JaJaSolutions

<p>Luxe Gallery revolutionizes WordPress galleries with a visual grid editor that lets you create unique hero layouts. Combined with automatic WebP conversion, category-based organization and an immersive fullscreen view, it offers the perfect solution for professional image presentations.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>🎨 Visual Grid Editor</strong>: Create custom hero layouts with drag & drop – uniquely customizable for each gallery</li>
<li><strong>📱 Mobile-First Design</strong>: Responsive design with custom slider for mobile devices</li>
<li><strong>🗂️ Category-Based Organization</strong>: Organize images in custom categories</li>
<li><strong>💡 Lightbox</strong>: Modern, touch-friendly lightbox experience</li>
<li><strong>⚡ WebP Optimization</strong>: Automatic WebP conversion for better performance</li>
<li><strong>🎨 Drag & Drop Interface</strong>: Intuitive admin interface for managing images</li>
<li><strong>📝 Shortcode Support</strong>: Easy integration with <code>[luxe_gallery id="123"]</code></li>
<li><strong>🔧 Page Builder Integration</strong>: Native support for Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder and Bricks Builder</li>
<li><strong>⚙️ Comprehensive Settings</strong>: Fully configurable options for performance and design</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lazy Loading</strong>: Images are loaded only when needed</li>
<li><strong>WebP Support</strong>: Automatic conversion to modern image formats</li>
<li><strong>Optimized Database Queries</strong>: Minimal impact on website performance</li>
<li><strong>CDN Compatible</strong>: Works with all common CDN solutions</li>
</ul>
<h4>Page Builder Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Block</strong>: Native block for the WordPress Block Editor</li>
<li><strong>Elementor Widget</strong>: Fully integrated widget with live preview</li>
<li><strong>Divi Module</strong>: Custom module for the Divi Builder</li>
<li><strong>Beaver Builder Module</strong>: Seamless integration with Beaver Builder</li>
<li><strong>Bricks Builder Element</strong>: Native Bricks element with all options</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Details</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fully responsive and mobile-optimized</li>
<li>SEO-friendly with structured data</li>
<li>Accessibility compliant (WCAG 2.1)</li>
<li>Translation-ready (i18n)</li>
<li>Compatible with all major themes and page builders</li>
<li>Clean, validated code</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode Usage</h4>
<pre><code>[luxe_gallery id="123"]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Parameters:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> – The gallery ID (required)</li>
<li><code>show_title</code> – Show gallery title: yes/no (default: no)</li>
<li><code>title_tag</code> – HTML tag for title: h1-h6 (default: h2)</li>
<li><code>layout</code> – Layout style: hero-grid, grid, masonry (default: hero-grid)</li>
<li><code>columns</code> – Number of columns: 2-6 (default: 4, for grid/masonry layouts)</li>
<li><code>gap</code> – Gap between images in pixels (default: 8)</li>
<li><code>border_radius</code> – Border radius in pixels (default: 12)</li>
<li><code>show_image_count</code> – Show photo count on button: yes/no (default from settings)</li>
<li><code>lightbox</code> – Enable lightbox: yes/no (default: yes)</li>
<li><code>sharing</code> – Enable social sharing: yes/no (default: no)</li>
<li><code>virtual_tour</code> – Virtual tour URL (optional)</li>
<li><code>class</code> – Additional CSS classes (optional)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example with all parameters:</strong></p>
<pre><code>[luxe_gallery id="123" layout="masonry" columns="3" gap="12" lightbox="yes" sharing="yes"]
</code></pre>
<h3>Technical Information</h3>
<h4>Minimum Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 5.6 or higher</li>
<li>At least 64MB PHP Memory Limit</li>
</ul>
<h4>Recommended Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 8.0 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 8.0 or higher</li>
<li>128MB PHP Memory Limit</li>
<li>GD Library or ImageMagick for WebP conversion</li>
</ul>
<h4>Used Libraries</h4>
<ul>
<li>No external JavaScript libraries — all components are custom-built</li>
<li>Zero dependencies for optimal performance</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>For support and questions visit:<br />
* Website: https://jajasolutions.de<br />
* Plugin Support Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/luxe-gallery (after publication)<br />
* Developer: Janni Hares</p>
<h4>Contributing</h4>
<p>Contributions are welcome! Visit our GitHub repository for more information.</p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>Luxe Gallery does not collect any personal data from website visitors. All data is stored locally in your WordPress installation.</p>


Luxe Gallery

Premium gallery with customizable hero grid, WebP optimization and immersive fullscreen view for modern websites.

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<p>Statistics say that WebP format can save over a half of the page weight without losing images quality.<br />
Convert PNG, JPG and GIF images to WebP and speed up your web, save visitors download data, make your Google ranking better.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>automated test after plugin activation to make sure it will work on your server</strong></li>
<li><strong>works with all types of WordPress installations: domain, subdomain, subdirectory, multisite/network</strong></li>
<li><strong>works on Apache and NGiNX</strong></li>
<li><strong>image URL will be not changed</strong> so it works everywhere, in <img> src, srcset, <picture>, even in CSS backgrounds and there is no problem with cache</li>
<li><strong>original files will be not touched</strong></li>
<li>set quality of converted images</li>
<li>auto convert on upload</li>
<li>only convert image if WebP filesize is lower than original image filesize</li>
<li>bulk convert existing images to WebP ( you can choose folders )</li>
<li>bulk convert only missing images</li>
<li>works with `Fly Dynamic Image Resizer` plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3>Hooks for developers</h3>
<h4>itw_sizes</h4>
<p>Maybe you want to disable WebP for thumbnails</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'itw_sizes', 'disable_itw_sizes', 10, 2 );
function disable_itw_sizes( $sizes, $attachmentId ){
    unset( $sizes['thumbnail'] );
    return $sizes;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>itw_htaccess</h4>
<p>Maybe you want to modify htaccess rules somehow</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'itw_htaccess', 'modify_itw_htaccess', 10, 2 );
function modify_itw_htaccess( $rewrite_rules ){
    // do some magic here
    return $rewrite_rules;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>itw_abspath</h4>
<p>Maybe you use roots.io/bedrock or other custom folder structure</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'itw_abspath', 'modify_itw_abspath', 10, 2 );
function modify_itw_abspath( $abspath ){
    return trailingslashit( WP_CONTENT_DIR );
}
</code></pre>
<h4>$images_to_webp->convert_image()</h4>
<p>Maybe you want to automatically generate WebP for other plugins</p>
<pre><code>add_action( 'XXPLUGIN_image_created', 'XX_images_to_webp', 10, 2 );
function XX_images_to_webp( $image_path ){
    global $images_to_webp;
    $images_to_webp->convert_image( $image_path );
}
</code></pre>


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