maff

The NextGEN widgets only allow showing of single images, I needed a solution to show links to galleries, so I wrote this widget. You can specify the following parameters:
<ul>
<li>Maximum Galleries: the number of galleries you want to show</li>
<li>Gallery Order: you can select random, date added ascending or date added descending</li>
<li>Gallery Thumbnail: which image should be taken as thumbail in the sidebar (preview set in NGG, first or random image)</li>
<li>AutoThumb parameters: if you got <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autothumb/" rel="ugc">AutoThumb</a> installed, the widget will use its functions to resize the image to your needs. Use a string like <code>w=80&h=80&zc=1</code> here to show 80×80 square thumbnails.</li>
<li>Output width/height: if you don’t use AutoThumb, the plugin will set the HTML attributes width & height.</li>
<li>Default Link Id: the widget assumes that you set up pages for each gallery and link the gallery to that page (you can use the NGG Gallery Editor to do this). If a gallery has no link set, it will use the default link (id of a page or post).</li>
<li>Exclude galleries: exclude galleries by specifying their ID as comma separated list</li>
</ul>
All development is done on <a href="https://github.com/maff/wp-nextgen-gallery-sidebar-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>. If you have ideas, enhancements, etc. feel free to fork the project and send a pull request.
For any issues please use the <a href="https://github.com/maff/wp-nextgen-gallery-sidebar-widget/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Issue Tracker</a>.
Templating:
Beginning with version 0.3, you have full control over the widget’s output as it is controlled with templates. As the built-in templates would get overwritten on every plugin update, create a new directory called “ngg-sidebar-widget” in your theme’s directory and copy the two template files “tpl.outer.html” and “tpl.inner.html” over there to edit them. The outer template is just a wrapper template (useful when you need some additional markup, e.g. when creating a list), the inner template has access to all the values from the gallery and image object (written in a simple templating syntax: {=object.member}). For the most use cases you should only need “gallery.title”, “gallery.link” and “image.url”.
You will have access to the following variables:
<ul>
<li>gallery
<ul>
<li>gid</li>
<li>name</li>
<li>path</li>
<li>title</li>
<li>galdesc</li>
<li>pageid</li>
<li>previewpic</li>
<li>author</li>
<li>link</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>image
<ul>
<li>errmsg</li>
<li>error</li>
<li>imageURL</li>
<li>thumbURL</li>
<li>imagePath</li>
<li>thumbPath</li>
<li>href</li>
<li>thumbPrefix</li>
<li>thumbFolder</li>
<li>galleryid</li>
<li>pid</li>
<li>filename</li>
<li>description</li>
<li>alttext</li>
<li>imagedate</li>
<li>exclude</li>
<li>thumbcode</li>
<li>name</li>
<li>path</li>
<li>title</li>
<li>pageid</li>
<li>previewpic</li>
<li>permalink</li>
<li>post_id</li>
<li>sortorder</li>
<li>meta_data</li>
<li>gid</li>
<li>galdesc</li>
<li>author</li>
<li>imageHTML</li>
<li>thumbHTML</li>
<li>url</li>
<li>output_width</li>
<li>output_height</li>
<li>output_width_tag</li>
<li>output_height_tag</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

A widget to show NextGEN galleries in your sidebar.

dFactory

Enhance your WordPress site’s image security and branding. Image Watermark allows you to apply image or text overlays to new uploads and bulk process existing Media Library images with ease.
<h4>Key Features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Watermark Types: Choose from image-based or text-based watermarks with full customization.</li>
<li>Flexible Application: Automatic watermarking on uploads, manual/bulk apply/remove via Media Library.</li>
<li>Advanced Customization: Position watermarks precisely, adjust sizes, opacity, and more.</li>
<li>Small Image Rules: Skip watermarking for images below configurable minimum width and height thresholds.</li>
<li>Backup & Restore: Secure backups for easy watermark removal.</li>
<li>Image Protection: Prevent copying via right-click, drag-and-drop, and developer tools.</li>
<li>Status & Diagnostics: Review PHP, image engine, and backup-folder readiness from the built-in Status tab.</li>
<li>Technical Excellence: Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP; ImageMagick/GD engines; preserves metadata.</li>
</ul>
Perfect for photographers, bloggers, and businesses looking to safeguard their visual content.
For more information, check out the <a href="http://www.dfactory.co/products/image-watermark/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin page</a>, <a href="http://www.dfactory.co/docs/image-watermark/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a>, or <a href="http://www.dfactory.co/support/forum/image-watermark/" rel="nofollow ugc">support forum</a>.
<h4>Feature Breakdown:</h4>
Watermarking Types: 
* Support for image-based watermarks (upload custom images as watermarks) 
* Support for text-based watermarks (customizable fonts, colors, and sizes) 
* Automatic watermarking on new uploads to the Media Library 
* Manual and bulk watermarking for existing images (apply or remove via Media Library actions)
Customization & Settings: 
* Flexible watermark positioning (9 alignment options with pixel or percentage-based offsets) 
* Three watermark size modes: original, custom dimensions, or scaled to image size 
* Adjustable watermark transparency and opacity 
* Watermark preview support for image and text watermark modes 
* Optional skip rules for small images based on minimum width and height thresholds 
* Selective application: Choose specific post types or enable everywhere (including frontend uploads) 
* Image format selection (baseline or progressive JPEG) 
* Configurable image quality settings
Backup & Management: 
* Automatic image backup functionality (stores originals for easy restoration) 
* Option to remove watermarks (restores from backups when available) 
* Optional preservation of file timestamps during backup and restore 
* Secure backup storage with .htaccess protection
Image Protection: 
* Disable right-click context menus on images 
* Prevent image copying via drag-and-drop 
* Block access to developer tools for image inspection 
* Customizable protection notice/toast message displayed to users attempting to copy images
Technical Information: 
* Support for JPEG, PNG, and WebP image formats 
* Dual image processing engines: ImageMagick (preferred) with GD library fallback 
* EXIF and IPTC metadata preservation (where supported) 
* Cache-busting for immediate thumbnail updates after watermark changes 
* Built-in Status tab for PHP, engine, and backup-folder diagnostics 
* Translation-ready with included .pot file

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