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.

Archetyped

<p>Simple Lightbox is a very simple and customizable lightbox that is easy to add to your WordPress website.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p>Options for customizing the lightbox behavior are located in the <strong>Appearance > Lightbox</strong> admin menu (or just click the <strong>Settings</strong> link below the plugin’s name when viewing the list of installed plugins)</p>
<ul>
<li>Automatically activate links (no manual coding required)</li>
<li>Automatically resize lightbox to fit in window</li>
<li>Customize lightbox with <strong>themes</strong></li>
<li>Mobile-optimized responsive themes included</li>
<li>Customizable lightbox animations</li>
<li>Infinitely customizable with <strong>add-ons</strong></li>
<li>Supports WordPress <strong>image attachment</strong> links</li>
<li>Supports links in <strong>widgets</strong></li>
<li>Keyboard Navigation</li>
<li>Display media metadata (caption, description, etc.) in lightbox</li>
<li>Enable Lightbox depending on Page Type (Home, Pages, Archive, etc.)</li>
<li>Group image links (play as a slideshow)</li>
<li>Group image links by Post (separate slideshow for each post on page)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<ol>
<li>Insert links to images/image attachments into your posts/pages</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>That’s it! The image will be displayed in a lightbox automatically.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>For more usage tips, go to <a href="http://archetyped.com/tools/simple-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Lightbox’s official page</a></li>
<li>See <a href="https://github.com/archetyped/simple-lightbox/wiki" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Lightbox’s documentation</a> for in-depth information on using and customizing SLB.</li>
</ul>


Simple Lightbox


I installed it, linked a picture and it worked. I could not find an embed of Google Fonts (using Firefox Inspector) so the GDPR-Complaint seems to be outdated.


Installed. Used. Simple!

The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress

My WP Photos vs Simple Lightbox