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One of the best features of WordPress 2.6 and above is the built-in Gallery that makes displaying multiple photos a ‘one-click’ event. But wait! Before you start uploading, make sure that you have the Firefox browser installed. Up to now, (the current WordPress release), photo uploads is [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 2: Adding Images / Media Now, the fun part. See the Add Media area. It’s on the same level as POST, but on the right side. If you hover your mouse on the LITTLE SQUARE near the Add Media label, you will get the little Add an Image icon as shown below. [caption id="attachment_458" [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 4 Adding Captions Though not necessary, I find it better to add captions for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). They find our articles and photos faster and better. It’s actually easy, just lots of copy and paste. There are times when I have to personalize captions but those are few and far [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 5 When doing a gallery, you have to repeat this for all the images you have uploaded. And since this is a runway show, it’s just a matter of copy and paste, so it is actually an easy task. When doing this. I usually leave the LINK URL as is, meaning, I don’t touch it. I just worry about [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialArguably the most important WordPress plug-in for any website that displays a lot of photos, the NEXGEN Gallery is very easy to use and it only takes a few minutes to learn it. This tutorial assumes the following: · You have chosen the photos you want to upload · The photos have been optimized, [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 2 Adding the Gallery Clicking on ADD GALLERY will bring you to this page step021.jpg Type in the name of your gallery in the area highlighted by red. For naming conventions, using the name of the designer and the season is best because it is to remember. Again, the length has to be taken [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 3 Uploading Images Still on the same page, click on UPLOAD IMAGES step031.jpg The page will turn to this, with the Upload Images in a darker blue background, a BROWSE Button. step032.jpg Things to note: The bottom has TWO buttons. In our example, one button says UPLOAD IMAGES (right) [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 4.1: Adding the Gallery to the Article Now, its time to go to the post area. This part of the tutorial assumes the following: · You have written your article · You have uploaded the article like in the example below. step041.jpg The example above just shows text (the article). There [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorialStep 5.1 Adding the NEXGEN Gallery In the POST AREA, just below the word POST, are a series of icons. Click on the second to the last icon. It’s highlighted in RED here. step051.jpg Clicking will bring up the NEXGEN pop up window step052.jpg It is defaulted to GALLERY. The Album and [Read more]
Tags: WordPress tutorial[caption id="attachment_450" align="alignleft" width="156" caption="Chesapeake Bay"][/caption] No, this is not about the movies starring Nicholas Cage. Unfortunately, this is real and actually very sad that we have allowed the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest watershed to reach this [Read more]
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