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Custom CSS in NextGEN Gallery

NextGEN Gallery 2.0.7 introduced a fresh new way to implement custom CSS for your NextGEN Galleries. Originally users had to create a file to include within your theme directory. While this was fairly simple to do, the file could easily be removed with a theme update. It was originally not included within the plugin for…

Sorting Images in NextGEN Gallery

Previously in NextGEN Gallery users had to sort within the Manage Gallery area. In the new NextGEN Gallery, you can still do it that way. However, now there is another method of sorting images. Here is a video showing how to go about sorting your galleries on a per post/page basis. As you can see…

On The Fly Thumbnail Settings in NextGEN Gallery 2.0

In NextGEN Gallery 2.0 we made it very easy to customize thumbnails beyond your default settings. Not only that – but we made it so you can change them on the fly on any post or page per gallery inclusion. That means if you want one gallery displayed two times on one page it can…

Using Templates in NextGEN Gallery 2.0

We’ve noticed comments here and there about the use of legacy style templates with NextGEN Gallery 2.0. Using templates is now a lot easier with the new 2.0 Attach To Post Interface. Although it is easier, legacy templates are not supported. That means any templates that you’re using must be updated for compatibility. Documentation is…

Happy 10 Years WordPress. Here’s To Another 10!

We at Photocrati want to say Thank You WordPress, because without you so many businesses either would not exist or would be doing something very different. Thank you for allowing our friend Alex to have an amazing platform to build NextGEN Gallery on.  We are excited for the future of NextGEN Gallery and WordPress. Infographic…

NextGEN Gallery Does Not Bloat File Sizes

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…