Many NextGEN Gallery users take advantage of protecting their galleries with passwords. This is done using the WordPress feature for password protection of posts and pages. A use case for doing so might be implementing a proofing gallery for a client, or a private gallery of family photos. By default, if you create a blog…

One of the things we hear photographers say that scares them from WordPress is updates. Some photographers think every WordPress, theme or plugin update will break their site. That’s where staging sites and local instances come in handy. If your host does not offer staging sites, then try using a local site instead. Around here…

Caching is one of those terms that has a tendency of scaring photographers. We want to break caching down to its simplest description, and provide simple solutions for all photographers. But before we dive in, note that caching goes way beyond what you’re about to read. It’s more complicated and more technical. Website Caching Caching,…

We often come across people in public forums or in our support inbox when plugins fail to work correctly. In this article, I am going to address the cause and effect feeling you get when running into a situation like this. Here’s the story. You do searches for a WordPress to handle a specific task.…