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NG Gallery Optimizer Modified
Improves your site's page load speed by preventing NextGEN's scripts & css from loading on posts and pages without galleries.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.2★ from 5
- Active installs
- 20+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 21 Jan 2013
- Added
- Jan 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.1.2
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 4,597
Our analysis
AI-assistedNG Gallery Optimizer Modified is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance the performance of sites using the NextGEN Gallery plugin. It ensures that the necessary scripts and styles for NextGEN Gallery only load on posts that include the 'nggallery' shortcode, which can improve page load speed.
The plugin also integrates the Fancybox lightbox script for better gallery presentation. It supports various NextGEN Gallery shortcodes, making it suitable for users who want to optimise their gallery display without compromising on speed.
Best for: This plugin is best suited for WordPress users who utilise NextGEN Gallery and want to optimise their site's performance.
What it does well
- ✓Improves page load speed by loading scripts only when needed
- ✓Integrates Fancybox lightbox for enhanced gallery display
- ✓Supports multiple NextGEN Gallery shortcodes
Where it falls short
- •Requires NextGEN Gallery 1.6.2 and up
- •Limited to supporting only the 'nggallery' shortcode for free
- •Last updated in January 2013, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
NG Gallery Optimizer Modified offers a focused solution for improving gallery performance, but its age and limited support may be a concern for some users.
From the developer
Kiran Antony's own description of NG Gallery Optimizer Modified, lightly tidied.
Ng Gallery Optimizer Modified
It is a modified version of Nextgen Gallery optimizer plugin ,which only gives support for “nggallery” shortcode for free.
It improves your site’s page load speed by ensuring NextGEN Gallery’s scripts and styles ONLY load on posts with the nextgen galley shortcode.
It also includes and automatically-integrates the fantastic Fancybox lightbox script, so now you can have gorgeous galleries AND a speedy site! *Requires NextGEN Gallery 1.6.2 and up.
Supports all ten shortcodes of Nextgen Gallery [nggallery id=x], [slideshow id=x], [album id=x], [thumb id=x], [singlepic id=x], [imagebrowser id=x], [nggtags gallery|album=mytag], [random max=x], [recent max=x] and [tagcloud].
It also adds support for the [Show as slideshow] link (loading slideshow scripts only after a user clicks-through)
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