Ellsinore

Hi, David! You’re so patient, I really appreciate it. I obviously have no clue what I’m doing, but I have made progress!

First, yes, please mark the previous topic resolved.

This is the link to the page I’m creating:

http://cousin-collector.com/blog/?page_id=690

Obviously, it’s only public now for you to view it, as you will soon see. 😀 But the site is lightly trafficked.

The code I used for that page is:

[mla_gallery]
post_parent=all
orderby=title
columns=0
category=photos
post_mime_type=’image/jpeg’
link=file
mla_style=none
mla_caption=”template:{+exif:ALL_EXIF+}<br /><br />{+title+}<br /><br />{+description+} (Tags: {+exif:COMPUTED,Keywords+}) ({+file_size,kbmb(m)+})”
[/mla_gallery]

(I want to import the “Keywords” as “Tags” so the “Private” keyword limits public access to those images, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.)

If it helps, this is what I’m trying to do: I have thousands of photos and images related to my research. I’m trying to catalog them. The best way to do that is to put the info in the image metadata so it is preserved. Unfortunately, that’s not easily accessed in most image programs — I’m using FastStone. The metadata is also not easily searchable. Since the images are already on the server, I can import them into my WP installation and find/search them from there. Some can be public, but not all, so that’s one trigger I’m trying to work out.

“XMP data varies quite a bit depending on the tool that added the data to the file. That’s another reason I’d like to have a look at the file(s) myself.”

Yes, that became painfully evident with the different results I was getting. The metadata that you see on that page was done in the Windows Explorer window. There are fields at the bottom to enter the information easily — all the other programs I tried required a lot of mouse work and I’m a keyboard girl. LOL! Anyway, I’m getting consistent results doing it that way, as you can see, so now I just need to figure out how to import that info into the Media WP entry, or access and style it via the [mla_gallery] codes.

I also know I need to use “template” but I’m still working on that, too. 😀

It’s a slow work in progress. For instance, I need to enable “tags” in the setting, I think.

Thank you so much for the help. I’m *almost* there. It seems at this point it’s just shortcode syntax issues. 🙂

(Hope this isn’t TMI!)

Welcome back, David! Please don’t waste your time with this one. After a much needed break, I’ve figured out I was not only in the wrong ballpark, but three states away! I’m making progress now with refreshed brain cells.

Thanks for the great plugin! 🙂