Gamevase

In the default Gutenberg gallery, whenever you click a gallery image, you either navigate to another page and see the linked image or you cannot click and see a bigger version of the image at all.
This plugin shows Gutenberg gallery images in a lightbox on the same page.

Simple Gallery Lightbox

Adds a simple lightbox to default Gutenberg gallery.

Davide Baraldi

Bento Grid Gallery is a lightweight and powerful plugin that adds a new block to the WordPress Gutenberg editor. It allows you to create modern, eye-catching photo galleries without complex configurations, perfect for tourism portals and news articles to avoid classic boring layouts.
Key Features:
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<li>Desktop Layout “Bento Grid”: Displays a dynamic composition with a large main image on the left and a grid of secondary images on the right.</li>
<li>Mobile Layout: Fully responsive, adapts to your custom column settings.</li>
<li>Customizable Columns & Height: Manage desktop height, desktop columns, and mobile columns directly from the Gutenberg Inspector Controls.</li>
<li>Advanced Lightbox: Full-screen image viewing with navigation arrows and a bottom thumbnail strip for quick navigation (visible on both Desktop and Mobile).</li>
<li>Native Management: Uses the standard WordPress “Edit Gallery” interface for adding, removing, and reordering photos with native Drag & Drop.</li>
<li>Performance Optimization: Automatically loads appropriate image sizes (<code>large</code> for main, <code>medium_large</code> for secondary) to ensure fast loading speeds.</li>
<li>“+X Photos” Counter: If you upload more images than the visible grid allows, the last thumbnail automatically shows an overlay.</li>
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Bento Grid Gallery

An advanced Gutenberg block to create photo galleries with Bento-style layout (Desktop Grid and Mobile 1+4) and integrated Lightbox with thumbnails.

Simple Gallery Lightbox vs Bento Grid Gallery