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1. korythewebguy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'd like to display albums and galleries with the newest images showing first, namely according to the date/time they were added.

   Is the option or shortcode for doing so simply hidden away somewhere, or is this functionality missing from NextGen Gallery?

   After a considerable amount of searching Google and the WP Forums, I've not found an answer - I may just dive into the PHP code and add this myself, but wanted to ask if this functionality existed before I go and "re-invent the wheel" so to speak.

   Any information or help is greatly appreciated - Thanks in advance to all who reply! :-)

2. korythewebguy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Well, I've found something of a solution:

   By enabling the 'NextGen Gallery Widget,' I can plug this PHP code directly into the template to show a specific number of the most recent images:

   <?php nggDisplayRecentImages(numberofpictures,width,height); ?>

   Unfortunately, I'll have to do a little code modification to make it link to the images as I'd like - It would, however, be nice to see a "By date" sorting method added into the album/gallery shortcode.

   In any case, I genuinely appreciate Alex Rabe and the rest of the NextGen Gallery team creating such a fantastic plug-in - Keep up the excellent work!

3. bee dudler
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,
   as the pictures always get ids counting up as they are added you should simply let sort them by id, you can do that by going to Gallery->Options->Gallery there the last two entries sort by - and ascending or descending.

   P.S.
   you can also use custom fields:
   http://nextgen.boelinger.com/custom-fields/
   best regards
   bee

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