How to display galleries based on tags
Tags are a powerful feature in NextGEN Gallery. You can add tags to any image individually, bulk edit/delete/change tags, and dynamically display both galleries and albums based on tags. When…
Why are my galleries not opening up in a lightbox?
The first thing you want to check and see is that your lightbox is set, under Gallery > Other Options > Lightbox Effects, and that it is not set to…
What are NextGEN Gallery custom templates and where can I find them?
Custom templates are optional stylesheets for your galleries. They can be provided by third-party extension plugins or by creating one yourself. You may learn more about templates reading through our…
Why am I unable to upload images in NextGEN Gallery?
Though we try our best to build NextGEN Gallery to be fully compatible with all types of server environments, there are a handful of common errors that can sometimes occur…
What are the common errors in NextGEN Gallery?
Though we try our best to build NextGEN Gallery to be fully compatible with all types of server environments, there are a handful of common errors that can sometimes occur…
Recommended requirements to run NextGEN Gallery
NextGEN Gallery runs best on Linux servers, preferably a WordPress recommended server listed here: http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and our recommended hosting providers like Siteground, but it will run well on any wordpress-friendly server with the following WordPress.org…
How to use the Pro Lightbox
The Pro Lightbox is a premium lightbox effect that displays your images full screen on home computers and mobile devices. Within this lightbox, you can comment on images and share…
Miscellaneous
For those who need to clear their image cache (helpful when applying watermarks - use this setting after applying the watermark) and modify the permalink slug that appears in URLs to…
Adjusting roles and capabilities
Select the lowest role that should be able to access the following capabilities within NextGEN Gallery. NextGEN Gallery supports the standard roles of WordPress: subscriber, contributor, author, editor, and administrator.…
Adding watermarks to protect your images
NextGEN Gallery allows you to add watermarks to your images individually or as a batch. Watermarks are text or graphics that are placed on a photo to identify who owns the…