Jordy Meow

<p>Photographers simply want to have a nice portfolio with WordPress, with a beautiful theme, possibly linked to Lightroom, without spending too much time on the technical details. This is why Photography Core was made. It is possible to switch between any theme using the Photography Core and everything will still work, automatically. No need to work on the new theme every time. Everything in this plugin is light, efficient, but try to cover every part required by most photography websites.</p>
<p><strong><em>There aren’t many downloads or reviews because this plugin is actually part of the architecture of themes, so it’s probably not a plugin you would like just to download by itself. But you could, and develop your own theme on it.</em></strong></p>
<h3>FEATURES</h3>
<ul>
<li>Post Type: Collections</li>
<li>Taxonomies: Folders, Keywords</li>
<li>Featured Images for Folders</li>
<li>Drag & Drop ordering for Folders</li>
<li>Drag & Drop ordering for Collections (<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-types-order/" rel="ugc">Post Types Order</a> required)</li>
<li>SEO (doesn’t overdo it; basics which are good enough)</li>
<li>Internal API (to retrieve the collections, folders, their hierarchy, etc)</li>
<li>Gutenberg Blocks: Collections, Folders, Keywords, Section Header, Search</li>
<li>Shortcodes (the same as for the Gutenberg Blocks)</li>
<li>Seamless integration with WP/LR Sync (Lightroom)</li>
<li>Works with Polylang</li>
</ul>
<h3>THEMES RECOMMENDATIONS</h3>
<p>Currently, three themes are known to use Photography Core. But if you would like to build your own theme, do not hesitate to use this plugin and to contact us so that we can add you here.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://meowapps.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Hikari</a>. Used by the urban explorer <a href="https://thomasjorion.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Thomas Jorion</a> but also by <a href="https://jordymeow.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Jordy Meow</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://meowapps.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Yuzu</a>. Used by the very famous photographer <a href="http://yannarthusbertrand2.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Yann Arthus-Bertrand</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://meowapps.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Kurayami</a>. This one will be awesome, but currently in development.</li>
</ul>
<h3>PLUGINS RECOMMENDATIONS</h3>
<p>Those plugins aren’t requires by the Photography Core and are simply recommendations. Remember, avoid using too many plugins, as they slow down your website and increase chance of encountering issues.</p>
<ul>
<li>Gallery: Meow Gallery</li>
<li>Lightbox: Meow Lighbox</li>
<li>Lightroom: WP/LR Sync</li>
<li>Order Collections: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-types-order/" rel="ugc">Post Types Order</a></li>
<li>Contact Form: Ninja Forms</li>
<li>Fonts: Google Fonts for WordPress</li>
<li>Google Analytics: Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard</li>
<li>Multilanguage: Polylang</li>
<li>Better search: Relevanssi</li>
<li>More SEO features: The SEO Framework</li>
</ul>
<h3>AVAILABLE FILTERS</h3>
<ul>
<li>pcore_collections_order: Change the order of the collections. Override this filter and return either ‘date’ (default order, by Publish Date), ‘title’ (order by the Title of the collection) or by a custom ‘ORDER BY’.</li>
<li>pcore_folders_order: Change the order of the folders. Override this filter and return either ‘tax_position’ (default order, by position – this plugin has this feature built in), ‘title’ (order by the Title of the folder) or by a custom ‘ORDER BY’.</li>
</ul>


Photography Core

Photography Core is the heart of the themes made for image lovers. Features are the API, helpers, Gutenberg blocks, Lightroom, etc.

