish these images to be uploaded to. Click “upload images”.

Step 5:

Once images uploaded into the desired gallery, click on the “Manage gallery” link from the “Gallery” tab on your left banner. Click on the gallery name and you will see all images that you have just uploaded into this gallery. Under “Alt & Title Text / Description”, include a title and description for each of the image. Once done, click “save changes”.

Step 6:

Now, you will need to create a new page and paste a shortcode into that page so that the desired gallery can be appear in your website. Example shortcode -> [ imagebrowser id=x ]

Note: (x is the gallery id that you can find under “manage gallery link”.)

This plugin allows for many customization, please refer to this page to get a list of shortcode, test each of them until you satisfy with the design.

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