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Mullenweg should be more concerned about how his software causes users to do more work than is necessary. People prefer posts with photos that scroll, not a sl

Mullenweg should be more concerned about how his software causes users to do more work than is necessary. People prefer posts with photos that scroll, not a slideshow (WordPress Gallery). Many posts I do (mainly the ones about Occupy Wall Street) can have over one hundred photos. These photos have to be placed one-by-one manually. There is no "Place All" button that just plops them all into a post (we have bulk upload now, but not bulk Place). If he is so concerned about making the world a better place, he can start there. That is something he can actually do.

hdctambien 14y ago
WordPress is open source, you know. You could write a plugin or patch the core code to add any features you'd like. Why wait for Matt and his team to do it for you?
- impldefined 14y ago
  Maybe he's a photographer and not a programmer? I can also open the hood on my car but I'd rather pay someone. I really don't want to know anymore than I absolutely have to because I might be tempted to waste time on it "saving money".
- mikecane 14y ago
  I'm using the free WordPress service, not the free self-hosted version.
photomatt 14y ago
The gallery shortcode supports this, just add these attributes wherever you use [gallery]: columns="1" size="full". That tells it to make it one-column instead of the default three, and for the images to be the width of the post. (They'll resize automatically if you switch themes.) Hope that helps!
- mikecane 14y ago
  Would they still be clickable to enlarge? My template is 550px wide. I upload photos at VGA (640x480) and a few times much larger. There's no desktop blogging software that will allow me to upload images wider than the template to make them clickable. If I had an iPad, Blogsy could do it, though. Edited after testing: OK, I tried what you suggested. That's better than nothing but not what I mean. Gallery doesn't let me put text in between the photos. That's why Place All is still necessary.

hdctambien 14y ago

WordPress is open source, you know. You could write a plugin or patch the core code to add any features you'd like. Why wait for Matt and his team to do it for you?

impldefined 14y ago
Maybe he's a photographer and not a programmer? I can also open the hood on my car but I'd rather pay someone. I really don't want to know anymore than I absolutely have to because I might be tempted to waste time on it "saving money".
mikecane 14y ago
I'm using the free WordPress service, not the free self-hosted version.

photomatt 14y ago

The gallery shortcode supports this, just add these attributes wherever you use [gallery]: columns="1" size="full". That tells it to make it one-column instead of the default three, and for the images to be the width of the post. (They'll resize automatically if you switch themes.) Hope that helps!

mikecane 14y ago
Would they still be clickable to enlarge? My template is 550px wide. I upload photos at VGA (640x480) and a few times much larger. There's no desktop blogging software that will allow me to upload images wider than the template to make them clickable. If I had an iPad, Blogsy could do it, though. Edited after testing: OK, I tried what you suggested. That's better than nothing but not what I mean. Gallery doesn't let me put text in between the photos. That's why Place All is still necessary.