Freemius

FolioBlocks

Michael

FolioBlocks is a native WordPress gallery plugin for building responsive image galleries, video galleries, portfolio layouts, and comparison blocks directly in the Block Editor. It is designed for photographers, designers, artists, agencies, creative businesses, and WooCommerce stores that need flexible visual layouts without shortcodes or external gallery managers.
Create Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, Filmstrip, Modular, and Video galleries using familiar Gutenberg controls. FolioBlocks keeps your workflow inside WordPress while giving you tools for lightboxes, hover overlays, gallery filtering, image downloads, WooCommerce product links, EXIF display, and content protection.
The free version includes the core gallery and media blocks. FolioBlocks Pro unlocks advanced creative and commerce features, including Modular Gallery, gallery filtering, WooCommerce integration, image downloads, lazy loading, advanced styling controls, Pro List View thumbnails, and more.
Included blocks: 
* Background Video Block – Add an autoplaying, responsive background video with overlay content on top 
* Before & After Block – Compare two images with an interactive slider 
* Loupe Block – Highlight fine details with an elegant magnifying zoom effect 
* Carousel Gallery Block – Smooth, swipe-friendly horizontal image slider 
* Filmstrip Gallery Block – Scroll through large images with thumbnail navigation below 
* Grid Gallery Block – Classic evenly-spaced grid layout 
* Image Block – Display a single image with lightbox, hover overlay, optional downloads, and WooCommerce linking 
* Justified Gallery Block – Professional row-based gallery with balanced heights 
* Masonry Gallery Block – Pinterest-style vertical gallery layout 
* Modular Gallery Block (Pro Only) – Build custom, magazine-style image layouts 
* Video Block – Display a single video with custom thumbnail, lightbox playback, captions, and optional WooCommerce linking 
* Video Gallery Block – Showcase YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted videos
Core gallery features include: 
* Fully responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile 
* Built-in lightbox support 
* Caption support and accessibility-friendly interactions 
* Drag-and-drop image ordering 
* 100% native Gutenberg block editing (no shortcodes, no separate gallery manager) 
* Block transforms to convert galleries in one click 
* WordPress 7.0 List View inspector support for gallery children
Pro features include: 
* Custom image click actions for media files, custom URLs, Page/Post links, downloads, lightbox, and WooCommerce products 
* Gallery image filtering with per-image category assignment 
* WooCommerce product integration for images and videos 
* Download full-resolution images 
* Randomize image order 
* Disable right-click / content protection 
* Lazy load images for faster performance 
* Hover effects, image overlays, and overlay content controls 
* EXIF metadata display in lightboxes and hover overlays 
* Pro List View thumbnails for easier gallery reordering 
* Advanced gallery styling controls for borders, shadows, radius, filter bars, icons, and overlays
Why FolioBlocks?
FolioBlocks is built for users who want fast, native, block-based galleries without the complexity of third-party gallery builders or shortcode-based plugins. If you want a clean way to display photography, client work, products, portfolios, or case studies, FolioBlocks gives you those tools directly inside the editor.
<h3>Source Code</h3>
Public repository: 
https://github.com/folioblocks/folioblocks


Gallery plugins historically have been annoying for me to use, and block-based ones, especially so. But FolioBlocks was fun to use. I love that so many different types of galleries can be chosen (masonry, grid, etc), it has the option to use its built-in lightbox, and just the simplicity of it all was sweet. And responsive on top of it! I'm definitely a fan now.


Easy to use with good number of features

Create fast, responsive photo and video galleries with grid, masonry, justified, modular, and carousel layouts—ideal for photographers and creatives.

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George Ciobanu

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery


Modula give a lot in their free plugin. I use it on many sites.  It's easy to use, and includes all the features you might need in a simple gallery.  The images do have to be located in the WordPress media library.  Increasingly I want to host images outside of the media library and so may have to look for an alternative solution.   But if you're happy with the media library this is a great plugin. 


Excellent Plugin


Modula is hands down the best WordPress gallery plugin I’ve used. It’s super easy to set up, looks amazing, and loads fast without slowing down my site. I love how flexible the layouts are, and the hover effects and lightbox features add a nice touch. Plus, it works perfectly on mobile. If you need a gallery plugin that’s simple but powerful, this is the one to get.


the best WordPress gallery plugin


It's the best Gallery plugin on wordpress. you can do a lot with the free version. Support has been quick and helpful


Best Gallery Plugin.

Create responsive image galleries with drag-and-drop grid builder. Custom layouts, video support, AI optimization. Works with any theme.

FolioBlocks vs Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery