Title: Poorly Integrated
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Poorly Integrated

 *  [cCloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccloud/)
 * (@ccloud)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-integrated/)
 * Despite it’s wild popularity, this plugin is missing some very basic features.
   The first of which is the ability to select photos from the WordPress media library.
 * Strangely te plugin author has chosen to essential recreate the media library
   making photos uploaded to galleries not easily accessible elsewhere on the site,
   and vise versa.
 * This is a very confusing decision, given that the plugins custom media insertion
   method does not offer any exceptionally unique features that could not have been
   accomplished with the standard media library. The plugins site and positive reviews
   praise the ability to upload a .zip file as ease of use, when the standard media
   library would allow you to bulk import pictures all the same, and not have them
   constrained to this plugin.

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 *  [bmlawncare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmlawncare/)
 * (@bmlawncare)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-integrated/#post-7938461)
 * False you have option of import folder to your wordpress images directory anyways
   it makes no difference 1 or the other works fine
 *  [edanzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edanzer/)
 * (@edanzer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-integrated/#post-7938463)
 * [@ccloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccloud/) – I actually think your
   comment on NextGEN – Media library integration is relevant. NextGEN does keep
   it’s images separate from the media library, which has some advantages and some
   drawbacks. We are actually releasing a nicer interface for importing images directly
   from the media library to NextGEN. We’re hoping that will be out in one of the
   next major releases.
 * I guess my main question might be: given everything that NextGEN does and does
   well, do you really think that limited media library integration warrants a one-
   star review? What would you rate NGG if it did everything it current does, but
   also had fuller media library integration?
 * Regardless, thanks for taking the time to leave some thoughtful feedback, both
   for us and for other users. (Erick from Photocrati/NextGEN).
 *  [bmlawncare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmlawncare/)
 * (@bmlawncare)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-integrated/#post-7938465)
 * I think as long as they are optimized preferably with [https://tinypng.com/](https://tinypng.com/)
   
   and having backup originals turned off it is ok as is for now.
 * But definitely would be great with full integration
 *  [edanzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edanzer/)
 * (@edanzer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-integrated/#post-7938470)
 * [@ccloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccloud/) – just following up once
   more to see if you have additional thoughts on this.
 * [@bmlawncare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmlawncare/) – thanks again
   for the additional feedback.

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