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


th23 Gallery

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

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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.

th23 Gallery vs Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery