WordPress Plugins: WordPress Gallery

If you would like to insert images, audio or video, WordPress makes it really easy to add media to your posts.

If, however, you need some extra gallery functionality, you may have to use a gallery plugin.

In this tutorial we will show you how to install and use the NextGEN gallery plugin.

You can download it from this link.

More information on how to install plugins in WordPress can be found here - WordPress plugins installation.

Once the NextGEN plugin is installed, you can see its admin section included in WP:

This plugin has very intuitive interface and you will get the hang of it in no time.

To add the NextGEN Gallery to your WordPress frontpage, you should add its widget to the WP sidebar. This can be done from the WP admin area > Appearance > Widgets. Click the Add button next to NextGEN Widget and then click the Save Changes button located on the right.

This will publish the widget and your gallery will be visible from your frontpage.