WordPress Reorder Gallery Plugin
Reorder Gallery Info
- Latest Version: 1.0.1
- Downloads: 1,324
- Last Updated: 652 days ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 2.5+
- Tested compatible up to: 2.5.2
- Requires PHP5: Learn more
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Update:
This has been included as part of WordPress since WordPress version 2.6. Only use this plugin for older versions.
When I talked about my first impressions of WordPress 2.5 I mentioned the new shortcodes. Then I went more in depth, as I explained exactly what WordPress Shortcodes were, and how they worked. However, neither time did I mention that there is a shortcode that is built into WordPress (no plugin needed). It’s the gallery shortcode. You can upload images to the post, and then choose to “Insert gallery into post” and it will add a [gallery] tag to your post, which will be replaced with the image gallery when people view it. The problem? Images are stuck in whatever order you upload them in.
This all works great for most people, but I had a client, LifeStory Photography, that wanted to use a flip-book style album to display her photography. The problem was that she needed to regularly reorder the images in her gallery (yes, that flipbook uses the [gallery] shortcode and modifies how it works), and there is no way to re-order the images. This plugin solves that. There is a way to manually set the order using a number (lower is near the beginning, higher is toward the end) in the image details, or you can simply drag and drop to order the images how you want them to appear.
Requires PHP5.
FAQ
I'm having problems sorting since version 1.0.1 of this plugin!
In order to fix another bug, I had to use the filename as a "handle" to drag by. When you move your cursor over the name of the file, it should change to a "move" cursor, at which time you can drag/drop the image as before.
Once I have them in the order I want them, what do I have to do?
Simply click the "Save all changes" button to save their order.
How do I change the order?
Each image will have an "Order" field. The lower the number in that field, the earlier in the gallery it is. If you use the drag and drop sorting, this field is updated for you.
What if some images have the same value?
If images have the same number, they will be ordered with the most recently added last.
