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These connections are only established when you actively configure and use the corresponding features.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><strong>Google Photos API<\/strong> \u2014 Used to authenticate your Google account and import media items into your WordPress Media Library. Data transmitted: OAuth 2.0 authorization codes and access tokens issued by Google. <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\">Google Privacy Policy<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\">Google Terms of Service<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Google Vision API<\/strong> \u2014 Used optionally to auto-tag imported images via AI label detection. Data transmitted: Base64-encoded image content sent to Google's Vision API. This feature requires a separate Google Cloud API key and is disabled by default. <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\">Google Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Adobe Lightroom API<\/strong> \u2014 Used to authenticate your Adobe account and import media from Adobe Lightroom into your WordPress Media Library. Data transmitted: OAuth 2.0 authorization codes and access tokens issued by Adobe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/privacy\/policy.html\">Adobe Privacy Policy<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/legal\/terms.html\">Adobe Terms of Service<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Leaflet.js via unpkg.com CDN<\/strong> \u2014 Used to render the Interactive Map gallery layout. The CDN serves static JavaScript and CSS assets only; no user data is transmitted to unpkg. <a href=\"https:\/\/leafletjs.com\/\">Leaflet<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/\">unpkg Terms<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Chart.js via jsDelivr CDN<\/strong> \u2014 Used to render the analytics chart on the admin Analytics tab. The CDN serves static JavaScript assets only; no user data is transmitted to jsDelivr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartjs.org\/\">Chart.js<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsdelivr.com\/terms\/privacy-policy-jsdelivr-net\">jsDelivr Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Engagement Telemetry<\/strong> \u2014 Off by default. When explicitly enabled by the site administrator in Square Orb \u2192 Global Defaults, the plugin records anonymous view counts and dwell times per gallery image. All data is stored locally in your WordPress database only. No data is transmitted to any external server. No personally identifiable information (PII) is ever collected.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>square-orb<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install directly through the WordPress Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Square Orb<\/strong> in the admin sidebar to configure global display settings.<\/li>\n<li>To import from Google Photos or Adobe Lightroom, enter your API credentials on the <strong>Authentication<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Insert the Square Orb block in the Gutenberg editor, or use the shortcode: <code>[square_orb ids=\"1,2,3\"]<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20set%20up%20google%20photos%20import%3F\"><h3>How do I set up Google Photos import?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Navigate to <strong>Square Orb \u2192 Authentication<\/strong>, enter your Google OAuth Client ID and Secret, then click \"Connect to Google Photos\". See the <a href=\"https:\/\/awesomediscoveryzone.com\/squareorb\/\">full step-by-step Google Photos setup guide<\/a> on our documentation portal.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20set%20up%20adobe%20lightroom%20import%3F\"><h3>How do I set up Adobe Lightroom import?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Navigate to <strong>Square Orb \u2192 Authentication<\/strong>, enter your Adobe Client ID and Secret, then click \"Connect to Lightroom\".<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20collect%20any%20user%20data%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin collect any user data?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No, by default. The engagement telemetry system is <strong>off by default<\/strong> and must be explicitly enabled by the site administrator in Square Orb \u2192 Global Defaults \u2192 Enable Engagement Telemetry. When enabled, it records anonymous view counts and dwell times per gallery image, stored locally in your WordPress database only. No data is ever transmitted to any external server, and no personally identifiable information (PII) is collected.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20the%20gallery%20on%20multiple%20pages%3F\"><h3>Can I use the gallery on multiple pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Each Gutenberg block or shortcode instance is independently configured. 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