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WordPress has come a long way to be a fully featured content editor system, but the default gallery does not keep up with it. And while there are many plugins with various features, I did not find a small and simple one putting the focus on enlarged images.
<a href="https://photoswipe.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">PhotoSwipe</a> is a great basis and thus core component of my th23 Gallery plugin, which replaces the WordPress default to output galleries into a way containing all key information required while maintaining a simple and easy markup.
th23 Gallery is built with some few goals in mind:
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<li>Unintrusive way to focus on images</li>
<li>Leveraging PhotoSwipe / Lightbox-like overlay</li>
<li>Navigation between images in all galleries in a post via intuitive swipe, keyboard or mouse activity</li>
<li>Compatibile with modern blocks and legacy shortcodes</li>
<li>Simple markup and styling for thumbnail preview images (polaroid-style)</li>
<li>Plain styling for medium / large preview images allowing for theme based style</li>
<li>Minimized footprint on page loading</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
th23 Gallery works out-of-the-box and does not require any special handling – right after activation all embedded galleries will use PhotoSwipe to enlarge pictures.
Note: Polaroid-style works only on galleries which have set the preview image size to <code>Thumbnail</code>
Note: Previously inserted galleries might require a review to ensure link to media file and preview image size are set to work as expected – especially when also using the plugin on legacy <code>[gallery]</code> shortcodes.

th23 Gallery

Replace standard Wordpress Gallery block and legacy [gallery] shortcode handler, opening galleries using PhotoSwipe

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CTC Gallery is a versatile WordPress plugin that lets you create stunning Masonry image galleries using the Gutenberg Block editor. Showcase your images in a dynamic grid layout and enhance their presentation with customizable options.
<h3>Key Features:</h3>
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<li>Masonry Layout 📸: Create beautiful image galleries with a masonry grid.</li>
<li>Modal View 🔍: View images in a sleek modal window for a polished look.</li>
<li>Customization Options ✨: Apply box shadow effects, zoom on hover, and display images in an overlay.</li>
<li>Flexible Settings ⚙️: Adjust image size and gutter width with range controls in the block settings.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What’s Next</h3>
Explore my other WordPress projects:
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<a href="https://payhip.com/b/MtyGn" rel="nofollow ugc">CTC Gallery 🎨</a> – Four different types of Galleries in same plugin.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ctc-lite/" rel="ugc">CT Commerce Lite 🛒</a> – A block-based eCommerce plugin.
</li>
</ul>

CTC Masonry Gallery 🎨

Great Gallery

CTC Gallery is a versatile WordPress plugin that lets you create stunning Masonry image galleries using the Gutenberg Block editor.

th23 Gallery vs CTC Masonry Gallery 🎨