Kaptinlin Themes Support

ok, got it...

its actually very easy. you drop in the gallery short code and get the frame for the gallery in the editor window. when you click on it you can see two little icons in the upper left corner. click on the one that looks like a pic and cam and just add the images. that basically it...

Hi guys,

Maybe you can learn from http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery if you want set up a gallery.

Regards,
KaptinLin

Here's the instructions from the PDF:

6.1 Creating A Portfolio Item
You want to add a new portfolio item, follow the steps below:
1. Go to Portfolio items-> Add New.
2. Select a Featured Image [Select?]. It will show as thumbnail in the portfolio items list [And this is where?]. [Make sure to NAME your instructions EXACTLY as they are named in the PDF - gotta do this.]
Learn from wordpress offical document about how to add a featured image.
Go to Striking -> Portfolio, locate Featured Image module, you can change the
featured image settings.
3. Locate Portfolio Item Options module. Change the settings to you prefer.
4. Then fill the title, and add the detail of portfolio to the content editor. You can also add
the description text that will show in the portfolio items list page to the Excerpt module.
5. Once you have done, click Publish button.

What we need is a simple: How to create, how to use, and how to view type of step-by-step. My $.02.

For those that want some advanced features or to use the shortcode better search for:

Gallery Shortcode

Here:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/#

Hi ccfifty2

I agree with you that Wordpress generic photo gallery is not intuitive and is confusing.

To create a gallery (using the gallery shortcode) one has to first attach images to the post or page. Adding to the confusion is that the featured image is not an attached image and many times attached images aren't shown on the post or page.

One has to go into the media library and look at each image to see if it is attached to a post or is unattached. Confusing yes!!!

That being said there are literally 100s of Wordpress plugins that make the whole concept a little easier. NexGen Gallery is one popular gallery that has been around a long time http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

You could try that one or the one

But I do take issue and I guess one could say offense when you wrote that "Wordpress is full of limitations, author tricks and gobbledygook". That is just not true.

Further, Prefacing your criticism of KaptinLin with "with all due respect" and stating that he is just offering 'generic' help with the gallery link, shows how little your understanding of Wordpress is, how little you know of what KaptinLin has accomplished and how little time you have spent on this forum.

Both KaptinLin and the forum members offer far more detailed support than most templates that cost $40. Your implication is just not true; all one needs to do is cruz through the forum or contact the 1,000s of successful websites that use Striking.

Honestly, I don't know what you are talking about when you compare a static site to Wordpress CMS nor how you can even begin to compare a "Dreamweaver site using table-less CSS" to what Kaptinlin has created here - full blown HTML5 site with CSS3 and more sophisticated JQuery than is found in 99% of the Wordpress templates and that works across ALL major browsers AND all for $40.

I am sorry comparing a static "Dreamweaver site using table-less CSS" to what Kaptinlin has created here is like comparing a finger-painting to the works of Picasso.

The majority of the users who are successful here, first READ the documentation, then ask for help on the forum or READ the documentation from Wordpress or the literally thousands of tutorials regarding all things Wordpress.

But, hey, I'll still help you anytime for free - send me a link and the issue you are having - but that is OK too if you want to go back to your static "Deamweaver with table-less CSS" site.


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Burt Gordon

Actually I have read the documentation, but thanks for suggesting it as an option. I have all 46 pages or so printed out right here beside me on my desk. Yes, to his credit, Kaptinlin does offer far more help than others and he even answers emails. You mention the sheer number of people on the forum, that's my point. It's the sheer volume of requests for help like mine that lead me to suggest that just maybe the documentation isn't quite hitting the mark. That is in no way a personal attack. You mention "how little my understanding of Wordpress is". Fair enough, I'll cop that little personal jibe on the chin because it's true and it's also kind of my point. When customers seek assistance or even complain, smart service providers see it as free market research. They don't take offence they see it as feedback which tells them how they can do something better and become even more successful. Services marketing 101. Sometimes it's just little bits of info that is missing that for experienced Wordpress gurus like you, might seem trivial or unnecessary, but to newbies like me they're critical. However, you are entitled to your opinion of course and I respect your right to be indignant and to throw the odd verbal punch. So, from this dumb, clueless Wordpress user, if you find my comments offensive, I'm sorry. No offence was meant to Kaptinlin, but why you are personally taking offence at comments not even directed at you is a little puzzling. Have a nice day.

Hi Jack,

There is a third option. You can also add a gallery by portfolio..... which is rather easy and nice.

Best regards,
BackuPs