Attachment pages

Gallery attachment pages: navigation links and image links

Posted by Panos ⋅ September 17, 2011 ⋅ 28 Comments

In almost all WordPress.com themes, gallery attachment pages feature previous/next navigation links; their style varies (thumbnails, text, or icons).
What happens when you click the image on a gallery attachment page also varies (link to real-size original, link to next attachment page, or no link at all). Continue reading →

Three Escher lithographs

Posted by Panos ⋅ May 21, 2009 ⋅ 20 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Posted as an illustration of the technique described here. Update 26/10: Post obsolete – my attachment pages messed up now that themes have (fortunately) been updated to include navigation thumbnails.

Uploading and inserting images: the three (plus one) link options

Posted by Panos ⋅ April 26, 2009 ⋅ 26 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ [Updated December 2012] When you click the “Add Media” button of the post or page editor and select an image from your media library or upload an image from your computer, you get four “Link to” options prior to inserting the image: None, Media File, Attachment Page, Custom URL. These options determine what happens … Continue reading →

Shortcode objects and changing their default positioning (pt. 1)

Posted by Panos ⋅ April 6, 2009 ⋅ 28 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ [Updated April 2013.] [Pt.2 here; pt.3 here.] Several types of objects are embedded in a post or a page via what WP calls shortcodes. Among others – • Youtube shortcode: [youtube=URL HERE] • Vimeo shortcode: [vimeo NUMBER HERE] or [vimeo http://vimeo.com/NUMBER HERE] • Poll shortcode: [polldaddy poll=NUMBER HERE] • Audio player shortcode: [1] [audio URL … Continue reading →

Some remarks on Monotone and Duotone

Posted by Panos ⋅ March 29, 2009 ⋅ 42 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Monotone is a very unusual theme, designed to be primarily used as a photo album, with one image in each post. Unique features: • Image showcased above post title, rest of post content (if any) below title. • Images inserted in full size – resizing options/tools don’t work. • One post per page (with … Continue reading →

Navigation tabs on gallery attachment pages

Posted by Panos ⋅ March 24, 2009 ⋅ 22 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Update Oct.+Dec. 09: post obsolete (except tip at the end) – now almost all themes feature previous/next navigation links on gallery attachment pages.