中定义了一个函数nggfunctions.php 您可以直接在模板页面中使用:
/* nggShowRandomRecent($type, $maxImages, $template, $galleryId) - return recent or random images
 * 
 * @access public
 * @param string $type \'id\' (for latest addition to DB), \'date\' (for image with the latest date), \'sort\' (for image sorted by user order) or \'random\'
 * @param integer $maxImages of images
 * @param string $template (optional) name for a template file, look for gallery-$template
 * @param int $galleryId Limit to a specific gallery
 * @return the content
*/
 也可以使用在
shortcodes.php 文件:
 /**
 * Function to show a gallery of random or the most recent images with shortcode of type:
 * 
 * [random max="7" template="filename" id="2" /]
 * [recent max="7" template="filename" id="3" mode="date" /]
 * where 
 * - max is the maximum number of random or recent images to show
 * - template is a name for a gallery template, which is located in themefolder/nggallery or plugins/nextgen-gallery/view
 * - id is the gallery id, if the recent/random pictures shall be taken from a specific gallery only
 * - mode is either "id" (which takes the latest additions to the databse, default) 
 *               or "date" (which takes the latest pictures by EXIF date) 
 *               or "sort" (which takes the pictures by user sort order)
 * 
 * @param array $atts
 * @return the_content
 */