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If you search for “gallery” on the WordPress plugins page, you’ll see nearly 3,000 results to choose from.

To say that number is overwhelming is an understatement.

Who has time to go through all of those plugins to determine which one is the best? Fortunately, you don’t have to. I’ve narrowed down the list to the 7 best WordPress gallery plugins for 2019.

Why You Need a Gallery Plugin

Without a gallery plugin, you’ll be forced to use the basic image gallery that’s built into the core feature set of WordPress. Does this work? Yes. But it’s extremely limiting, and you’ll never be able to take your web design to the next level with this gallery.

To add visual elements to your website that will stun your visitors and provide them with a user-friendly viewing experience, you need to install a gallery plugin.

Depending on your needs, you can find free gallery plugins, as well as paid gallery plugins. I’ve done my best to identify the best ones for different purposes, so there’s something for everyone on my list of the top seven gallery plugins that I recommend for WordPress sites.

How to Choose a WordPress Gallery Plugin

Before we dive in and look at the list, there are certain things that you should keep in mind during your search for a gallery plugin.

Speed — Adding lots of images to your website can impact your website loading time. You want a lightweight plugin that won’t slow your site dow… Read More

Designing is undoubtedly one of the most lucrative and demanding professions in today’s world. However, being a professional designer is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is indeed a full-time job where you never know when an idea or inspiration strikes. In such a situation, having some useful designing apps on your Android device becomes the need of the hour.

So, in order to make your designing work easier, we looked through the Google Play Store and handpicked some of the best Android apps for creatives.

Irrespective of whether you’re a designer looking to create vector graphics or a creative professional planning to sketch out a wireframe on your Android-powered smartphone or tablet device, these apps will definitely help you to deal with your everyday design errands efficiently on the go.

So, let’s get started!

1. Paperless

Paperless is a simple yet powerful drawing application for designers, allowing them to draw, paint, color, sketch, and write notes right from their Android devices.

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Want people to spend more time on your Instagram story content? Looking for tips to prompt active engagement on your stories? In this article, you’ll discover seven ways to encourage followers to tap on, reply to, and screenshot your Instagram stories. #1: Add a Tap for More Prompt The “tap for more” tactic is pretty […]

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Creating a content calendar from scratch is one of those tasks that seems so much more complicated than it actually is. Even just opening a blank Excel spreadsheet can feel overwhelming. Thankfully, sometimes all that’s needed to get on the right track is a quick how-to and a great starter template, which is exactly what we have for you here.

In this post, we provide a guide to building a content calendar, plus a free template for the year.

The Definition of a Content Calendar

Before we jump into calendaring our content, let’s talk about what a content calendar actually is, plus a few baseline requirements for success.

We define a content calendar as a shareable resource that teams can use to plan all content activity. This allows you to visualize how your content is distributed throughout the year. We prefer a calendar-based format, as opposed to just creating a long list of content to be published, because it comes with several benefits:

Gain inter-and cross-department alignment: Inform everyone about what is being published, when and where, so there’s no surprises or duplication of efforts.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we dig into Facebook’s Q4 2018 earnings call with Mari Smith! Watch the Social Media Marketing Talk Show If you’re […]

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