The second WordPress question I’d like to address is from Hillary of FreeOurMidwives.org. She is using the Thesis theme and is currently using the random image widget included in Thesis, but wants something that will show off more photos
Her question:
I’m looking for a great way to show off photos on my wordpress blog. I use thesis and can add them to the rotating image box, but we are doing a photography project and would like a clean, easy to interface modality for showing off the pictures. Any ideas?
Adding photos to my sidebar is something I’ve never really needed to do before, so I’ll have to admit, I had to do a little research! I’ve found a couple of plugins that create nice slideshows for your sidebar…
Lazyest
This gallery/slideshow plugin is cool because it automatically resizes your images so you don’t have to worry about your images being too big for your sidebar. However, it has several downsides. You must also have a page for a full-gallery (and I did not like the way that worked), images must be uploaded one at a time, and must be done through the dashboard. I found there were way too many steps, setting up this plugin took time, and was a little confusing.
Drop In Image Slideshow
This plugin is very simple and while it doesn’t auto-resize for you, all the images are stored in the same folder (which you can specify!) and is completely managed via the widget in Appearance/Widgets. Images are added via FTP to the folder you specify and are automatically added to the show. I highly recommend this plugin as it seems very lightweight, quick loading, and run smoothly. You’ll just need to be sure and resize your images before upload.
Readers, if you have more suggestions, please add them to the comment area! I would love to see people with a little more experience in this area help to answer Hillary’s question!
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