easywppublisher

<p>Easy Photo Publisher complements the Adobe Lightroom Classic add-on <strong>Easy WordPress Publisher</strong>.<br />
Together they form a full publishing pipeline: send images directly from Lightroom to your WordPress site,<br />
update or replace them later, and (optionally) create blog posts using those images.</p>
<p><strong>Highlights</strong><br />
– Direct publish from Lightroom Classic via the companion LrC module<br />
– Create / update / delete media via a simple REST API<br />
– Optional post creation with visibility control and Featured Image<br />
– Gallery Shortcode: <code>[wpdet_gallery]</code> with taxonomy filters, sizing and a11y-friendly captions<br />
– Accessible lightbox (keyboard/ARIA aware), toggled per shortcode<br />
– Media taxonomies: enable Categories and Tags on attachments<br />
– Theme template overrides (HTML-only)<br />
– i18n-ready (<code>easy-wp-publisher</code>)</p>
<h3>Quick Start</h3>
<ol>
<li>In Lightroom Classic, publish an image using the “Easy WordPress Publisher” service.</li>
<li>The image appears in your WordPress Media Library.</li>
<li>On any page or post, insert the gallery shortcode:</li>
</ol>
<p>[wpdet_gallery category=”Portugal” limit=”-1″ order=”DESC” min_width=”240px” gap=”1.5rem” size=”large” class=”” showcaption=”true” lightbox=”true”]</p>
<ul>
<li>limit=”-1″ shows all matching images</li>
<li>showcaption=”true|false” toggles captions</li>
<li>lightbox=”true|false” enables the accessible lightbox</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcode Reference: [wpdet_gallery]</h3>
<p><strong>Attributes</strong><br />
– <code>category</code> — Category ID or slug to filter attachments (requires media taxonomies)<br />
– <code>tags</code> — CSV of tag slugs (e.g. <code>tags="portugal,coast"</code>)<br />
– <code>limit</code> — Number of images (default 12). Use <code>-1</code> for all.<br />
– <code>order</code> — <code>ASC</code> or <code>DESC</code> (default <code>DESC</code>)<br />
– <code>size</code> — <code>thumbnail|medium|large|full</code> (or any registered image size)<br />
– <code>min_width</code> — Grid minimum width (CSS value, default <code>200px</code>)<br />
– <code>gap</code> — Grid gap (CSS value, default <code>1.5rem</code>)<br />
– <code>class</code> — Extra CSS classes on the wrapper<br />
– <code>showcaption</code> — <code>true|false</code> (default <code>true</code>)<br />
– <code>lightbox</code> — <code>true|false</code> (default <code>true</code>)</p>
<h3>Markup & Styles</h3>
<ul>
<li>Wrapper template: <code>templates/wrapper.php</code></li>
<li>Item template: <code>templates/gallery.php</code></li>
<li>CSS: <code>templates/css/wpdet-gallery.css</code></li>
<li>Lightbox CSS/JS autoload when <code>lightbox="true"</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Theme overrides (HTML-only)</strong></p>
<p>your-theme/<br />
└── wpdet/<br />
    └── templates/<br />
        ├── wrapper.php     (uses tokens: {items}, {min_width}, {gap}, {extra_class})<br />
        └── gallery.php     (uses tokens: {link_open}, {img}, {link_close}, {caption})</p>
<p>If present in a child theme, it’s used first; then the parent theme; finally the plugin fallback.</p>
<h3>Accessibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lightbox uses proper roles (role=”dialog”), aria-modal, labelled controls, focus trapping, and Esc to close.</li>
<li>Close button is keyboard-operable (Enter/Space) and returns focus to the trigger.</li>
<li>Captions are announced via a polite live region.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Media Taxonomies (Categories/Tags on Attachments)</h3>
<p>Enable in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> From Image to WordPress to use core Categories and Tags on media items. This allows taxonomy-filtered galleries.<br />
– Works with the shortcode filters (category, tags)<br />
– Adds taxonomy UI to the Media screens (without duplicating existing columns)</p>
<h3>Validation</h3>
<ul>
<li>MIME types: image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, image/avif</li>
<li>Max size: ~25 MB (configurable in code)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support & Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Documentation: https://medienkonzepte.de/easy-wordpress-publisher-a-lightroom-extension/</li>
<li>Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/webline</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Made with ❤️ by Detlef Beyer.</p>


Easy Photo Publisher

Publish images from Lightroom Classic directly to WordPress, manage media via REST, and show taxonomy-filtered galleries with an accessible lightbox.

Photography Core vs Easy Photo Publisher