Instead of directly containing images, NextGEN albums hold galleries or other albums. Show them with Justified Image Grid but continue to use NextGEN's interface to manage them and their contents. Below you can observe JIG vs. native NextGEN and compare their looks and how they work. Note the very useful breadcrumbs - the small navigation above the grid - which comes bundled with the plugin, and how well JIG utilizes the space that is given to it. Feel free to drill down into this multi-level hierarchy: album » album » gallery. See about 700 images neatly organized here. Once you reach the thumbnails you can see that they show title, description and tags of any photo.
Showing NextGEN albums with JIG
A healthy lifestyle.
- <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/104796884.jpg" title="biking in the countryside - Man">
Handsome young man
biking in the countryside - Man - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/110049887.jpg" title="with her dog and bicycle - Woman">
Young woman on vacation
with her dog and bicycle - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/114392500.jpg" title="high up in the sky - Man">
Biker holds bike
high up in the sky - Man 
Old bike
against wooden house- <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/127383308.jpg" title="in the mountains - Man">
A downhill adventure
in the mountains - Man - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/132711494.jpg" title="riding at sunrise - Man, Orange">
Mountain biker
riding at sunrise - Man, Orange - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/134107373.jpg" title="riding a mountain bike in field - Man">
Cyclist man
riding a mountain bike in field - Man - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/136801628.jpg" title="vintage style with sunglasses - Woman, Fashion">
Woman with bicycle
vintage style with sunglasses - Woman, Fashion - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/137646854.jpg" title="in the countryside at sunrise - Woman, Fashion">
Woman in hat with a bike
in the countryside at sunrise - Woman, Fashion - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/141676528.jpg" title="posing on the ground with fixed bike - Woman">
Stylish blonde woman
posing on the ground with fixed bike - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/141969418.jpg" title="through green spring meadow during sunset - Man">
Young man cycling on a rural road
through green spring meadow during sunset - Man - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/142558975.jpg" title="with flowers in basket and one in her hair - Woman">
Woman riding bicycle
with flowers in basket and one in her hair - Woman 
Bicycle in a field
with a flower basket- <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/147035456.jpg" title="and a dirt road ahead - Man">
Young man with bicycle
and a dirt road ahead - Man - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/149097713.jpg" title="with retro bicycle, outdoor in summer - Woman">
Happy young woman
with retro bicycle, outdoor in summer - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/151817687.jpg" title="but find the man in the picture - Woman">
Young girl on the ground
but find the man in the picture - Woman 
Vintage bike handlebar
bokeh made of busy traffic- <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/164236085.jpg" title="having fun and smiling riding bicycle at the beach - Woman, Turquoise">
Carefree woman
having fun and smiling riding bicycle at the beach - Woman, Turquoise - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/166230197.jpg" title="with fixed gear bike in summer sunshine - Woman">
Blonde woman on the street
with fixed gear bike in summer sunshine - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/172966901.jpg" title="with flowing hair on a bicycle - Woman">
Beautiful girl
with flowing hair on a bicycle - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/175802813.jpg" title="on a sunny day - Orange">
Bicycle at sunset
on a sunny day - Orange - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/178057145.jpg" title="smiling with retro bicycle - Woman">
Happy beautiful woman
smiling with retro bicycle - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/190014659.jpg" title="on the shore in sunset - Woman">
Young woman biking
on the shore in sunset - Woman - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/59729584.jpg" title="with their bicycles in a wonderful scenery - Child, Father, Green, Mother">
Family on a trip
with their bicycles in a wonderful scenery - Child, Father, Green, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/64240498.jpg" title="wearing red with scarf and cap - Child, Girl, Red">
Little girl on bike
wearing red with scarf and cap - Child, Girl, Red - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/biking/87594958.jpg" title="on a green meadow with red backpack - Man">
Young man riding on bicycle
on a green meadow with red backpack - Man
The above example uses the following, generated shortcode (how to use):[$justified_image_grid caption=slide last_row=flexible mouse_disable=yes load_more=click load_more_limit=20 ng_album=10 ng_breadcrumb=yes ng_bc_home=custom_text ng_bc_home_text="Overview album" ng_description=yes]
The same thing shown with the original NextGEN
How does showing NextGEN albums work exactly?
They use the same URL structure and conventions as original NextGEN, that's why you can see them in parallel.
What can be displayed on the thumbnails?
- Title of galleries and albums.
- Description of NextGEN albums and galleries, also above the grid. Interestingly, NextGEN does not make use of this.
- Photo count of a gallery in an album, for example "48 Photos".
- Count of NextGEN albums and galleries in an album. This appears separately, for example "2 Albums, 5 Galleries".
How does the integration work?
- The thumbnail order is the same as in original NextGEN.
- You can select multiple NextGEN albums to combine their contents in a grid.
- JIG ensures that each album and gallery has a cover photo (NextGEN does not acquire one automatically, if missing).
- Sort the contents of the album using the global sort options in NextGEN, by their Title or ID - this feature is added by JIG.
I like that breadcrumbs thing, what's the deal with that?
- Show or hide it. Also to even include it on the topmost level or not.
- Change the separator character like arrows, slashes between path elements and optionally at the end.
- Set your own text prefix, for example the 'You are here:' text.
- Re-write the home element or automatically get the title of the current post or the album's name.
- Decide if the home and/or the current content's title should be clickable.
Album management
NextGEN Gallery's album editing screen lets you drag and drop galleries and albums into your desired album.
How do the settings look like?
NextGEN
NextGEN
