How to add a C&C Gallery

To add a new gallery to your website please:

• Login to your dashboard
• Click “Galleries” on the lefthand side menu
• Click Add New
• Add an appropriate title
  • Try to keep your title short and sweet
• In the first text area, you may add a description of the gallery, which will display above the gallery on the front end.
• To add images, scroll down to the Gallery box and click on the orange “Add to gallery” button. This will open the media library window.
• To upload your images you can:
  • Click and drag them from a folder on your computer into the “Add Image to Gallery” window or
  • Click the “Upload files” tab and click the “Select Files” button here.
  • Make sure to fill out the Alt Text with a brief description of the image.
  • You may also want to add a caption here that will display when a user clicks to enlarge the image.
• To choose from existing images in the media library just click on all the images you want. You will see a checkmark appear on the top right.
• When you are happy with your selection/upload, just click the orange “select” button.
• You will be taken back to the main Gallery page, where your image selection is now shown in the Gallery box.
• If you would like to change the order of how these images appear, you can:
  • click and drag them into place,
  • click on the “Bulk Actions” dropdown and choose a sorting option.
• To choose an image that will be displayed to represent this gallery on the main Gallery page, click on Featured Image and select an image
  • If you’ve uploaded images directly into this post you have the option to only display these, making it easier to find the correct images.
    • Just click on “All media items” dropdown under Filter media and choose “Uploaded to this item”.
    • WordPress will then only show images that have been uploaded to this item.
• To organise your galleries, you can set up categories (eg year) and attach these to your items. To do this:
  • choose an existing GL category on the right of the screen
  • add a new GL category by clicking “+ Add New GL Category” link,
  • add the name of the category in the new field,
  • click “Add New GL Category” button.
• When you’re happy with your gallery, you can hit the orange “publish” button to make it live.