{"id":2660,"date":"2016-09-10T00:50:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T21:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremefreelance.com\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2016-09-10T18:48:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T15:48:21","slug":"15-best-wordpress-plugins-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremefreelance.com\/15-best-wordpress-plugins-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"15 of the Best WordPress Plugins for Photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WordPress is one of the most popular sites today for blogging and creating business websites. Photographers need tools that will allow their work to be displayed in the best way possible while illustrating their best work in places that it will get the most views and engagement.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not a photographer, but you are in a field that requires you to showcase photography such as media companies, children\u2019s book publishers, or even just a company with relevant images to show, we can help.<\/p>\n

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15 WordPress Plugins Every Photographer Should Be Using<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve rounded up 15 of the best WordPress plugins for photographers in this post.<\/p>\n

So, whether you are a professional photographer looking to get more views on your content or you just want to use photography to promote your brand on Instagram and other sites, you\u2019ll want to check these out!<\/p>\n

1. Envira Gallery<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Envira lets you create mobile-friendly image galleries that are also fully responsive with mobile devices and look equally great on all types of mobile technology. This is a big thing these days with so many of your users coming in from different platforms. Google also requires mobile-friendly content.<\/p>\n

You can also add metadata to the galleries, and that makes Envira one of the most search engine-friendly tools for WordPress available today.<\/p>\n

2. Regenerate Thumbnails<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This application plugin allows you to save your images in various sizes, and you can also add additional sizes. This is great for photographers who wish to display their work in the tradition of the real-world photographers where customers are used to seeing various sizes of \u201cproofs\u201d before purchasing.<\/p>\n

3. Image Widget<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Image Widget allows you to add an image widget to your WordPress site by a simple drag-and-drop process. Select an image from your gallery or upload a new one from your computer using this handy plugin. You can also add multiple image widgets in a sidebar if you wish.<\/p>\n

4. Imsanity<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Imsanity allows you to lower the image resolution of very large images so that they are more manageable. This saves you time and bandwidth and increases the speed of your website for viewers.<\/p>\n

5. WordPress SEO by Yoast<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 WordPress SEO by Yoast helps photographers by allowing you to optimize your pages and enables you to use open graph meta data. Open Graph is used by Facebook and other social sites to allow you to display your pages properly when shared by others.<\/p>\n

It also helps you with optimization by increasing your traffic to your images via smart SEO engineering features.<\/p>\n

6. Pinterest Pin It Button for Images<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Pinterest users, will want to have this plugin and photographers will need it in their arsenal of tools. Pin It allows you to easily add an image or photo from your site to a Pinterest board with a backlink to your site. This increases traffic to your photography site while also allowing you to utilize Pinterest for your photography business.<\/p>\n

7. Click to Tweet<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Click to Tweet increases social engagement on Twitter by allowing users to \u201cclick to tweet\u201d any of your images that they find on your photography site.<\/p>\n

8. Simply Instagram<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Simply Instagram lets you connect your WordPress site to your Instagram profile with ease and share photos, add recent upload streams, and show featured photos. It\u2019s easy to add the simple short code to your website and also allows you to post a sidebar widget.<\/p>\n

9. WordPress Tagger<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 WordPress Tagger lets you sort and categorize your images and photos in a certain order, helping you sort out your pictures in a way that is convenient for you. Your users can easily find select photos that they want to see using certain search terms and you can find them easier too to show customers. WordPress Tagger helps photographers make things easier when sorting and selecting photos.<\/p>\n

10. Easy Watermark<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 If you need to watermark your photos to protect them from misuse, try Easy Watermark. This plugin allows you to quickly add a watermark to your valuable photos and protect your work. You can also use it to watermark previously uploaded images.<\/p>\n

11. WP-Invoice<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 WP-Invoice allows you to invoice your photography customers within the WordPress platform without the need for external software programs. The program guides you through the process and makes it easy to include your invoicing right within WordPress\u2019s platform for billing your photography clients.<\/p>\n

12. Post Thumbnail Editor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This plugin lets you crop and save thumbnail images in any way you want, allowing you to have much more creative freedom with your image editing within the WordPress platform, without having to go offline to use an external editor for your thumbnails. Keeping everything is one place increases efficiency with your photography business and helps you stay organized too.<\/p>\n

13. Storyform<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Storyform adds a unique story-telling function to your photos. This provides a way to enhance your images on your WordPress site and increases the tendency for audience retention and engagement on your photography site. Use it to tell a whole story or just use it to describe the location where the pictures were taken.<\/p>\n

14. Soliloquy<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Soliloquy WP theme allows you to add an image slider to your photos on your photography site and comes with lots of features such as dynamic sliders, video sliders, animations, and importing abilities. You can even upload your photos that are already on Instagram and other photography platform applications to add to your growing photo collection.<\/p>\n

15. Wordfence Security<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Wordfence Security gives you protection from third-party intruders and offers you a higher level of defense against theft. It analyzes your WordPress site and tells you if you have been recently hacked by someone scanning your source code or server. Then you can report this to authorities and take action against these acts.<\/p>\n

Curate from : 15 of the Best WordPress Plugins for Photographers<\/a> via www.webdesignteam.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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