Title: External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin
Author: Lentil
Published: <strong>September 14, 2008</strong>
Last modified: August 14, 2009

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin

 By [Lentil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lentil/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gallery2-image-block-widget.zip)

 * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/#installation)
 * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gallery2-image-block-widget/)

## Description

If you use Gallery2 in an external (non WPG2) installation, you may want to display
images using the Gallery2 Image Block module. If so, this is the widget for you.
Options described in the [Gallery 2 Image Block](http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:imageblock)
documentation are included, but not all have been tested. Your mileage may vary.

User configuration of Image Block options is available through the Widget configuration
panel. Blank (empty) options use the Gallery2 defaults.

_Note:_ The widget is written using [lib_curl()](http://www.php.net/curl) to avoid
url_fopen issues.

For more information, see the [plugin page](http://www.theschierers.net/blog/g2-imageblock-plugin).

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * An example of the widget in place on my website. Not that title and date are 
   being shown and a custom title is in use.
 * [[
 * The widget form open and active for editing showing the available options.

## Installation

 1. Unpack the zip file.
 2. Upload `Gallery2_ImageBlock.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 4. Add the G2 ImageBlock widget to an active sidebar from the ‘Display:Widget’ menu.
 5. Configure the `Gallery2 URL` option to match your Gallery install. Do not include`
    main.php` or the trailing slash.
 6. Save your sidebar changes and view your new Image Block!

## FAQ

  What options have been tested?

RandomImage and DailyImage blocks have been tested along with both at once (using
the pipe ‘|’ separator). Title and date ‘show’ options have been tested along with
both at once. ‘maxSize’ was also tested.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Lentil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lentil/)

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### Interested in development?

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## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.5**
 *  Last updated **17 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  Tested up to **2.8.4**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/)
 * Tags
 * [Gallery2](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery2/)[image block](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-block/)
   [widget](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/gallery2-image-block-widget/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Lentil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lentil/)

## Support

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