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How to add Albums

CREATE A NEW ALBUM

1) Navigate to Gallery > Manage Albums on your WordPress Dashboard.

2) Next to Add new album, give your new album a name and then click Add.

3) Next to 'Select album' > make sure your new album is selected.

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4) Drag and drop your galleries over into your new album area, see:

5) Once you're done adding your galleries, click Update, and you're done!

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If you want to know detailed information on  how to edit your album, please, visit the following link: Manage Albums

ADD ALBUM TO PAGE/POST

1) Follow the steps below to access our Add Gallery Window.

The Add Gallery Window is accessed by clicking the (+) symbol and select the NextGEN Gallery icon (you can use the search box to find NextGEN Gallery if it does not appear):

Select a display type

2) Click Add NextGEN Gallery and under Insert Into Page > Choose Display, select Albums in the dropdown menu to list the album display options, and select Pro Grid Album

What would you like to display?

3) Under Choose Display by default it should say Galleries in the first field; choose Albums from the list. In the second field below click once on select an album and then select the album you just created (or previously created).

Customize the display settings

4) Under Insert Into Page > Customize Display Settings, go through each setting and adjust as desired. You can skip this step if you wish to use the default settings (set under Gallery > Gallery Settings in the dashboard).

5) If you wish to exclude or sort your galleries in your album, you may do so under Insert into Page > Sort or Exclude tab.

6) Last step, click Save, and then publish/update your page and you're done! Your finished album should look something like ours below:

Pro Grid will display like this:

Pro List will display like this:

Basic Compact will display like this:

Weddings

People

Landscapes

Landscapes 2

Weddings 2

People 2


Basic Extended will display like this:

Gorgeous wedding and bridal photography. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

A gallery of distinctive portraits and personalities. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

Stunning landscape imagery of forest, mountains, coasts, and more. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

Stunning landscape imagery of forest, mountains, coasts, and more. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

Gorgeous wedding and bridal photography. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

A gallery of distinctive portraits and personalities. This is a gallery description. You can add and edit your own gallery descriptions. They also support html.

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