NextGen template not working anymore

@drtanz – We do not bundle a “photogallery” template with NextGEN Gallery so that would be the first place to look … I would imagine if you re-added that “template” you would get what you are expecting.

– Cais.

Thanks Cais, what do you mean by re-adding the template?

@drtanz – You appear to be referencing the “photogallery” template in your shortcode, which is what you would need to re-add.

When a plugin is updated through the standard WordPress Updates routine it essentially deletes all of the files and folders within the plugin main folder and then replaces them with the latest stable version from the Plugin repository. This basically removes your custom template and does not replace it … you have to “re-add” it yourself (usually via FTP).

You can save the template in one of two places currently:
/wp-content/themes/[yourtheme]/nggallery/
/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/

The first location is safe against plugin updates (but not theme updates, which work in the same fashion as plugin updates).

– Cais.

Thanks, the page worked fine until at least version 1.9.13 which I’ve now reverted to. However I’d like to keep the plugin itself updated, obviously without breaking the site’s look.

Where can I find the ‘photogallery’ template in the old version of nextgen and where should I now place it?

@drtanz – I noted above where you can save the template in current NextGEN Gallery installations (which is what we support).

As to where to find the “photogallery” template, I do not know … it is not a part of NextGEN Legacy that I am able to locate. I suspect it was a custom template.

– Cais.

It is indeed a custom template named gallery-photogallery.php and it is places the active theme’s /nggallery folder. According to your earlier explanation that should work even when I update the plugin to the latest version. However this is not the case. As soon as I upgrade beyond 1.9.13 the page https://bit.ly/1t5E5HR breaks as noted in my original post.

Here is the code that is found within gallery-photogallery.php:

<?php
/**
Template Page for the gallery overview

Follow variables are useable :

	$gallery     : Contain all about the gallery
	$images      : Contain all images, path, title
	$pagination  : Contain the pagination content

 You can check the content when you insert the tag <?php var_dump($variable) ?>
 If you would like to show the timestamp of the image ,you can use <?php echo $exif['created_timestamp'] ?>
**/
?>
<?php if (!defined ('ABSPATH')) die ('No direct access allowed'); ?><?php if (!empty ($gallery)) : ?>

	<!-- Thumbnails -->
	<?php foreach ( $images as $image ) : ?>

	<div id="ngg-image-<?php echo $image->pid ?>" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" <?php echo $image->style ?> >
		<div class="column" >
			<h3 class="heading-center"><span><?php echo $gallery->title; ?></span></h3>
            <ul><li><a href="<?php echo $image->imageURL ?>" <?php echo $image->thumbcode ?> >
				<?php if ( !$image->hidden ) { ?>
				<img src="<?php echo $image->thumbnailURL ?>" <?php echo $image->size ?> />
				<?php } ?>
			</a></li></ul>
		</div>
	</div>

	<?php if ( $image->hidden ) continue; ?>
	<?php if ( $gallery->columns > 0 && ++$i % $gallery->columns == 0 ) { ?>
		<br style="clear: both" />
	<?php } ?>

 	<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

@drtanz – We really do not offer support for custom templates although at a very quick glance nothing in the code above appears to be out of order.

Looking at that page, everything appears fine … what am I expecting to see broken?

– Cais.

I understand that you don’t offer support. The template has always worked fine and what you are seeing is the good result achieved with NextGen 1.9.13. However when I upgrade to a later version the template breaks. This is the frustrating thing about it as from the documentation it seems that these templates should remain working.

Any further help on this? I’m stuck on the old version as it stands but would love to upgrade.

Would love some help on it.

@drtanz – I just copied and pasted the code above into a custom template and tested it within a local test environment … it works fine (at a glance). Obviously its geared more towards you usage but I’m not seeing anything breaking the page.

I would expect the template just needs to be tweaked a bit to use the latest versions of NextGEN Gallery.

– Cais.