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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms] Is there a way to use NextGen Gallery Tags in Tag Groups?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/#post-8304322)
 * Ah! There’s the head slap. Thank you kind sir. I’ll make a button for my browser
   since I don’t know how to make one on the WP Admin screen and will forever clearly
   specify underscores from dashes! It works wonderfully. Our NextGEN photos are
   now organized by tags neatly compiled within our custom tag groups headings.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms] Is there a way to use NextGen Gallery Tags in Tag Groups?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/#post-8300950)
 * I have created about 12 groups. On the WP Tags page where I would normally apply
   them to groups, none of the NG tags show up. My normal WP tags are there but 
   they are not tied to the images in NG so it does not good to group them. In the“
   manage tags” section of NG there is not option for applying the tags to groups.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms] Is there a way to use NextGen Gallery Tags in Tag Groups?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/#post-8300935)
 * Going to [http://direys.com/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=ngg-tag](http://direys.com/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=ngg-tag)
   it returns a response of “Invalid Taxonomy”.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms] Is there a way to use NextGen Gallery Tags in Tag Groups?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-way-to-use-nextgen-gallery-tags-in-tag-groups/#post-8300893)
 * Thanks for the reply Chris.
    I have written a large number of tags via the NextGEN
   gallery window when editing the photos. It is acting as if it is unrelated to
   the WP tag system though the NextGEN developer says that they base their tag 
   system on the underlying WP system. Under your Tag Groups Settings–Basics–Taxonomies
   I have four listed taxonomies, category,post-tag,post-format and ngg-tag. I have
   deselected all but the ngg-tag in an attempt to get rid of potential confusion.
   The ngg tags won’t show up in the main tag area where I would have the opportunity
   to group them via your plugin. It would be very beneficial to be able to have
   the tags grouped for my customers when searching our photographs. Thanks for 
   your help.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Media Library Assistant] How do I provide a front-end search of my media items using Custom Fields?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/#post-7283059)
 * I will contact you through your website and we can continue discussion through
   private email. Thanks for your help 🙂
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Media Library Assistant] How do I provide a front-end search of my media items using Custom Fields?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/#post-7283041)
 * I look forward to it! Thanks – have fun!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Media Library Assistant] How do I provide a front-end search of my media items using Custom Fields?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/#post-7283034)
 * Thanks for the links and the information about taxonomies. I think defining some
   new taxonomies is definitely the way I want to go. I’m happy to learn to use 
   PHP, if that’s what’s required to make this happen – most plugins I find are 
   for use on posts, not media items. The first article showed some PHP and I think
   I can read it fairly well, I just don’t know exactly what functions I’d have 
   access to or would want to call. And I still have no idea where I would insert
   that code. What are you willing to teach me? 🙂
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Media Library Assistant] How do I provide a front-end search of my media items using Custom Fields?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/)
 *  Thread Starter [direys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/direys/)
 * (@direys)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-provide-a-front-end-search-of-my-media-items-using-custom-fields/#post-7282923)
 * Thanks for your reply, David. (Sorry I got your name wrong 🙁 )
 * I have some limited programming experience, mostly with excel formulas. (I’ve
   also written some c++ programs and JASS scripts, although that was many years
   ago now)
 * I think you’re right on the taxonomies. I’d certainly prefer a hierarchical, 
   limited vocabulary option for managing my filters – I just couldn’t figure out
   how to set those up. (I thought the custom fields was the way to do it) Categories
   didn’t quite seem like the right method to me – I want each photo to have a designated“
   species” but I don’t want to be able to search “show me all photos categorized
   as ‘species’ ” … does that make sense?
 * I’d love some clear instruction on how to set up taxonomies and where to apply
   shortcode, and how to read/parse it. (I assume that’s how I would get what I 
   need to show filters on the front end of my website)
 * Thanks again for your help,
    -Jessi

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