How to create a gallery in ProPhoto

  • fabthi

    (@fabthi)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all
    I have a new site under construction and I only have a bunch of images uploaded in the Media library (though no posts, no activity with published images yet).
    Since I want to place a grid in home page, ProPhoto is asking me to select the source from where the images for the grid will come from within this list:
    – recent posts
    – recent posts from category
    – galleries
    – categories
    – select posts/pages
    – custom
    As I said, I don’t have any post nor page published yet so I can’t choose them as sources.
    Similarly, no categories.
    Only source could be Galleries, as I thought that could mean the WordPress Media library.
    But if I pick Galleries as image source for the grid, I am then asked to specify the Gallery name, which I don’t have in my WP at the moment (images are simply uploaded in Media library).
    I therefore assumed I have to create a new gallery in ProPhoto, but despite my efforts I couldn’t find any explanation within PP tutorials section on how to achieve this goal.
    Any PP user who knows how to???

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  • BelovedLovePhotography

    (@belovedlovephotography)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    When creating a new post (or editing an existing one) you can click on the [ProPhoto] button above the visual editor. Then select [New Gallery] and in the popup you can select images from you media library or upload new ones. After selecting images (and setting properties) click the [Insert] button and you will have a gallery inserted into your post.

    See also http://www.prophoto.com/support/images-and-galleries-overview/

    BelovedLovePhotography

    (@belovedlovephotography)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    If you want to create a grid, that can have different sources. A common use case is to show recent posts.

    See this tutorial for the various options: http://www.prophoto.com/support/grids/

    Thread Starter fabthi

    (@fabthi)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hi BLP
    Thanks for your help!
    As I said I don’t have yet any post and/or page published, and I am not going to have posts even in the future because it’s going to be a static website rather than a photoblog.
    Given that, I had a look at the Grid tutorial you addressed me and it looks like the easier way to have images in a grid for me would be to import them through the Custom Grid mode.
    Though It’s a bit weird that having already images in the WP Media library I can’t use them for a Prophoto grid….

    SteveDownshift

    (@stevenetrivet)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Don’t forget that ProPhoto tech support is free, so try contacting us instead of looking for help on the WordPress forums – we’re in the office each workday:
    http://www.prophoto.com/contact/

    Also, avoid using Grids to show off photos – they’re really created to help you link to other content. If you need to link to a Page or Post that isn’t supposed to be public yet, either setup your site to run hidden…
    http://www.prophoto.com/support/under-construction-mode/
    …or publish your post/page as “Private” in WordPress so that it can’t be seen anyone unless they’re logged in – then you can select your post/page in the Grid customization popup.

    If you’re just trying to create a Grid of photos you’ve uploaded, try using the Lightbox Gallery instead:
    http://www.prophoto.com/support/lightbox-galleries/
    You can even hide the first ‘large’ image so only thumbnails are seen – just like a Grid, but for photos you’ve uploaded, not pointing off to other pages/posts. 🙂

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