Easy Image Display

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Sometimes you need a proper image gallery to display particular images, and there are plenty of plugins for that. Easy Image Display is for those other times, when all you need is an easy way to display some random images, or X latest images uploaded to your site.

Current features include:

Newest, oldest, random and custom sorting options
Include/exclude images based on ID
Widget, shortcode and template tag for maximum flexibility
Display images at various sizes
Control how many images are displayed and in how many columns
Link images to a lightbox, or remove link entirely
Uses gallery shortcode so will always fit your theme

Features soon to be added:

Filter by attachment status
Slideshow layout
Custom image sizes

Installation

1. Upload the ‘easy-image-display’ directory to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Add images using one of the three methods explained below
4. Enjoy!

Usage

Easy Image Display provides 3 ways of displaying images; widget, shortcode and template tag. Each method accepts the same options and will result in the same display.

Widget

The Easy Image Display widget is the easiest way to display your images. The basic settings allow you to control image size, order and number. More advanced settings are collapsed by default to provide a simple uncluttered interface.

Choose your options, hit save, and rejoice.

Shortcode

To display images inside a post or page rather than a widget area, you need a shortcode.

Default settings:

[sb_easy_image]

Custom settings:

[sb_easy_image num="1" order="random" link="lightbox"]

Template tag

The template tag is available for users who are confident in adding code to theme files, and need to display images outside of the widget areas or main content area. The following function can be added anywhere in your theme files.

Default settings:

<?php sb_easy_image(); ?>

Custom settings:

<?php
$args = array(

    "num" => "1",

    "order" => "random",

    "link" => "lightbox",

);
sb_easy_image( $args );
?>

Options

If you’re using the widget, the options are all clearly marked. You can’t go far wrong.

If you’re using the shortcode or template tag, here’s what you need to know:

Parameter	Description	Options	Defaults ( widget, shortcode, template tag)
num	Number of images to display.	Any number.	1, 5, 9
order	Order displayed images by...	Newest, Oldest, Random, Custom	Newest (all)
size	Size of image to be loaded. The display size will depend on your theme and number of columns chosen.	Thumbnail, Medium, Large, Ful	Thumbnail (all)
link	Target link when images clicked.	None, File, Attachment, Lightbox, URL	File (all)
url	Static URL images should link to when "url" is chosen for link parameter.	Any URL	n/a
columns	Number of gallery columns to display.	Any number	1, 3, 5
filter	Include or exclude images from results, or show only specified images.	Include, Exclude, Only	Only (all)
ids	Image IDs for use with the "filter" option.	ID numbers, separated with a comma. ID ranges also accepted (e.g. 12-17)	n/a
captions	Show image captions?	On, Off	On (all)