How do i add a gallery to a post?

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 4:18 pm

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  hey,
  I know this been asked before but just want a clear answer on how to add a gallery to a post.
  Also, click on my name it will take you to my blog.
  Thanks
  Anna

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  dassfds · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 4:20 pm

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  check out my blog and if interested i can guide you lizozom.wordpress.com

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 4:25 pm

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  I need more help

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 4:40 pm

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  Hi Anna (and ignore the idiot above). Post editor > click Add an Image > Select Files from your computer (you can select more than one at once) > click Save all changes > select gallery settings > click Insert gallery.

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 4:58 pm

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  Thanks so much now see that is an easy straight forward answer I needed :)
  I will try it out. BTW, do you like my blog?
  :)
  Anna

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 5:11 pm

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  YAY I did it.
  Please go take a look and tell me if it looks okay.
  Thanks

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 5:11 pm

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  YAY I did it.
  Please go take a look and tell me if it looks okay.
  Thanks

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 5:24 pm

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  Of course you did it and of course it looks ok. And you did well to select the image link instead of the attachment page, because the second is an unfortunate invention we cannot control.

  I only have one piece of advice. You’re uploading the original files, and these are huge (last one is almost 3MB – 3008×2000 px at a resolution of 300): you’re unnecessarily wasting storing space and uploading time, also making your page slower to load for someone with a slow connection. You should upload copies of your photos after you edit them in an image editing application to reduce their resolution to 72 and/or optimize them for the web.

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  aivzdog · Member · Feb 18, 2009 at 5:30 pm

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  Yea, I know I need to save copies of my photos for the web. I will start reducing their size. I know I really do not need to original huge size on the web. Dont worry I already had that in my head :) Thanks. Anna.

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  jacobbockelmann · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 6:50 am

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  It’s too bad there is no way to make a gallery one can click through, with arrows, to get from one photo to the next easily. That would be a fantastic and simple feature.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 12:38 pm

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  @jacobbockelmann: In some themes you do get navigation tabs in gallery attachment pages. Rumor is the next wp update will include that in all themes. In the meantime, I’ve worked a way to add such tabs (if you care to go through the awful chore it is):

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/managing-a-gallery?replies=12#post-297023

  And please paste the exact URL of your blog when asking questions here – or link your nickname to your blog as explained in the Sticky 8 Things to Know. We usually need that to give a relevant answer.