Descripziun
NGG Smart Image Search provides a highly customizable search and display functionality for images in NextGEN Galleries. Searches can be performed across title, description, filename and tags. Two search modes are available: basic (OR) and extended (AND).
Search results can be displayed in various layouts:
- linked image lists with meta data
- advanced thumbnail lists
- advanced mosaic layouts
- single image inspection
- fancybox v6 lightbox with EXIF display
- paging, sorting, limiting
- native NextGEN / Pro / Plus galleries
Search input can be provided via:
- Gutenberg block
- URL parameter
- legacy shortcode
- legacy widget
Extended documentation:
https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/
Maletgs dal visur
Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- SIS Display Images Displays a set of NextGEN Images defined by a Searchstring
- SIS Searchbox for NGG Images Provides a Searchbox for Searching NextGEN Images
Installaziun
- Upload
ngg-smart-image-searchto/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin.
- Replace legacy shortcodes and widgets with Gutenberg blocks.
- Update or replace the standard search page.
FAQ
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How does the search work?
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There are four ways to perform a search:
- Dynamic Gutenberg search block.
- URL parameter
sngg. - Static searchstring in the display block.
- Legacy widget or shortcode.
Extended documentation:
https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/the-search-process/ -
How can a search be customized?
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You can customize:
- searchable fields
- included/excluded galleries and albums
- sort order
- result limits
- separate settings for public vs. logged-in users
All parameters can be configured via Gutenberg block or widget.
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How can the result list be customized?
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Display options:
Additional parameters: sort order, paging, limits.
Extended documentation:https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/image-display/
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What search strings can be entered?
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Basic mode: whitespace-separated terms (OR).
Extended mode:&,&-,&t,&t-separated terms (AND).Special extended search options:
A search string can have escape characters at the beginning to switch between basic and extended mode, and escape options at the end to switch display modes.
Extended documentation:
https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/qualified-search-examples/
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Contributors & Developers
“NGG Smart Image Search” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
4.0.0
Major functional and security update (2026-08-08)
- NEW: Gutenberg blocks to define searches and display result lists
- NEW: Liveview support for WordPress 6.3+ and 7
- NEW: Advanced Mosaic display with fancybox viewer
- NEW: Image inspection display
- NEW: security checks supported by anthrophic opus 5
- Updated: Fancybox updated to 6.1.14
- Updated: Fancybox code loaded dynamically only when needed
- Updated: Exiftool updated to 13.57
- Updated: More customization for Advanced Thumbnails
- Updated: Many minor optimizations
3.4.3
Security update (2025-06-17)
- Fixed: SQL injection vulnerability in hidden browser parameter
- Fixed: HTML formatting issues for paged search results
3.4.1
Enhancement + security (2025-05-04)
- NEW: Exiftool integration for EXIF display
- NEW: Extended display types lix and atx
- Updated: Default display changed to linked-images
- Fixed: Security issue with unsanitized shortcode parameter
3.3.3
Error fix (2025-02-03)
- Fixed: Thumbnail and filename addresses incorrect with redirection
3.3.2
Enhancement + security (2025-02-02)
- NEW: URL parameter
?sngg= - NEW: Search variable
a:{album-id} - NEW: Search variable
u:{user-id} - Updated: Fancybox 5.0 included locally
- Fixed: Security issue with unsanitized shortcode parameter
3.2.1
Error fix (2024-02-27)
- Fixed: Widget parameters not passed correctly
3.2.0
Maintenance update (2024-02-24)
- Enhanced: Advanced thumbnail and linked image display
- Enhanced: Wrapper for shortcode searchbox
- Fixed: Modernizr.Canvas removed
- Fixed: Searchbox crash with wptexturize
- Fixed: NextGEN thumbnail name changes
- Fixed: Minor PHP warnings
- Remarks: Searchbox styling depends heavily on theme CSS
3.1
Maintenance update (2019-04-17)
- Fixed: Javascript compatibility issues
- Fixed: Minor issues
- Remarks: Searchbox styling depends heavily on theme CSS
3.0
Major release (2018-12-11)
- NEW: Paging for search results
- NEW: Basic search mode
- NEW: Support for all NextGEN native galleries
- NEW: Support for NextGEN e-commerce
- NEW: New sort options
- NEW: Target parameter for shortcode
- Enhanced: Thumbnail and searchbox customization
- Enhanced: Settings page
- Fixed: Landing page duplication issues