Feature Requests

Thank you for creating the NextGEN Gallery Media Library Add-on. I have a question, though. Is there a way to have it import the caption information from the Media Library in addition to the images?

Hello BillDempsey,

Try the latest update version 0.3.0 that feature is already implemented.

Hey Bill,

Thanks for posting your request, and giving us an opportunity to improve our plugin. Since your request was feasable and we decided to use it, you are now entitled to a credit for any of Jagged Edge Media’s Pro Addons, presently available or ones we are working on for the future.

I have your contact info, so I will email you details on how to redeem your credits.

Thanks again, and we appreciate the support.

Johnny

Hi Johnny
Just wondered if it would be possible to provide an additional/alternative workflow by adding a link to adding images to NGG galleries directly in the Media Lirary called Add Images to NG Gallery (as opposed to Add Images from Media Library).
Cheers

Paul

@pawriter: we will not be looking into adding any new features until NGG 2.X.X is stable.

However, can you please explain a little better what it is you are asking…

Are you saying that you would like to be able to use the Media Library, upload an image, and have the option to place it in the NGG through there?

Referring to NGG 1.9.13 (the last 1.X version before 2.X) I can comment that NGG uses it’s own folder in WP for its gallery images. It may be possible to reverse access that folder and instead of just using the NGG interface, we may be able to utilize the Media Library Interface.

If that is what you are talking about, then we will check on it. However, we are still looking at reviewing the new NGG 2.X before we do anything else, as it has been highly buggy and incompatible with many other plugins and themes.

I will tell you this much. I like your idea, and if it’s possible, we will probably release it as part of our inexpensive pro version. if we do that, you will be entitled to a free license (or dev license) for the pro version.

So stay tuned, and we’ll let you know.

Johnny

Johnny,
Thanks for your reply. I completely understand and agree with your need to wait for NGG 2.0 stability.
I was looking at this from the perspective of one of my clients, who is a painter and print maker.
What I am attempting to give her is a simple method of keeping her site up to date.
So, yes I was suggesting that it would be nice to use the media library as the only upload vehicle and then have an option in the media library interface or the media menu to launch your interface for adding images to the Next Gen galleries.
In that way I can remove the Add Gallery/Images menu option from NGG and she never sees the NGG upload option.
This would simplify her workflow so all images go into the media library where she can use them in blog posts, and other pages but use your interface to move (copy) those she wants to put in her galleries.
She can then use the NGG Manage Gallery option to create new galleries and manipulate images in them (transfer/remove/caption etc.).
I realise this causes duplication of images in the media library and the NGG galleries but, unlike photographic sites, her images are likely only to amount to hundreds of pictures so the duplication is not a big overhead.
Here is the development site I am setting up (using my photos instead of her paintings) Subee
The idea is to give her complete, simple control over her content.

On the back-end perhaps a Media menu item to “Add Image to Gallery” linked to the same target
https://site_url/wp/wp-admin/admin.php?page=nggallery-add-gallery#frommedialibrary
as your “Add Image from Media Library’ option in the NGG Add Gallery/Image page would be sufficient.

I hope I have explained this adequately.

If not below is a link to a Google Doc to illustrate it for you to look at:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5zt_afTNFMpNHhFZ2pYUFlWVVk/edit?usp=sharing

Well i think your idea is great. Unfortunately we don’t know if we will even be able to continue our Addon for the 2.X version at all. In their infinite wisdom, NGG has gotten rid of many of the hooks that are essential for tying into the plugin.

As a result, we may be forced to abandon the future release, and only leave this one up for those who continue to use the legacy version. We originally developed this addon per my own request to simplify the process of using NGG on one of MY client’s sites.

It seems as if NGG is trying to lock its users into only using its plugin and extensions. Or that they simply don’t care about how others wish to extend their plugin.

And that is their choice. but it does affect the development of extensions considerably.

So stay tuned, and we will see what we can do.

Johnny

Thanks again for your reply, Johnny.
I wish I could be of more technical help
Is it time to fork the most recent GPL v2 version? I guess the other add-on developers are in a similar position.

Well fortunately we are bigger geniuses, than the people at the parent plugin. tehe

We have decided to take a completely loop around approach toward our Addon in relation to the NGG Parent. The new NextGEN Gallery Media Library Addon 2, will in fact do what you want, and likely only what you want, to avoid conflicts with the NGG 2.X interface.

I won’t elaborate any further on our plans, as this will likely be released as a separate plugin and will likely be a Pro release.

However, since you brought upon this idea, even though our method will be somewhat different, I will still award you free licensing for contributing to the idea.

Since I believe many people are going to continue to use the latest stable 1.9.13 version, of which this plugin addon still works for correctly…we are going to probably stop production of any further features for this FREE version, unless we can find the features of great value to the users and there are still a large number of people using this version.

And because we will have to also deal with NGG 2.X Pro Version, then the version 2 of this plugin that goes along with it, is going to have to be Pro in order to justify the time on keeping up with NGG 2.X development.

This is unfortunate, since so many people find our addon useful.

Depending on its depth, we plan on keeping the Pro 2.X version below $20 USD. And we will be offering extended and developer’s licenses through our Membership site.

Johnny