how to fix my galleries?

  • Unknown's avatar
    reaporter · Member ·

    If you use the rectangular type of gallery, then the images will be displayed in different sizes. A large photo on the left with two or three smaller photos on the right (or vice versa) is perfectly normal. In your post http://livinginlimericks.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/moments-in-cork/ you can see both arrangements left and right.

    As for the large photo at the end of that gallery, try changing its position so a landscape image (a picture that is wider than it is tall) is the last one. It will cause the gallery to rearrange itself, possibly to a more attractive design.

  • Unknown's avatar
    reaporter · Member ·

    As for the large images, I was referring to the large size you are uploading. You should use a photo editing program to compress them for the web. There is no reason to upload full sized images for the web when the screen displays only 72dpi and your theme displays only a limited width. Your pages will load faster and you won’t waste storage space.

    Here is an article about image optimization:

    Optimize Your Images

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    heids82 – as others have said, to link to any galleries here, just copy-paste the address from your browser’s address bar into the forum post.

    For example, here is one:

    Moments in Cork

    That gallery looks quite lovely to me! Is there something about it that doesn’t look like what you’d expect? As justjennifer said, the reason the gallery isn’t taking up the full width of the page is that the Twenty Ten theme displays posts in a two-column layout, with the right column currently containing the search box, Archives, and Meta.

    If you want your gallery to take up the full width of the page you could look for a different a theme that displays posts in a full-width layout, instead of a two-column layout.

    justjennifer – I’ve moved the newer post you referenced into the Themes forum. (The older one is already closed because of its age.)

  • Unknown's avatar
    heids82 · Member ·

    Got it! It all depends on the theme. Thanks so much for your help.

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    My pleasure.

  • Unknown's avatar
    justjennifer · Member ·

    @heids82-You’re welcome from me too.

    @kathrynwp-Thanks for moving the newer thread and hoping it gets Staff attention soon. I do feel it is such a shame that there isn’t consistency across themes when using Gallery types. Users shouldn’t have to change themes to get these to work. Just my inflated 2¢ worth.

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    justjennifer – since you modlooked the other thread someone will definitely get to it. :-)

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