NextGEN Gallery Acquired By Photocrati

Photocrati is the leading WordPress theme for photographers and NextGEN Gallery, now with over 5 million downloads, is one of the most popular plugins for WordPress.

Combine the two and what happens? An all-in-one powerhouse platform for photographers.

Photocrati is excited to announce that it has acquired the NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin!

NextGEN Gallery is the single most popular gallery management plugin for WordPress. The acquisition is part of an effort to consolidate the best WordPress solutions for photographers under one roof.

The future of Photocrati & NextGEN Gallery

Improving the user interface
Adding capabilities to manage galleries from within posts and pages
New slideshow, filmstrip and thumbnail displays
Caption and filmstrip styling
eCommerce capabilities w/ print and price options, digital downloads, shopping cart and PayPal features
Bug fixes and security patches
Build a relationship with the NextGEN Gallery user community through blogging and social channels

Last, but not least – Photocrati plans on creating a full integration with its WordPress theme. The integration process is very complicated and Photocrati must take into account the needs of existing theme and NextGEN Gallery users.

Be assured, the Photocrati will keep the community posted on the progress and with as many details as possible.

Please visit the Photocrati and WordPress gallery plugin site announcements for more details on the future of the theme and plugin.

Thanks for reading,

Scott
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Scott Wyden Kivowitz is the Community & Blog Wrangler at Photocrati, Photographers SEO Community and NextGEN Gallery.