How to Post Pictures to/from NextGen Galleries!

How to Post Pictures to/from NextGen Galleries!

When you have your post ready for some pictures, scroll down and on your bottom left is a link called “Add Gallery/Images.”

Right click and Open in a New Tab.

You should have a gallery already, but if not, please Add New Gallery with Your Name.

If not, click on “Upload Images” then on “Browse.”

From here, you should find your pictures that you want to upload and click “Open.”

When back on the site page, in the next box click and find your Named gallery.

Once you have your image and gallery chosen, you can then press “Upload.”

You should have a status bar at the top. It shouldn’t take long.

Once they are uploaded you will get a message.

(Note: If your pictures are HD or too big, this step will fail. If this happens, you can go to Picnik and resize your pictures- this is explained later.)

Now that your pictures are in your gallery, back on your Post Page, you click on the “Add an Image” button.

Once here, you do the same as you did earlier and go to the NextGEN Gallery tab.

Find your gallery.

Your pictures should pop up.

Find the picture that you need for the post and  be sure to make sure that “Full Size” is selected and not “Thumbnail”. (Note: It automatically chooses “Thumbnail” so do this step every time.)

Now, press “Insert into Post.”

(Note: You will have to do this step for each picture in each post, unless you are posting a slideshow of pictures. I suggest that unless you have more than 10 pictures, not to do a slideshow.)

Your picture should show up on your Edit Post page.

Next is to check the size of the picture. There are two ways to go about this:

1. Toggle the FullScreen-

Or

2. Press the “Preview” button on the far right.

(Note: How far the picture ‘bleeds’ into the background.)

There are two ways to fix this.

1. Go back to the Edit Post Page. Hover your mouse over the picture and you will see two new icons.

Click on the one that looks like a Mountain Picture.

Here you can resize the picture to be smaller.

All pictures are posted at 100%, you can try seeing what it looks like at 60%.

See how much better?

Another way to fix this problem is the follow the directions below, but using the dimensions 600x400 or vice versa depending on the picture.

Now we will show how to edit pictures for Feature Picutres. (Remember the magic numbers for Features are 590x300)

(Note: Feature pictures must ALWAYS be Landscape/Horizontal Photos!)

Log onto www.Picnik.com

Click on Upload a Photo.

When the pop-up appears find your picture and press Open.

You should automatically be taken to the Edit Tab.

From here, press the Crop Button.

In the two boxes put in 590 and 300. A small box will appear in the page. Drag this box around until you have your picture.

Press OK.

DO NOT GO TO “RESIZE”! THIS STRETCHES OUT PICTURES AND LOOKS BAD!

Once your picture is cropped to the right size, go to Save and Share and name the picture what you need to but be sure to put “Feature” in the title. (Makes it easier to find.)

Now your photo is saved to your computer.

Go back to your Edit Post Page and upload the picture just like you did earlier.

Once your picture is uploaded INTO YOUR GALLERY, back on the Edit Post Page, open “Manage Gallery” in a new tab.

Find your Gallery.

This should show ALL of the pictures you’ve uploaded.

Find your feature photo and right click on the photo. At the top, press “Open in a New Tab”.

In the new tab, highlight the URL at the top. Copy this (Ctrl+C).

Back on the Edit Post Page scroll down to the bottom where it says “Add New Custom Field.”

In the box scroll to ‘feature_photo’ and in the box next to it Paste the copied URL (Ctrl+V).

Press Preview to make sure everything looks good.

And Voila!

*Created by Kaylee Johnson/2011*