Image Galleries
BACKGROUND:
Every page in SiteNinja CMS has an attached image gallery, but the Image-Video Gallery Module is dedicated solely to managing images and videos. This module is ideal for managing portfolios of your images, art or videos.
Step #1 - Go To Gallery
- Click the "Galleries" or "Images" Admin menu.
- Click the "Make a New Gallery" link.
Step #2 - Create Gallery
- Title: Enter a brief Title.
- Description: For your use only. Will not display on public site.
- Body: Any content entered in this field will be displayed in the middle of the page. Entering content here will change the public gallery view of your images from thumbnails in the middle of the page to thumbnails in the right side column.
- Hide this gallery: will hide the gallery from the public site.
- Show as slideshow: will display the gallery as a large slideshow with thumbnail images under the slideshow.
Step #3 - Add First Image
Step #4 - Enter Image or Video Information
- Alt Title: This is a required field. It is used by Search Engines to index words describing the image or video. Try to use keyword phrases to optimize your image or video.
- Image: Click the Choose File button to select the image from your computer. If you are managing videos, this image will be used as the thumbnail image to represent the video.
- Description: You can leave this blank. If you fill it in, the content will be displayed under your image or video on the public view of the image or video.
- Additional Options: You do not need to set any options to add images or videos to the Gallery.
Step #5 - Add More Images
Step #5a - Feature your Gallery
- Click the Admin/Galleries menu to see the screen below.
- Adding More Images: click the Image icon to add more images/videos.
- Homepage Slideshow: To feature your gallery in the homepage slideshow, click the Red Star icon. When it turns green, the gallery will be featured in the homepage slideshow.
- Add to Menus: You can add your gallery to the main menu of the site by clicking the link icon.
Step #6 - View All Galleries on the Public Site
- Go to the Gallery page of your public site.
- Click the Gallery you want to view. NOTE: the 1st image in your Gallery will become the thumbnail representing the entire Gallery.
Step #7 - View All Images in Gallery
- Click any Image to view a detail page for that image or video.