mdburnette

<p>My WP Photos lets you display WordPress Photo Directory images on your site using either:<br />
– the <code>[wp_photo_directory]</code> shortcode, or<br />
– the <strong>WP Photos Gallery</strong> block in the block editor.</p>
<p>Both the shortcode and block support the same settings:<br />
– <code>username</code>: wordpress.org username (required unless set as plugin default)<br />
– <code>count</code>: number of photos to display (any positive number)<br />
– <code>columns</code>: number of columns (1-6)<br />
– <code>aspect</code>: image aspect ratio. options: <code>square</code>, <code>landscape</code>, <code>portrait</code><br />
– <code>size</code>: photo size from the directory. options: <code>medium</code>, <code>large</code>, <code>thumbnail</code>, <code>medium_large</code>, <code>1536x1536</code>, <code>2048x2048</code>, <code>full</code><br />
– <code>random</code>: set to <code>true</code> to randomize photo selection (not only most recent photos)<br />
– <code>show_caption</code>: set to <code>true</code> to show each image caption/content below the image<br />
– <code>show_exif</code>: set to <code>true</code> to show camera EXIF metadata below each image</p>
<p>Example shortcode:<br />
    [wp_photo_directory username=”mdburnette” count=”24″ columns=”4″ aspect=”landscape” size=”large” random=”true” show_caption=”true” show_exif=”true”]</p>
<h3>Default Settings</h3>
<p>Admins can configure plugin defaults at <strong>Settings > My WP Photos</strong>. These defaults are used when shortcode/block attributes are not explicitly provided.</p>
<p>Editors can override any default at the shortcode or block level.</p>
<h3>WordPress Photo Directory</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the REST API provided by the WordPress Photo Directory to determine the author ID from the username and load the corresponding photo list. The directory can also be visited at https://wordpress.org/photos.</p>
<p>All photos are CC0 licensed. No rights are reserved, so you are free to use the photos anywhere, for any purpose, without the need for attribution.</p>
<p>Learn more at https://wordpress.org/photos/faq/</p>
<h3>Accessibility and Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Uses semantic list markup for gallery items.</li>
<li>Includes alt text fallbacks, lazy loading, and async image decoding.</li>
<li>Caches author lookups and photo API responses with transients.</li>
<li>Supports paginated requests so larger <code>count</code> values can exceed 100 photos.</li>
<li>Includes responsive column scaling so configured columns reduce on smaller screens.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Internationalization</h3>
<ul>
<li>Includes <code>Text Domain</code> and <code>Domain Path</code> metadata.</li>
<li>Includes a translation template at <code>languages/my-wp-photos.pot</code>.</li>
</ul>


My WP Photos


Given that this is pulling data from an enormous pool, it's surprisingly fast. I really like that you can choose things like columns, count, size, etc.  Also really happy that it has both a block and a shortcode.  Well done!


Fast, resonsive, and featureful

Display your WordPress Photo Directory photos as a shortcode or Gutenberg block gallery.

Nauris

<p>Building a photography portfolio for WordPress should be easy. Here’s a plugin to help you with that!</p>
<h3>Quick Overview</h3>
<p>Easy Photography Portfolio is based on the idea of albums with images that can optionally be grouped in categories!<br />
By default, albums and images are displayed in a masonry gallery. You open up an album to see all the images. then click on an image to look at it closer.<br />
I think it might be easier to explain with a demo.</p>
<h3>Plugin Demo</h3>
<p>Easy Photography Portfolio is extremely flexible, from the most basic to completely custom designs.</p>
<p><strong>📌 Demo: Minimalist Portfolio</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/minimalist-portfolio/" rel="ugc">Minimalist Portfolio</a> is a <strong>free</strong> WordPress theme – customized to look great with Easy Photography Portfolio plugin!</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://befree.pyronaur.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Minimalist Portfolio Demo</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="https://colormelon.com/free-portfolio-website-tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tutorial</a> – full theme and plugin setup</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pyronaur/minimalist-portfolio" rel="nofollow ugc">Source Code</a> on GitHub</li>
</ul>
<h3>📚 Setup Tutorials</h3>
<p>The plugin name gave it away – it’s really easy to set up a portfolio with it. And yet, here are some extra resources for you:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://colormelon.com/easy-photography-portfolio-full-setup-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">Full setup guide</a> – as close to documentation as you can get</li>
<li><a href="https://colormelon.com/free-portfolio-website-tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">A-Z Photography Portfolio tutorial</a> with Hamilton child theme (Minimalist Portfolio)</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎥 Video Tutorial</h3>
<p>If detailed documentation and guides aren’t enough for you, watch the video tutorial:<br />
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5mevuD-hPI?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h3>Designed for Photographers</h3>
<p>We love the WordPress community and wholeheartedly agree with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/" rel="ugc">WordPress Philosophy</a>.</p>
<p>Great software should work out of the box, without the user having to adjust oceans of buttons and knobs.<br />
That’s why Photography Portfolio is designed to be as easy to use as possible.</p>
<p>Photography Portfolio plugin is founded upon years of experience in building Premium WordPress Themes for Photographers. We’ve seen it all, great and not-so-great websites, big names, and absolute beginners. We have crystallized the formula of a high-quality portfolio into a simple WordPress plugin that you can use with any WordPress theme or your custom WordPress site!</p>
<p>It all comes down to the simple structure of a real Portfolio book.</p>
<p>You own a Portfolio album for, let’s say your Wedding Photography. If you happen to do street Photography too, you also probably have another album that has only your best street photography prints.</p>
<p>That’s exactly what Photography Portfolio does for you online. You create albums, add images, and in case you have a huge portfolio, you can categorize albums too.</p>
<p>Then your visitors are able to open any album, quickly scan all of the images, or view them one by one. Simplicity is key!</p>
<h3>Developed for Extensibility</h3>
<p>Out of the box, Photography Portfolio is built using Masonry Layout (think Pinterest). Quite simply – it’s the layout most easily portable to any website layout while keeping the feel of the brand.</p>
<p><strong>Warning</strong>: Developer language ahead.<br />
For some, a masonry layout might not be enough, it sure isn’t enough for our Photography WordPress themes, because of that, this plugin is packed with Actions and Filters. Not only in PHP but also the JavaScript side.<br />
You can easily extend the plugin with your own custom archive and single-view layouts. Customization is easy as Photography Portfolio plugin templates are based on <code>get_template_part()</code> function, similar to the way WooCommerce plugin has a custom template function. That brings a lot of customization power to the table. Pick any part of the view, and append your own template bits or completely rewrite the templates.</p>
<p>The JavaScript side is also very opinionated and easily extensible. You can use filters and actions to either modify the existing functionality, for example modifying the core masonry layout just a bit or completely initialize a brand new layout (like Packery or Horizontal Scroll). If you decide to build a custom view, you can utilize the existing JavaScript hook structure to let the plugin handle all the little things for you.</p>


Easy Photography Portfolio

I tested a lot of portfolio plugins and they look all quite ugly - or you need to pay for boring effects. Photography Portfolio looks great. And it’s very simple to use. 

If you know how to manage templates, customisation is possible and that’s the kind of feature that makes a great difference. Too bad the documentation is not very noob friendly as the time I’m writing this review. I hope it will be completed.

Efficient, simple and good looking

Easy Photography Portfolio is an elegant portfolio gallery plugin designed for Photographers. Install the plugin, add portfolio entries and galleries  …

My WP Photos vs Easy Photography Portfolio