We noticed an article online that said NextGEN Gallery bloats file sizes. Although we knew that it did not – we decided to record a test to show how NextGEN Gallery does not bloat file sizes, but can depending on user settings. Turns out that the user found a Flash problem that was causing his…

The CSS in this article is pre-NextGEN Gallery 2.0.  If you are using the latest version of NextGEN Gallery then the CSS might be slightly different than what’s in this example.  Also, custom CSS will not work for NextGEN Pro iframe based galleries. Have you been wanting to spruce up your gallery thumbnails a bit?…

We published an article on security and why you should regularly update your WordPress themes and plugins on the Photocrati blog. In the article we offer some advice and then answer common questions that make their way into support conversations. We cover: Backup: Files & Database Database Optimizing Security: Monitor & Fix Security: Admin Accounts…

Jetpack has changed drastically since this article was written, and the Photon feature no longer transfers NextGEN Gallery’s images to their CDN. It’s now working intermittently, so this article is no longer valid. If you’d like to see Photon work with NextGEN Gallery, please get in touch with Jetpack. – Some NextGEN Gallery users were…

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 ‘no lightbox’. If it is set, then check and see that it’s not a plugin or theme conflict. To troubleshoot, deactivate all plugins temporarily (including…

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 due to an incompatible server that may have some strict or insufficient permissions and settings. COMMON ERRORS Unable to create gallery – make sure that…