You are a photographer. You have an web portfolio. And a blog. And another site for selling prints. And another site for licensing images. And another system for newsletters. And, well, you get the point.
If this is your situation, stop! It’s time to streamline your digital life.
Combining PhotoShelter‘s robust photo sales, licensing and marketing tools with WordPress, a rapidly evolving and highly extensible web publishing platform, gives photographers the web tools needed to thrive in today’s digital marketplace.
How integration works
1. Download and install one of our integrated themes on your WordPress site
2. Configure your PhotoShelter navigation and run the configurator
After installing your new shiny theme, you need to configure the navigation settings tab on your theme options panel. Save the settings and visit the PhotoShelter configurator page. The configurator takes a snapshot of your Graph Paper Press theme and automagically generates a new custom theme for all your PhotoShelter web pages. Here are the official instructions from PhotoShelter for using the configurator.
3. Done.
Video tutorial Overview, courtesy of PhotoShelter CEO Allen Murabayashi:
http://vimeo.com/12381915
Bonus! PhotoShelter plugins for WordPress
Take integration to another level by using these free PhotoShelter plugins:
- PhotoShelter Official Plugin – Embed PhotoShelter photos & galleries in WordPress
- PhotoShelter Gallery Plugin – Display PhotoShelter gallery updates into your site’s sidebar
- PhotoShelter Search – Search PhotoShelter archives from your sidebar
PhotoShelter plugin videos & info
PhotoShelter Official Plugin (Beta)
Developed by the PhotoShelter team, this plugin allows you to add images and slideshows from your PhotoShelter account to any WordPress post – all without leaving your WP interface. Just click on the PhotoShelter icon in your post menu, and you may browse your public PhotoShelter content to select a gallery or image for embedding.
http://vimeo.com/10529090
PhotoShelter Gallery Plugin
Developed by the Graph Paper Press team, this plugin allows you to embed the latest photo from any number of your recently published PhotoShelter galleries directly into your site’s sidebar.
http://vimeo.com/10529172
Where do I download these plugins?
All plugins can be downloaded directly from WordPress.org. You must have PHP5 and the cURL libraries available on your server. Most modern web hosts will meet these system requirements. If yours doesn’t, please contact your web host and ask them to enable them.
Example Integrated Websites
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Still have questions?
What is integration and why do I need it?
When we refer to “integration” we are referring, first and foremost, to design integration. The goal for your website should be to create a seamless, cohesive brand between your blog, portfolio, e-commerce and marketing materials. A web presence that is splintered around the internet with no cohesive branding or design sensibility communicates more to your potential clients than you might think. Bringing your blog, portfolio and e-commerce sites in under one roof will not only streamline your workflow, it communicates to your potential clients that you are current. So long Flash sites & splash pages. Hello iPhone compatible slideshows & videos. While our plugins aren’t required for integration, they do further simplify the process of inserting PhotoShelter content into your WordPress site.