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FolioBlocks

<p>FolioBlocks is a modern gallery and portfolio plugin built specifically for the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Full Site Editor. Designed for photographers, designers, artists, and creative professionals, FolioBlocks makes it easy to create beautiful, fully responsive image galleries, video galleries, and before-and-after comparison blocks—all without shortcodes or external gallery systems.</p>
<p>Build professional galleries directly inside Gutenberg using flexible layouts including Grid, Justified, Masonry, Modular, Carousel, and Video Gallery blocks. Every block is performance-focused, mobile-friendly, and optimized for real portfolio use cases. FolioBlocks brings powerful visual tools into the native editor so you can work quickly and maintain full creative control.</p>
<p>Included blocks:<br />
* Before & After Block – Compare two images with an interactive slider<br />
* Loupe Block – Highlight fine details with an elegant magnifying zoom effect<br />
* Carousel Gallery Block – Smooth, swipe-friendly horizontal image slider<br />
* Grid Gallery Block – Classic evenly-spaced grid layout<br />
* Justified Gallery Block – Professional row-based gallery with balanced heights<br />
* Masonry Gallery Block – Pinterest-style vertical gallery layout<br />
* Modular Gallery Block (Pro Only) – Build custom, magazine-style image layouts<br />
* Video Gallery Block – Showcase YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted videos</p>
<p>Gallery Features – All gallery blocks include:<br />
* Fully responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile<br />
* Built-in Lightbox<br />
* Caption support and accessibility-friendly interactions<br />
* Drag-and-drop image ordering<br />
* 100% native Gutenberg block editing (no shortcodes, no separate gallery manager)</p>
<p>Advanced Features (Pro) – Unlock advanced tools designed for photography websites, creative portfolios, and WooCommerce-powered shops:<br />
* Gallery Image Filtering<br />
* WooCommerce Product Integration<br />
* Download Full-Resolution Images<br />
* Randomize Image Order<br />
* Disable Right-Click / Content Protection<br />
* Lazy Load Images for faster performance<br />
* Hover Effects and Image Overlays<br />
* Advanced Gallery Styling Controls (borders, shadows, radius, etc.)</p>
<p>Why FolioBlocks?</p>
<p>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, modern way to display photography, client work, products, portfolios, or case studies—FolioBlocks gives you those tools directly inside the editor.</p>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>Public repository:<br />
https://github.com/folioblocks/folioblocks</p>



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.

