You are a photographer. You have a web portfolio. And a blog. And another site for selling prints. And another for licensing images. And a system for newsletters. And, well, you get the point.
If this is your situation, stop! It’s time to streamline your digital life.
We combine PhotoShelter‘s robust photo sales, licensing and marketing tools with WordPress, a rapidly evolving and highly user-friendly web publishing platform, to give photographers the web tools needed to thrive in today’s digital marketplace.
What is integration and why do I need it?
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 leaves much to be desired. Bringing your blog, portfolio and e-commerce sites under one roof will not only streamline your workflow, but will communicate to your potential clients that you are current and professional.
How Integration Works
1. Choose, 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.
Bonus! PhotoShelter plugins for WordPress
Take integration to another level by using these free PhotoShelter plugins:
- PhotoShelter Official Plugin – Embed PhotoShelter photos and galleries in your blog posts
- PhotoShelter Gallery Plugin – Display PhotoShelter gallery updates into your site’s sidebar
- PhotoShelter Search Plugin - Search PhotoShelter archives from your sidebar
Examples of Integrated Websites
- Adrian Young
- Gavin Gough
- Todd Owyoung
- Jack Gruber
- Lia Ballentine
- Brad Mangin
- Many more featured in the PhotoShelter blog
- Many more popping up in our theme showcase
Help! This is way too much!
Don’t fret! We can help. If you want everything taken care of, we have an option that includes web hosting with WordPress, our themes and our plugins pre-installed. Let us handle the tough part so you can focus on creating beautiful work and killer content.