Title: [Plugin: NextGEN Gallery] poor plugin useless support
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: NextGEN Gallery] poor plugin useless support

 *  Resolved [head1ess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/head1ess/)
 * (@head1ess)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/)
 * don’t bother with this plugin, as if you ever have any need for support there
   is nothing there

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 *  [Alex Rabe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexrabe/)
 * (@alexrabe)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851558)
 * Yep, I can agree… Good that there exists other plugins with better support
 *  [trippa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trippa/)
 * (@trippa)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851572)
 * It works fine for me.
 *  Thread Starter [head1ess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/head1ess/)
 * (@head1ess)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851907)
 * Alex i’d be interested to know what you are using instead?? cheers
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851908)
 * >  Alex i’d be interested to know what you are using instead
 * lol….um check the plugin author at the bottom of this page
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)
 * I’m sure he’s just sick of posts on here which do not ask questions but only 
   complain about free products. Ones which work for a large number of people I’d
   say juding by the number of downloads vs. complaints:
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/stats/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/stats/)
 *  Thread Starter [head1ess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/head1ess/)
 * (@head1ess)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851909)
 * Ha, OK didn’t notice that one!!!!!
 * But my point is this; the image rotate needs separate plugin the instructions
   for that are from another contributor and are useless!
 * Also instructions for next gen itself are not much better!
 * And if anyone unhappy about people airing their views then maybe wordpress should
   be changed so that when you report a plugin as not working it shouldnt take you
   to a post input screen!
 * That was reason for me adding a post! and yes I know alex developed this v popular
   plugin, and yes it is free, but that is nature of wordpress ie open source so
   please dont try to make them out as martyrs for developing.
 * It didn’t work for me, and i am sure that it works for many others, so there 
   is a conflict somewhere between my theme and nextgen.
 * And heres my gripe, to have an f&Q with just 8 titles takes the mickey, and I
   aint trawling through thousands of posts to find something similar to my issue.
 * rant over thank you all and goodnight
 *  [jpgriceoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpgriceoz/)
 * (@jpgriceoz)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851912)
 * I have posted several times on the wordpress forum for this plugin about the 
   fact that the albums and galleries drag and drop system does not work on my site.
   I havent gotten one response from Alex the author, nor anyone else. I have not
   complained once about this plugin. I researched the topic before coming on this
   forum. I found one solution dated one year ago that states there may be problems
   between next gen and other plugins. I disabled all my plugins and tried it again
   and no avail. I tried to deactivate, delete, and reupload the next gen. None 
   of these solved my problem, and no response from anyone.
 * So I will try again. The plugin was working fine and then all of a sudden I could
   not drag the galleries into the albums. There clearly is a javascript/jquery 
   problem that i need to resolve but Im not sure how to resolve it. I dont even
   know why this album and gallery has to use a drag and drop system in the first
   place. It seems that many of the wordpress plugins that use jquery include different
   libraries and screw other plugins up (and dont suggest use google libraries because
   it doesnt help either). Even wordpress’ own menu system that drags and drops 
   has seemed to have a lot of problems judging from research on forums.
 * Anyways, I would love some help because when it was working this plugin was solid.
   Anybody have any suggestions? Alex?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851914)
 * > I have posted several times on the wordpress forum for this plugin about the
   > fact that the albums and galleries drag and drop system does not work on my
   > site.
 * You have? That’s strange – I can only see one NexGen post (this post, in fact)
   in your profile.
 *  [croba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/croba/)
 * (@croba)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851925)
 * >  poor plugin useless support (8 posts)
   > don’t bother with this plugin, as if you ever have any need for support there
   > is nothing there
 * I just joined the forum, mainly to say thanks, while I am trawling for answers
   to questions I have, then I come across this thread…..
 * Sorry this has annoyed me a bit, which is now distracting me from my work!!
 * Do you seriously think this kind of attitude is going to help Alex and encourage
   other developers to write free software for you?
 * Try giving some constructive feedback and examples of the problems you are having
   instead, you never know it could be user error!
 * And breath…..
 * Thanks for your hard work Alex, some of us appreciate and respect the difficulties
   involved in writing software. Keep it up!
 *  Thread Starter [head1ess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/head1ess/)
 * (@head1ess)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-poor-plugin-useless-support/#post-1851933)
 * > Try giving some constructive feedback and examples of the problems you are 
   > having instead, you never know it could be user error!
   > And breath…..
 * Ok after a having a couple of nights respite and much needed sleep I have thought
   in retrospect about my comments.
 * To Alex and supporters; the plugin when working on a stand alone test site is
   fantastic, and there is, as far as I can see, nothing else out there like it.
   My problem solely lies in my own internal site conflicts which is frustrating
   me to say the least.
 * However like I said, I have stepped away for a couple of days and would like 
   to apologise for the initial thread post, and thank you for developing something“
   for free” that can do all the things Nextgen can.
 * The work is appreciated by me even though my initial title suggests differently.
   so if you would accept my thanks an humblest of apologies! truce?

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