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 required settings in place: Confirm with your hosting provider that you have set in your installed php.ini file: Other settings to check: With the above…

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 them on popular social websites. How to enable the Pro Lightbox If you have purchased and installed NextGEN Pro, go to NextGEN Gallery > Other…

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 galleries and images (great for SEO), this is where you would make those changes; Gallery > Other Options > Miscellaneous. Add MediaRSS link?: When enabled,…

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. For example, if you set Add Gallery/Upload Images to be editor, only an editor and administrator can add images to a gallery and create a…

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 copyright. These are a great way to prevent your images from being stolen or resold! To set your watermark settings, go to Gallery > Other…

Lightbox effects for thumbnail galleries and single images, is set under Gallery >> Other Options > Lightbox Effects: You have the option to choose from this list of effects: Simplelightbox Fancybox Shutter Thickbox NextGEN Pro Lightbox