Now this is going to be fun….
We’re excited to announce our first batch of WordPress + PhotoShelter plugins that allow you to:
- Integrate your PhotoShelter photos and galleries into your Graph Paper Press themes for WordPress
- Allow your visitors to search your PhotoShelter photos from your site’s sidebar
- Pull in your PhotoShelter gallery updates into your site’s sidebar
If you are a photographer who uses PhotoShelter, these integration plugins will enable you to manage your portfolio, blog, and PhotoShelter photos and galleries all from one site. The combination of WordPress, PhotoShelter and our themes and plugins will push your web presence into the future, allowing you to connect with clients, promote, sell and license your work all from one place.
How do you get this plugins?
These plugins are currently only available to our paying members. You will need to sign up and become a member of Graph Paper Press to download these plugins. So, yep, that’s over 20 themes, two hours of HD video tutorials, a well-groomed support forum managed by experienced WordPressers, and these special PhotoShelter integration plugins.
Example
Jack Gruber is a staff photojournalist at USA TODAY, the largest newspaper in the US. His newly integrated website allows him to:
- Shoot, batch upload to PhotoShelter, and batch insert his photos into his new site in minutes
- Store his photo archive with PhotoShelter
- Add PhotoShelter photos and galleries to his WordPress-powered site
- Allow his site visitors to search his photo archive from his WordPress sidebar
- Retain the same look and feel across his PhotoShelter + Graph Paper Press + WordPress site
Here’s a secret: Jack Gruber is sporting our new On Assignment theme (a free child theme for Modularity). This theme is a free download and is available in your member area. If you are an existing GPP user, you will need to log into your Member area; if you are a newcomer to GPP, you will need to signup to download.
For those who don’t know what PhotoShelter is, here is a brief run-down of their services, in their own words:
PhotoShelter builds the best photography websites with sales and marketing tools, high-res file delivery, and secure image archiving. We serve over 48,000 photographers worldwide, from full-time pros to aspiring artists.
Discount
In all honesty, if you are a serious photographer, you need PhotoShelter. Here is a little incentive: PhotoShelter is giving Graph Paper Press users a special discount. Sign up for PhotoShelter here for the special discount. The savings is a $55 discount compared to their regular monthly account ($29.99) and $25 off their advertised annual discount (normally $329). This special offer last until Oct. 31, 2009.
Now lets take these plugins for a little ride, shall we?
How to integrate PhotoShelter & WordPress (Tutorial #1)
How to add PhotoShelter galleries to a WordPress sidebar (Tutorial #2)
How to add PhotoShelter gallery updates to WordPress (Tutorial #3)
How to search PhotoShelter photos from WordPress (Tutorial #4)
We have also updated Modularity, F8, F8-Remixed, and Modslider to version 2.1. These are merely enhancements and not critical at all. Most of the upgrades happened on the Theme Options page, as you can see in this video tutorial: