- Go to wordpress.com and click on the log in option on the top right
- The next screen to appear will be your dashboard
- If you haven’t alreay added a Gallery page, hover the mouse over Pages
- Click on add new
- Add a page title
- Click on ‘Add Media’
- Click on ‘Upload Files’
- Click on ‘Select Files’
- Find your images on the computer (I recommend doing a few at a time…if you do them all it will take a really really really loooooooong time)
- Once all the files are uploaded, press ‘esc’ on the keyboard or click the ‘x’ on the top right
- Type the name of your first category (Traditional Portraits) and press return/enter on the keyboard
- Click on Add Media
- Go to ‘Media Library’
- Click on Create Gallery (it’s on the top left)
- Click on each file that falls under Traditional Portraits (you’ll notice that a check will appear when you click on each file)
- Once you have selected all the necessary files, click the ‘Create a new gallery’ button on the bottom right
- Change the ‘Link To’ option to ‘None’
- Change the ‘Type’ option option to ‘Slideshow’
- Click on ‘Insert gallery’
- Press ‘Save Draft’ (located under the Publish category on the top right)
- Click on the Preview option
- You should now see a slideshow of your work
- Close that screen and repeat this process for all of your categories
- When you are finished, make sure to click on Publish
