Two Small Potatoes

Hi Samuel,

Ok, thank you for letting me know. I’ll get this post shipshape so I can make it public and try to trouble shoot it that way. I’ll post again with the link here as soon as it’s live.

Do you recommend posting the same issues we’re having with images and Gutenberg here or on separate threads? I really don’t know if the issues are related.

Hey @devnihil,

Thanks for confirming that it’s not the Yoast plugin. I checked my other plugins as well and it doesn’t seem to be related to any of them either.

I’m using the Valenti theme, so I searched the discussion forum on Envato for my theme. Several people mentioned having the exact same problem. From the responses left by the theme developer, it sounds like the culprit for them was the PHP version they were using. Several were using the newest version, and the theme developer recommended rolling back to an older, more widely accepted PHP version, PHP7. I’m guessing that is likely the problem, since I’m running on the current WordPress version, PHP 7.1.33. I have no idea how to revert back to an older PHP version though, nor do I think it’s probably necessary. This glitch with my site is one I can live with, assuming it’s not causing other errors or problems I don’t even know about.

My theme developer is currently on vacation, but I’ll follow up and ask him if he has suggestions.

Thanks!

Ahhh, ok. I *think* I understand. I’ll follow that link you sent and see if I can add the headers via the server. Thanks.

Either FooGallery or Photo Gallery by Web Dorado.

That’s the problem! I would re-install your plugin and create a gallery for you to see, but it simply isn’t functional on my site. Even with no other gallery plugins installed, when I install your plugin, I don’t see any option to add a gallery beyond the regular options for the native WordPress gallery. It’s like the plugin just isn’t installed.

Hey Diego,

Thanks for your response.

1) Cool! We’ll keep our eyes peeled for future updates. Any idea when that might be?

2 & 3) Unfortunately we already disabled the plugin and are now using something different, at least until we can find a permanent gallery solution that fills all of our needs. I was pretty sure I at least took screenshots of the weirdness on our site with the galleries, but I guess not. If we enable it again later and still have problems, I’ll definitely send you screenshots and any error messages from the browser console.

4) That makes sense, and it’s definitely how most of the gallery plugins operate. I definitely understand that about the site speed. I thought that Jetpack Carousel didn’t create additional thumbnails, but I guess I’m not positive. We’re now using another native WP gallery plugin also and it doesn’t seem to create additional thumbnails, though it’s possible I just haven’t found where they’re stored on our server. So far, adding galleries with this other plugin hasn’t increased our server space usage, which is ideal. Thanks for clarifying where your plugin stores the thumbnails.

5) One more question: is your plugin compatible with other gallery plugins, or do you know? We’re looking for a gallery plugin for about 3/4 of our photos that will be lightweight, super easy to use, and visual (like yours), but we also need a second gallery plugin that generates shortcodes and offers e-commerce and watermarking. Is your plugin compatible with galleries like Photo Gallery by Web Dorado, Envira, and FooGallery?

Thanks again! Looking forward to your future release. 🙂

Carrie @ Two Small Potatoes

Hey Craig,

Thanks for following up on this.

Ironically, I just started playing with the plugin coding again today after leaving it for the last couple weeks. I went over the instructions for the workaround you sent over and over and finally it just worked.

Now I have a full width IG feed across the bottom of my site with 6 images pulling randomly from the most recent 33. I also have a 3 column sidebar widget showing 9 images from the most recent 33. Can’t believe it worked! Yes, this issue is definitely resolved, and then some.

Thank you again so much for your help. This is an awesome plugin. 🙂

Carrie @ Two Small Potatoes

Hi Craig,

Thanks for the super fast response! Now that you’ve explained it, I see exactly what you mean. The images are definitely displayed randomly. I just didn’t notice because my most recent 6 images on display happen to all be snowy Alps pics which are really similar.

I followed the link you provided and then followed the directions to insert the correct coding. Unfortunately I couldn’t get it to work. Once I set it to 33 images in Customize –> Layout, it showed 33 images on both my homepage footer (instead of 6) or my sidebar widget (instead of 9). Are there any known themes, plugins, etc that are known to maybe conflict with this coding? I’m not super savvy with this, but I’m pretty sure I followed the directions correctly.

Even if I can’t get it to work, though, I love the plugin! I’ll wait patiently for this feature to be available with the Pro version, or I’ll upgrade.

Thanks for your help,

Carrie @ Two Small Potatoes