Dan Rossiter

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<p>Display your documents beautifully! Document Gallery creates thumbnail galleries for PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and other file types—just like WordPress does for images.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WordPress Block Editor</strong> – Insert galleries with a single click, configure visually</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Thumbnails</strong> – Generates preview images for documents (PDF, Office files, etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Modern Image Formats</strong> – Full support for WebP and AVIF images (WordPress 6.5+)</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Display</strong> – Grid or list layout with optional descriptions</li>
<li><strong>Smart Filtering</strong> – Show all attachments, current post only, or specific documents</li>
<li><strong>Pagination Support</strong> – Handle large document libraries efficiently</li>
<li><strong>Fully Customizable</strong> – Control columns, sorting, links, and styling</li>
<li><strong>Classic Shortcode</strong> – <code>[dg]</code> shortcode available for template use</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Document libraries and resource centers</li>
<li>Portfolio and work sample galleries</li>
<li>Publication and whitepaper collections</li>
<li>Course materials and downloads</li>
<li>Legal document repositories</li>
</ul>
<h4>Block Editor Integration</h4>
<p>Click the ‘+’ button in the editor and search for “Document Gallery” to insert a gallery block. All configuration options appear in the sidebar—no shortcode knowledge required. Select specific documents or let the gallery auto-populate based on your criteria.</p>
<h4>Shortcode Support</h4>
<p>The classic <code>[dg]</code> shortcode continues to work perfectly for template files, widgets, and power users who prefer code-based configuration. See the Installation tab for all available options.</p>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<p>Document Gallery provides extensive filters and actions for customizing thumbnail generation, HTML output, and gallery queries. See the Installation tab for complete developer documentation.</p>
<h4>Partners</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WP Real Media Library</strong>: Document Gallery seamlessly integrates with RML by way of a<br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dg-real-media-library/" rel="ugc">helper plugin</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translation</h4>
<p>Document Gallery has to-date been translated into <strong>6</strong> languages, listed below.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Finnish</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/villevetela" rel="ugc">villevetela</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>French</strong> — <em>Thanks, Marc Liotard and <a href="http://www.trafic-influence.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Traffic Influence</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Russian</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/demur" rel="ugc">demur</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Spanish</strong> — <em>Thanks, Andrew Kurtis and <a href="http://www.webhostinghub.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebHostingHub</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Swedish</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/mepmepmep" rel="ugc">mepmepmep</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Ukrainian</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/demur" rel="ugc">demur</a>!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4>Developers</h4>
<p>Document Gallery includes features intended to make integration with other plugins<br />
simple. See the bottom of the <strong>Installation</strong> tab for specific documentation on<br />
the various features provided.</p>
<p><em>If this plugin has helped you, please take a moment to <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/document-gallery#postform" rel="ugc">rate<br />
it</a>!</em></p>


Document Gallery

This is an amazing plugin. I suggest updating the readme.txt file. I've tested it with WP 5.8.3 and had no problems.

Amazing plugin and still working without problems

This plugin generates thumbnails for documents and displays them in a gallery-like format for easy sharing.

AAM Plugin

<p>Prevent direct access to the unlimited number of media library items either for visitors, individual users or groups of users (roles). This plugin does not modify a physical file’s location or URL.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The AAM Protected Media Files plugins is the official add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager (aka AAM). While this plugin actually manages physical access to the media files, AAM provides the UI interface to define access to files.</p>
</blockquote>
<h4>Few Facts</h4>
<ul>
<li>It requires a simple manual steps in order to configure a webserver to protect direct access to <code>/wp-content/uploads</code> folder. For more information, please check <a href="https://aamportal.com/article/protected-media-files-installation" rel="nofollow ugc">our installation instructions</a>;</li>
<li>It does not change a physical file’s location, content or URL. Upon deactivation, everything goes back to normal;</li>
<li>It protects all the allowed by WordPress core file types and those that are extended with third-party plugins (e.g. <code>.svg</code>, <code>.sketch</code>, etc.). For the list of all allowed extensions, check official WP documentation for the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_ext_types/" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_get_ext_types()</a> core function;</li>
<li>It allows you to manage access to any media file for visitors, any individual user, roles or even define the default access to all media files for everybody (this one is available with <a href="https://aamportal.com/premium" rel="nofollow ugc">premium</a> add-on for AAM plugin);</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information about how properly install and use it, refer to <a href="https://aamportal.com/support" rel="nofollow ugc">our documentation</a>.</p>


AAM Protected Media Files

Add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager plugin that protects media files from direct access for visitors, roles or users

Document Gallery vs AAM Protected Media Files