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 href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/101789917.jpg" title="enjoy the early spring - Boy, Child, Mother">
Mother and her child
enjoy the early spring - Boy, Child, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/105324722.jpg" title="blue eyes and green background - Child, Girl, Green">
Little girl with apple
blue eyes and green background - Child, Girl, Green - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/113131270.jpg" title="reading a green book in the park - Child, Girl, Green, Mother">
Mother and daughter
reading a green book in the park - Child, Girl, Green, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/116708614.jpg" title="in the park with a curious smile - Child, Mother">
Mother and daughter
in the park with a curious smile - Child, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/118663072.jpg" title="on light background - Child, Girl">
Little baby girl
on light background - Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/124552849.jpg" title="blowing away dandelion - Child, Girl">
Beautiful child
blowing away dandelion - Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/126318782.jpg" title="cute kids embracing in a meadow - Boy, Child, Girl">
Young love in sunset
cute kids embracing in a meadow - Boy, Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/137446907.jpg" title="resting on her father's shoulder - Child, Father, Girl">
Little girl
resting on her father's shoulder - Child, Father, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/140287132.jpg" title="carefree childhood - Child, Girl, Orange">
Blowing soap bubbles
carefree childhood - Child, Girl, Orange - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/143408056.jpg" title="and his beautiful daughter hugging in red - Child, Father, Girl, Red">
Happy father
and his beautiful daughter hugging in red - Child, Father, Girl, Red - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/147800240.jpg" title="resting in summer field - Child, Girl">
Kid girl
resting in summer field - Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/154296578.jpg" title="on red background - Child, Girl, Red">
Cute redheaded child
on red background - Child, Girl, Red - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/156253283.jpg" title="and drinking tea at home - Child, Girl">
Child wearing sweater
and drinking tea at home - Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/157340276.jpg" title="outside on a summer holiday - Child, Father, Girl">
Happy father and child
outside on a summer holiday - Child, Father, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/167686745.jpg" title="playing outside in a grassy suburban park - Child">
Cute bros
playing outside in a grassy suburban park - Child - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/170208401.jpg" title="at the beach having fun at sunset together - Boy, Child, Father">
Son on father's shoulders
at the beach having fun at sunset together - Boy, Child, Father - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/174950015.jpg" title="and a cute Labrador puppy at home - Child, Girl, Mother">
Mother with a baby girl
and a cute Labrador puppy at home - Child, Girl, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/174950027.jpg" title="by her mom before they go out together - Child, Girl, Mother">
Girl getting her hair done
by her mom before they go out together - Child, Girl, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/175674395.jpg" title="painting the wall at home - Child, Girl, Turquoise">
7 years old girl
painting the wall at home - Child, Girl, Turquoise - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/177006692.jpg" title="in summer countryside - Boy, Child, Father, Girl, Mother">
Family enjoying a walk
in summer countryside - Boy, Child, Father, Girl, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/180684791.jpg" title="in the blooming spring garden - Child, Girl, Mother">
Happy mother and child
in the blooming spring garden - Child, Girl, Mother - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/189058097.jpg" title="shaving together at home - Boy, Child, Father">
Playful kid and dad
shaving together at home - Boy, Child, Father - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/191553902.jpg" title="in sunglasses over blue sky - Child, Father, Girl">
Father and child
in sunglasses over blue sky - Child, Father, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/192837083.jpg" title="in flower field - Child, Girl">
Child having fun
in flower field - Child, Girl - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/194503964.jpg" title="happy father and son in meadow - Boy, Child, Father">
Beautiful evening sunset
happy father and son in meadow - Boy, Child, Father - <a href="https://justifiedgrid.com/wp-content/gallery/life/family-and-kids/88352689.jpg" title="in the park on a summer day - Child, Girl">
Girl drinks tap water
in the park on a summer day - Child, Girl
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
