Platforms such as WordPress and Blogger are associated with blogging, but are much more flexible and can be the basis for an entire online presence. WordPress offers an alternative to the sequential display of posts (blogging) called pages and plugins provide the opportunity to expand the potential of posts or plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A feature I have not used in any of my WordPress installs involves ways to display photos. I tend to make use of Flickr and Google Photos to share photos and to explore possible applications of photography in the classroom. I often limit my exploration not understanding that others may not want to invest in the variety of platforms that I use. Individual images are easy enough to include in blog posts and many suggest that some image in most posts is a way to encourage frequent visits (e.g., my travel blog<\/a>). Just for the sake of exploration, I have been experimenting with free options for adding photo collections to a WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a gallery page created on a WordPress page using the NextGen plugin<\/a>. The number of images could be much larger than my example. The individual thumbnails expand to show a full-size image. You can explore this gallery using this link<\/a>. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wordpressgallery-882x1024.png\")
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