GalleryCreator

<h4>Blocks</h4>
<p>SimpLy Gallery Blocks is a friendly, easy-to-use gallery plugin with a list of advanced options for creating responsive Image, Video, Audio galleries.</p>
<h4>Albums</h4>
<p>Combine multiple galleries into one collection and publish it. The gallery from the album will be added to the page using the AJAX request as needed, which will make your page even faster and at the same time as informative as possible.</p>
<h4>Lightbox Plugin</h4>
<p>SimpLy Lightbox Plugin easily displays all linked images from a post or page in highly customizable lightbox. Compatible with native WordPress gallery (Block or Classic Editor). Each Post or Page can have a unique lightbox setting.</p>
<h3>Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/" rel="nofollow ugc">Masonry, Justified, Grid, Slider, Viewer Gallery Blocks – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/album-navigator/" rel="nofollow ugc">Album Navigator Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/album-beginning/" rel="nofollow ugc">Albums Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/simply-viewer/" rel="nofollow ugc">Viewer Gallery Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/showcase-gallery-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Showcase Gallery Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/diamond/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Diamond Gallery Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/horizon-premium-gallery-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Horizon Gallery Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/split-carousel/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Split Carousel Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/tagsbox-covers-gallery/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium TagsBox Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/portfolio-premium-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Portfolio Block – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/grid-tags-filter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tags Filter – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/simply-slider-carousel/" rel="nofollow ugc">SimpLy Slider / Carousel – Live DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/portfolio2-youtube-vimeo-mp4/" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube and Vimeo Gallery – DEMO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/simply-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">SimpLy Lightbox and WordPress Native Gallery – DEMO</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Albums</li>
<li>Build dynamic video galleries by simply adding a <a href="https://simplygallery.co/youtube-playlist/" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Playlist</a> *PRO</li>
<li>Build dynamic Vimeo video galleries by simply adding a <a href="https://simplygallery.co/vimeo-showcase/" rel="nofollow ugc">Video Showcase / Album, User Uploads, Channel or Category</a> *PRO</li>
<li>Advanced Tags Filter. DeepLinking for tags. Filter without button “All” <a href="https://simplygallery.co/advanced-tag-filter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a> *PLUS/PRO</li>
<li>WooCommerce Products list, Categories and Tags – <a href="https://simplygallery.co/woocommerce-products-gallery/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dynamic Gallery *PRO</a></li>
<li>Media Library Assistant.  Att. Cattegory and Att. Tag – Dynamic Gallery *PRO</li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/filebird-folders-in-media-library/" rel="nofollow ugc">FileBird Media Folders – Dynamic Gallery *PRO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplygallery.co/tags-filter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tags Filter</a></li>
<li>Poster generator for a self-hosted video (.mp4). Just select a frame and set it as a featured image for your video.</li>
<li>Hidden Gallery</li>
<li>Supports Photo, Video <em>MP4, YouTube, Vimeo and Audio *MP3 Lightbox is enabled by default</em></li>
<li>HTML5 Browser History support – Deep linking. Disabled by default*</li>
<li>Lightbox – Mouse wheel navigation and Fading Transition</li>
<li>Automatic SlideShow support (with CountDown timer)</li>
<li>Multi-touch gestures support</li>
<li>Thumbnails support</li>
<li>Fully Responsive</li>
<li>Mobile Friendly</li>
<li>Unlimited colors</li>
<li>SVG icon</li>
<li>Physics Based Animations</li>
<li>FullScreen support</li>
<li>Browser features control (scrollbar, mousewheel, right click prevention)</li>
<li>Inactive State detection</li>
<li>Smart Resizing</li>
<li>HTML Caption (Attachment Caption or Alternative Text)</li>
<li>Keyboard and mouse wheel support (navigate and zoom)</li>
<li>Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest)</li>
<li>Smart Loading</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unrivaled, in every way</h3>
<p>The first of its kind, <a href="https://simplygallery.co/" rel="nofollow ugc">SimpLy Gallery Blocks</a> offers an unrivaled drag and drop gallery building experience in Gutenberg. Add your images, video or audio files in your choice of photo gallery block, customize display settings, hit publish.</p>
<h3>Unparalleled capabilities</h3>
<p>An innovative transform system lets you instantly change your galleries into another form. Go from a fullscreen Masonry gallery to universal Grid or stylish Justified gallery, with just a single click. You won’t find another Gutenberg gallery plugin with this kind of capability. Guaranteed.</p>
<h3>Highly responsive</h3>
<p>Our Gutenberg gallery blocks are second-to-none, featuring fullscale responsive support. And with fine controls for mobile and desktop styles, you can set custom styling for each gallery.</p>
<h3>Next gen Lightbox</h3>
<p>Built on top of the latest technologies, SimpLy Lightbox is multi-gestures compatible, smooth and performant! Easily navigate with one or several fingers on your smartphone. Swipe, drag and pinch content naturally like with a native mobile swipeable view. It also supports navigation with keyboard or mouse wheel to slide or zoom.</p>
<p>Our lightbox mimics the most populars UIs like IOS, Android, Google Drive, etc… With a well known UI, users will instantly understand how to use the lightbox, and will easily navigate through your galleries.</p>
<p>SimpLy Lightbox is the only one lightbox to gather all these possibilities and You can use it absolutely for free without buying any addons or premium versions of the plugin.</p>
<h3>A Super-fast experience</h3>
<p>We’ve built a highly interactive and intuitive experience with a focus on speed and ease of use. Drag. Drop. Transform. Style.</p>
<h3>A short demo of SimpLy Gallery Blocks</h3>
<p>In this video you will see how easily you can create photo gallery using SGB Gutenberg photo gallery block.<br />
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YEFVCGdTwtM?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br />
Please note that you easily convert block gallery from Masonry to Justified or to Grid or to WordPress image gallery and vice versa.</p>
<h4>Included Gallery Gutenberg Blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Albums Block</li>
<li>Slider / Carousel Gallery Block</li>
<li>Masonry Gallery Block</li>
<li>Justified Block</li>
<li>Grid Block</li>
</ul>


Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery

I selected this plug-in to replace the default gallery block. My primary interest was a grid that would include navigation arrows and a load more button. Both of these features work well and I would recommend this plug-in.

Great plugin

Two in One. Gutenberg gallery blocks (Masonry, Justified, Slider, Carousel, Grid) and highly customizable lightbox.

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