Clean and simple list of the plugins I use most often on my WordPress sites and some that I’ve included just because they’re too cool to not mention.
Review of the Best WordPress Plugins
WordPress Gallery Plugins
The Best WordPress Gallery Plugins Compared: Envira Gallery, Jetpack Tiled Galleries, and NextGEN Gallery There are dozens of WordPress gallery plugins available for creating image or photo galleries in WordPress. I teach a three-hour course in Boulder, Colorado, on how to work with WordPress photo gallery plugins, and in preparation I test new plugins and […]
Single Image Lightbox
Q: Is there a plugin that can activate a lightbox-style (or thickbox-style) effect for individual images? Or are they all gallery related only? Yes, Simple Lightbox is a great, free lightbox plugin that allows you to insert an image or group of images on a post or page and view them in a lightbox effect […]
Create an Image Gallery in WordPress Using a Lightbox Plugin
[Note: I updated the list of lightbox plugins below to include more current plugins on 29 May 2015. I only recommend plugins that have a high download number and ongoing support and maintenance. If you run across a plugin you really like, please comment. Thanks. ~Angela] WordPress supports image galleries without having to use any […]
Fancy Borders for NextGEN Gallery Galleries
Inspired by fancy CSS image borders on Web Designer Wall, I wanted to see if I could get the same CSS to work with a NextGEN Gallery gallery. Below are the results. If you’d like to use these borders, here’s what you need to do: 1 – Download this zip file and unzip/decompress it. 2 […]