Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List vs Smart Slider 3

Elevate your WordPress site with the Picture Gallery plugin, enabling users to easily upload and manage images through a frontend interface. This powerful plugin supports guest uploads with CAPTCHA, generates thumbnails, and integrates seamlessly into your WordPress Media Library. Whether you’re looking to display image portfolios or sell digital photos, this tool is equipped with AJAX updates for live listing, drag-and-drop uploads, and extensive customization options to meet all your photo gallery needs. Benefits Frontend & Backend Uploads: Allows both visitors and administrators to upload images conveniently. Advanced Security Features: Includes Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent spam and unauthorized uploads. Dynamic AJAX Photo Lists: Updates the gallery live without page reloads, enhancing user experience. Comprehensive Integration: Adds pictures and thumbnails to the WordPress Media Library for easy management. Customizable Access Controls: Set permissions for uploads and gallery views, ensuring content security. Monetization Opportunities: Integrates with plugins like “MicroPayments/FansPaysite – Creator Subscriptions, Digital Content Monetization” to enable photo sales directly from your gallery. Multi-Device Compatibility: Supports uploads from mobile devices, including direct camera uploads on iOS and Android. Enhanced Engagement: Features like the “Rate Star Review” allow visitors to rate and review images, fostering community interaction. Bulk Upload Capabilities: Simplifies the process of adding large volumes of images, saving time and effort. Key Features adds picture post type to WordPress site with gallery taxonomy allows upload and import of pictures from frontend and backend guest picture upload with Google reCAPTCHA v3 integration, moderator notification generates thumbnail, generates feature image AJAX display and update of picture list shortcodes for listing pictures, upload form, import form mass picture upload mass picture import (from server) setup user types that can share pictures pending picture / approval for user types that can’t publish directly integrates Rate Star Review – AJAX Reviews for Content, with Star Ratings filter pictures by category, tag, name sort pictures by date, views, rating include pictures and thumbs in Media Library (setting) Guest Picture Upload special shortcode for guest (visitor) picture upload Google reCAPTCHA v3 integration limit uploads per IP moderator notification by email (custom) custom message for upload success persistent form fields in case of error Access Control: Membership, Sales define global picture access list (roles, user emails & ids) role galleries: assign pictures as accessible by certain roles exception galleries: free, registered, unpublished show preview and custom message when inaccessible integrates MicroPayments/FansPaysite – Creator Subscriptions, Digital Content Monetization plugin to allow selling items HTML5 Picture Uploader Drag & Drop AJAX (no Submit, page reload required to upload more pictures) multi picture support status / progress bar for each upload unpredictable secure upload file names fallback to standard upload for older browsers mobile camera upload (iOS6+, Android 3+) backend multi upload menu Recommended for use with these solutions FansPaysite – Creator Subscriptions, MicroPayments, Digital Content – manage content posts including pictures from frontend Paid VideoChat – integrate pictures in performer profiles Video Share VOD – add pictures in addition to videos Broadcast Live Video – add pictures in addition to live channels If you find this plugin idea useful or interesting, Leave a Review to help us drive more resources into further development and improvements. If you need custom development or support, Consult VideoWhisper: professional installation, configuration, troubleshooting, compatible hosting, custom development for new options and features. Support This is a free open source plugin provided as is. If you need further assistance, troubleshooting, custom development to integrate with your site, Consult VideoWhisper. Demos Pictures page on various themes: * Fans Paysite Demo * Video Share VOD Demo * Paid Videochat Demo

Homepage | Features | Templates | Videos | Docs | Support Smart Slider 3 is the most powerful and intuitive WordPress plugin to create sliders which was never possible before. Fully responsive, SEO optimized and works with any WordPress theme. Create beautiful sliders and tell stories without any code. Live slide editor A beautiful interface makes creating slides fast and efficient. The complete freedom to build what you want, the way you want. Edit your slides as you used to in page builders. Drop layers after each other and structure them with rows and columns. Unique Layouts with Layers Enhance your slider with the layers and make your site even more unique and grandiose. Every heading, text, image, button and video can be edited easily with the customization options. Change all the details that really matter in typography and style. Responsive, Mobile-Ready Sliders Switch your slider to a different device mode and optimize your content for the resolution. 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Smart Slider 3 Pro Features: All template sliders Layer animation builder Live animation timeline 18 extra layers 2 extra slider types Full page responsive layout All generators for dynamic slides Extra background animations (more than 54) Built-in lightbox Advanced controls and many more control presets A ton of customization options Premium support Full list of features Unlock Your Full Potential with Smart Slider 3 Pro Dynamic slide sources in the FREE version WordPress Posts: WordPress posts by Category and Tag filter or only the specified posts. Dynamic slide sources in PRO version WordPress Custom Posts: WordPress posts from custom post types by custom taxonomy filter or only the specified custom posts WooCommerce slider from products: Woocommerce products by Category, Tag, Featured, In Stock and downloadable filter or only the specified products. NextGEN Gallery: displays the images and related meta from the selected source gallery. Events: Events by Category and Tag filter. Supported plugins: All-in-One Event Calendar, Events Manager, The Events Calendar Image slider: displays the images and related meta from the selected source gallery. Supported plugins: Gallery by BestWebSoft, Photo Gallery by WD Social dynamic sources: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, YouTube, Pinterest Translations English Spanish (es_ES) 99% Portuguese (Brasil) (pt_BR) 60% Polish (pl_PL) 60% Russian (ru_RU) 59% Italian (it_IT) 55% French (fr_FR) 50% Hungarian (hu_HU) 44% Traditional Chinese (zh_TW) 42% Finnish (fi_FI) 39% Japanese (ja_JP) 37% German (de_DE) 31% Is Smart Slider 3 the tool you’ve been looking for? Come hang out in our Facebook Community for tips and inspiration. Dive into our fun YouTube tutorials and supercharge your skills. Show some love on WordPress with a rating to support us. Get inspired daily on Twitter by following us.