Aciano Technologies

AT Gallery is a simple and easy-to-use gallery plugin for WordPress that allows you to add bulk images to a gallery, display galleries with a shortcode, and show images in a lightbox on the frontend.
Key Features: 
– Create galleries using a custom post type. 
– Bulk image upload support. 
– Manage gallery images in the admin panel with options to remove individual images. 
– Display galleries using a simple shortcode <code>[atga id="gallery_id"]</code>. 
– Images open in a lightbox for a smooth user experience. 
– Easy to use with a minimal configuration.
<h3>Usage</h3>
Once activated, you can create galleries by going to the AT Galleries menu item in your WordPress admin. Here’s how to use the plugin:
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Add a new gallery:
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<li>Go to AT Galleries > Add New.</li>
<li>Add a title and select the images you want to add to the gallery.</li>
<li>You can add images using the Select Images button, and you will see them listed with a remove button if you wish to delete individual images.</li>
<li>The gallery shortcode will be displayed at the top of the editor. Copy the shortcode and paste it into any page, post, or widget.</li>
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Display the gallery on the frontend:
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<li>Use the shortcode <code>[atga id="gallery_id"]</code> where <code>GALLERY_ID</code> is the ID of the gallery you want to display. You can find the gallery ID in the URL when editing a gallery.</li>
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Example shortcode: 
 `[atga id=”gallery_id”]“`
This will display the gallery with the specified ID.
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Images open in a lightbox:
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<li>The gallery images will automatically open in a lightbox when clicked, providing a smooth user experience for your visitors.</li>
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<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
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<li>The gallery images are stored as post meta under the key <code>_at_gallery_images</code>.</li>
<li>You can use <code>wp_get_attachment_image()</code> to display images in the gallery or customize the output to fit your theme’s needs.</li>
<li>The plugin is fully extendable. You can modify the display template by overriding the template in your theme if needed.</li>
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<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0-or-later license. You are free to modify and redistribute it as long as you adhere to the terms of the license.

AT Gallery

A flexible WordPress gallery plugin to create galleries, upload bulk images, display them with shortcodes, and view in a lightbox.

Johannes Kinast

This WordPress Plugin adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. It detects if a post contains a Gallery or Image Block and then loads & initialize <a href="https://github.com/feimosi/baguetteBox.js" rel="nofollow ugc">baguetteBox.js</a>, a pure JavaScript Lightbox script without any dependencies and a modern minimal look.
There is no lock in effect. It does not add a new Block Editor/Gutenberg Block and relies solo on the standard WordPress Gallery and Image Block. You can deactivate this plugin at any time and your Gallery and Image Blocks will work as they’ve done before. Just without the lightbox.
Just one important thing to remember: You always have to select Link → Link to image file or Link images to media file (see screenshots below) for all of your Image & Gallery Blocks to work properly. If you choose None or Link to attachment page it will not work. But that’s fine if you don’t want the Lightbox for a specific Image or Gallery.
Take a look at the <a href="https://youtu.be/qfLOH22cUNM" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube video from Jakson</a> where he reviews this plugin:
<iframe loading="lazy" title="How to create a popup light box Gallery in WordPress Block Themes" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfLOH22cUNM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<h3>Features</h3>
Here are the features of baguetteBox.js:
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<li>Written in pure JavaScript</li>
<li>No dependencies (e.g. jQuery)</li>
<li>Image captions support</li>
<li>Responsive</li>
<li>Supports swipe gestures</li>
<li>Around 13 KB, 7 KB gzipped</li>
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<h3>Works with</h3>
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<li>Gallery Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Image Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Media and Text Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Gallery (Default Classic Editor Gallery)</li>
<li>CoBlocks Gallery Collage / Masonry / Offset / Stacked</li>
<li>Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block)</li>
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Don’t forget to select Link to → Media File for all of your Galleries & Images to work properly.
Notice: At the moment, just Blocks inside a post are supported. Not Blocks in a Widget. You can make it work but have to enqueue the necessary style & script yourself. See FAQ –> How to enqueue the necessary assets (script & style) for blocks outside of posts or for block types that are not supported by default?

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Lightbox for Blocks


This is one of this plugins that improves WordPress with zero effort and a easy minimalistic approach that should be in the core.



Congratulations!


Brilliant and simple solution


My favourite lightweight lightbox viewer closed recently and I needed something to replace it.



This plugin is super lightweight, and has exactly the same admin interface, i.e. nothing to do, just install it and watch the magic happen on existing images and galleries. What's not to like.


A worthy successor to WP Featherlight

Adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies.

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