Posting a Photo Gallery
You can use what is called shortcode to alter how images are presented. There are default values for everything and I will show you how to change everything that is applicable to your permission level. You can select images by post, scroll down, or by default.
We’ll stick to default right now so if you upload 4 pictures to your current post and wait for it…do not insert into post Hint: if you Insert into Post rather saving you will have duplicates| …Make sure you Save All Changes before you go upload another pic, now repeat until finished. You should have a gallery that is growing in size. Hint: it doesn’t kill to add titles, captions and descriptions for your images. It’s a real benefit to the people viewing your image galleries.|
Now you have to decide what size you want your gallery pics displayed at…thumbnail (default), medium or full. Now you have to decide how many columns you want. That means how many pics in a row before a new row starts, 3 is the default. The other inputs would be for pro coders only who took the time to read up on the codex and know basic mark up language. Until then default styles are used so that’s that.
That’s nice so here’s to post a three row galley with thumbnail pics. The thumbnails will be cropped so they all are the same size. Hint: a nicer looking thumbnail page would be made with similarly sized images. Hint: I used shift { to denote the shortcode it should be just like BBcode…the easy explanation if BBcode is greek to you is DO IT LIKE THAT ]gallery[ but reversed. If I put them right ways it would make galleries…
{gallery} don’t use shift when writing into your post
Holy Fat Cows Batman! Was it really that easy?
This is a little more advanced image gallery being that it’s a two column gallery with less cropped images.
{gallery columns=”2″ size=”medium”} don’t use shift
Advanced Image Galleries
This next option is for those of you who need to make one big super gallery out of several smaller galleries. You will need to view all posts on the dashboard. Now mouse over the post that has the pics you want Tip: this should be your post with your pics to avoid duplicate galleries| You could also view thsi value in the address bar of your web browser. When you click a post ( for Dashboard Users - you can only edit your posts unless I assign you Super God Status ) the last part of the URL is what you want. post=** remember that number. If you use two id numbers make sure they do not match or you will have duplicates.
Gallery 1 will be
{gallery id=**} don’t use shift when posting
Gallery 2 will be
{gallery id=**} don’t use shift when posting
The post id should be able to be found under galleries too in the dashboard menu.
I hope to rewrite this clearly and concisely so all you have to do is copy & paste. Until then remember what the shift key is and how it’s used…Thanks!