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.

<p><strong>Media Organizer</strong>. You can now organize your photos in folders and collections. From those collections, you will be able to create galleries easily, without the need of a specific plugin.</p>
<p><strong>Synchronize with Lightroom</strong>. Upload and keep your photos, collections, keywords and metadata synchronized with WordPress. Then, for instance, modifying your photos, their quality, or changing your watermark on all of them at once will be easy!</p>
<p>Learn more about it all here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photo Engine</a>.</p>
<h3>Media Organizer</h3>
<p>You can use attributes (collections=’…’, keywords=’…’) in the standard WP Gallery shortcode to link your galleries to your collections and keywords. No need to own a specific plugin or anything, it works naturally with WordPress. The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/meow-gallery/" rel="ugc">Meow Gallery</a> and the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/meow-lightbox/" rel="ugc">Meow Lightbox</a> are recommended to enhance your galleries with better layouts and options. They can directly get your collections.</p>
<h3>Synchronize with Lightroom</h3>
<p>If your plan is to synchronize Lightroom with WordPress, you will also need the WP/LR Sync Plugin for Lightroom. Please have a look at the official website of <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photo Engine</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Do you have many photos in your WordPress already and they are not linked with your Lightroom? No problem, Photo Engine can do that too. Using EXIF and image perceptual analysis, the plugin will help you linking them through a process call Total Synchronization or you can do it manually. The process is explained here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">Total Synchronization</a>.</p>
<p>You are using a certain photo everywhere but you now have a better one? From Lightroom, you can swap one photo to another and this will be replicated automatically on your WordPress. You have nothing else to do. The module is called “Switch Photos” in Lightroom.</p>
<h3>Support for Themes and Plugins</h3>
<p>If you are using specific gallery plugins or photography themes, Photo Engine can bring all the power of Lightroom to them, magically, seamlessly. You will be free to choose the theme or gallery plugin you like the best and even switch between them. Photo Engine has a built-in extensions system so that you can extend it easily and support specific themes and plugins. A powerful extension called “Post Types” is already included and probably does everything you need. More information about it here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">Post Types Extension</a>.</p>
<h3>API & External Apps</h3>
<p>There is an external API available through Photo Engine that iPhone, Android developers or anybody else can use to make apps. There is one available for iPhone, you can search for it on the iTunes Store (it is not free, and not made by Meow Apps).</p>
<h3>Unique & Powerful Plugin</h3>
<p>I am myself an user of this plugin and even though it is the only one, I want to make it better every day. If you have issues, frustrations, or anything to say, contact me. I will work hard to make it even more awesome.</p>
<p>Languages: English, Spanish (by <a href="https://nbadiola.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Nahuai Badiola</a>). If you want to translate the plugin in another language, please contact me 🙂</p>


Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

Organize your photos in folders and collections. Synchronize with Lightroom. Make your life easier! :)

Photography Core vs Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)