I’m always looking for a way to display photos that doesn’t require coding or installing scripts, something that anybody can use. I think PictureSurf could be a good option.

Here’s an example:

Free Photo Gallery by Picturesurf

The free photo gallery maker can be used as an online tool, or installed as a plugin on Wordpress. The Web site also promises versions for Drupal, Joomla, Movable Type, Blogger and others are coming soon. Because this blog uses WordPress, I installed the plugin.

PictureSurf is really easy to use. Just upload your photos, give them captions if you like and make some choices about size, colors, etc. The app takes care of all the geeky bits. If you’re using the Wordpress plugin, you do all this in your post admin. If using the Web site, the app gives you a code you can copy and paste into whatever page you’re working on.

One note: To upload more than one photo at a time, you’ll need Flash Player 10. Otherwise, you’ll have to use a browser-based uploader that allows only one photo at a time. And if you try to use the Flash uploader with an older version of Flash player, it doesn’t work.