Images

Editing Images on WordPress

The below video shows you the basics of scaling/resizing, cropping & rotating / flipping images from within the WordPress media library.

Current Front Page Thumbnail

If you want to use a thumbnail of your most current PDF’s front page – create the following URL to use in other places, like the newsletter: (website)/dynamicpage/currentimage/(size) To display, use the html: <img src=”(url you just created)”> To link this image somewhere, use the code: <a href=”(URL you want to link to)”><img src=”(image url)”></a>

Inserting Images into Articles & Pages

Overview When creating or editing a WordPress page or blog post, you can easily add images at any time using the WordPress Media Uploader tool. Here’s how to add an image, step-by-step, using the media uploader: Step 1 – Placing your cursor In order to add an image to your page or post, you must first insert your cursor in the place in the text where you want the image […]

MaxGalleria – Slick Slider

Activating the Slick Slider option will allow you to use the Slick Slider template in your image galleries. Options Gallery Skin: Standard, Silver, Kitt, Ghost and Black are the five main options for gallery skin that will adjust how the slider image looks as well as the dots that appear below the slider. Slider Captions Enabled: Turns on the display of the image title field. The title will appear when […]

MaxGalleria – Instagram

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. On the settings tab, in media Sources you’ll see Instagram. Granting Access To start pulling from Instagram you need to let Instagram know that everything is cool. Clicking Grant Access will take you to Instagram to […]

MaxGalleria – Image Slider

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. Options Gallery Skin: Standard, Silver, Kitt, Ghost and Black are the five main options for gallery skin that will adjust how the slider image looks as well as the dots that appear below the slider. Slider […]

MaxGalleria – Image Showcase

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. The showcase features one large image on top of the thumbnails that changes whenever the thumbnails are clicked. Adjusting Gallery Settings Gallery Skin: MaxGalleria comes packaged with a few standard skins. Currently there are, No Border, […]

MaxGalleria – Image Carousel

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. The Image Carousel add-on is only for image galleries. Adjusting Carousel Settings   Gallery Skin: Image Carousel comes packaged with a few standard skins. Currently there are, No Border, Picture Frame, Portal, Portal Dark, Standard, Standard […]

MaxGalleria – Facebook

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. Authorizing Facebook: Once the plugin has been installed and activated, go to Galleries > Settings using the menu on the left side of the WordPress admin. Under “Media Sources” on the left side of the page, […]

MaxGalleria – Basic Image & Video Guide

Note:  This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. If you’d like to use your new gallery in a post or page, you can grab the shortcode in the bottom right of your Gallery Edit page, or use the “Add Gallery” option in the TinyMCE […]