=== Photo Gallery Plus - Image Gallery Plugin for WordPress ===
Contributors: thewpgeeks
Donate link: https://thewpgeeks.com/
Tags: album, gallery, gallery plugin, gallery widget, gallery widget, image gallery, masonry gallery, media gallery, photo album, photo gallery, wordpress gallery, wordpress gallery plugin
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.8
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Photo Gallery Plugin can be used to create a gallery widget, media gallery, image gallery, portfolio gallery and photo albums.

== Description ==

= Image Gallery Plugin for WordPress by Photo Gallery Plus =

**[Photo Gallery Plus](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/)** is a **WordPress Gallery Plugin** launched in 2017. 

* [Photo Gallery Plus - Image Gallery Plugin for WordPress](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/)
* [Photo Gallery Plus Demos](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/)
* [Photo Gallery Plus Documentation](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/documentation/)

Photo Gallery Plus is a fully responsive **WordPress Image Gallery Plugin** with super advanced functionality.

It allows you to create beautiful **responsive photo gallery** for your WordPress site in minutes, not hours!

We put in extra effort to ensure that Photo Gallery Plus is the **best responsive image gallery plugin** for WordPress. 

It's great for general use, but powerful enough for the most demanding photographers, visual artists, and imaging professionals.

Your **image gallery** will always look great on all devices (mobile, tablet, laptop, and desktop). Just sit and relax!

Photo Gallery allows you to upload unlimited number of pictures and create as many image galleries as you need.

= LIVE DEMOS FOR IMAGE GALLERY AND PHOTO ALBUMS =

* [Photo Gallery Plus Demos](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Lightboxes](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lightboxes-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Pagination](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-pagination-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Thumbnail Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Lightboxes](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lightboxes-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Pagination](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-pagination-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Masonry Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-masonry-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout](https://thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Slide Show Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-slideshow-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Image Browser Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-image-browser-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout with Lightboxes](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lightboxes-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout with Pagination](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-pagination-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-justified-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-justified-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-justified-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-justified-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Justified Grid Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-justified-grid-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-title-description-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout with Lightboxes](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lightboxes-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout with Pagination](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-pagination-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style with Lazy Load](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-lazy-load-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style with Filters](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-filters-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style with Order By](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-order-by-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style with Search Box](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-search-box-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout with Watermark](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-watermark-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout with Animation Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-animation-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Blog Style Layout with Special Effects](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/individual-images-with-special-effects-blog-style-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Compact Album Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/compact-album-with-title-description-thumbnail-layout/)
* [Image Gallery in Extended Album Layout](https://www.thewpgeeks.com/frontend-demos/extended-album-with-title-description-thumbnail-layout/)

= Photo Gallery Plus Standard Edition Features =

* 100% Responsive Photo Gallery Plugin.
* Create & Manage unlimited amount of image galleries on your wordpress site.
* Upload unlimited amount of photos/images in your gallery.
* Images uploaded are stored in a separate directory to avoid mess up with wp-uploads.
* Photo Metadata is fetched from each image and populates to Title, Description, Alt Text Fields too.
* Photo Metadata is retrieved as per IPTC Standard mentioned [here](https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/photo-metadata/)
* Add Gallery Title and Gallery Description to each of your galleries.
* Add Image Title, Image Description, Alt Text to each of your images in your photo gallery. 
* Possibility to exclude images from displaying in a particular gallery.
* Add Single Gallery to your page or post using a shortcode.
* Add a caption to each photo in the album.
* Change the size of album cover thumbnails and photos in the album. 
* Choose a number of pictures to display in one row in the gallery album. 
* View pictures as a slide show and in a full size.
* 3 different Widgets: Display a single album, create a list of album links, display latest/random media
* User-friendly AJAX admin
* Upload different types of media

= WordPress Image Gallery Step by Step Guide =

= Step 1: Installing the Photo Gallery Plugin = 

= Minimum requirements. =
*   Wordpress 3.1+
*   PHP 5.x
*   MySQL 5.x

= Using The WordPress Dashboard =

1. Navigate to the 'Add New' in the Plugins Dashboard
2. Search for 'Photo Gallery Plus'
3. Click 'Install Now'
4. Activate the Plugin on the Plugin dashboard

= Uploading in WordPress Dashboard =

1. Navigate to the 'Add New' in the Plugins Dashboard
2. Navigate to the 'Upload' area
3. Select `photo-gallery-plus.zip` from your computer
4. Click 'Install Now'
5. Activate the Plugin in the Plugin dashboard

= Using FTP =

1. Download `photo-gallery-plus.zip`
2. Extract the `photo-gallery-plus` directory to your computer
3. Upload the `photo-gallery-plus` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
4. Activate the Plugin in the Plugin's dashboard

** For Mac Users

1. Go to your Downloads folder and locate the folder with the Plugin.
2. Right-click on the folder and select Compress. 
3. Now you have a newly created .zip file which can be installed as described here.


== Changelog ==

= 1.0.3 =

* FIX: Major Bugs Fixed
* FIX: Obsolete Code Removed
* TWEAK: Code Optimized


= 1.0.2 =

* FIX: Photo Gallery Bugs Fixed
* TWEAK: Photo Gallery Code Optimized

= 1.0.1 =

* FIX: Photo Gallery Bugs Fixed

= 1.0.0 =

* Initial Version Release