Gallery Block by Galleryberg: Lightbox with Tiles, Masonry, Square, & Justified Layouts

Galleryberg Gallery Block enhances your WordPress content creation experience with a feature-rich gallery solution for the block editor. Create stunning image galleries with multiple layout options and built-in lightbox functionality.

Key Features

• Multiple Gallery Layouts – Choose from tiles, square, masonry, or justified layouts to best showcase your images
• Responsive Design – Adjustable column counts that adapt beautifully to any screen size
• Built-in Lightbox – Professional lightbox with zoom effects, keyboard navigation, and touch support
• Advanced Image Controls – Individual image customization including borders, captions, and aspect ratios
• Performance Optimized – Server-side rendering ensures fast page loads
• Accessibility Ready – Proper ARIA labels and keyboard navigation support

Layout Options

• Tiles Layout – Classic grid layout with consistent spacing
• Square Layout – Perfect square image containers
• Masonry Layout – Pinterest-style layout that maximizes space usage
• Justified Layout – Rows of images with equal heights

Customization Options

• Adjustable number of columns (1-8)
• Custom spacing between images
• Image cropping toggle
• Caption display options
• Border and border-radius controls
• Multiple image size options
• Duotone filter support
• Custom link destinations

Lightbox Features

• Smooth zoom open/close effects
• Slide navigation between images
• Keyboard navigation (arrow keys, ESC)
• Touch-friendly on mobile devices
• Loop functionality
• Image zoom capability
• Draggable images

This plugin uses GLightbox for its lightbox functionality.

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any personal data. All images and settings are stored locally in your WordPress database.

Automatic Installation

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard
2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New
3. Search for “Galleryberg Gallery Block”
4. Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/galleryberg-gallery-block directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

After Activation

1. Create or edit a post/page
2. Click the “+” block inserter button
3. Search for “Galleryberg Gallery”
4. Add the block and start building your gallery

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   Gallery block in the editor showing layout options and settings

2. 

   Tiles layout example with 3 columns

3. 

   Masonry layout showcasing irregular image sizes

4. 

   Justified layout with perfect row alignment

5. 

   Lightbox view with navigation controls

1.0.7

• PRO: FIX: Enhanced security checks and implemented fixes

1.0.6

• NEW: Galleryberg Gallery Block Pro is now publicly available with advanced features and layouts.

1.0.5

• NEW: Caption type options including below image, full overlay, and bar overlay.
• NEW: Advanced caption visibility controls with always visible, show on hover, and hide on hover options.
• NEW: Advanced caption alignment with positioning matrix for overlay captions and left/center/right options for below captions
• IMPROVE: Enhanced gallery controls with improved user interface

1.0.4

• NEW: Border radius control for all images in gallery block.
• NEW: Transform support from core/gallery to galleryberg/gallery block.
• IMPROVE: Separate row and column gap options.

1.0.3

• FIX: Alignment left and right not working properly.
• NEW: Gallery background color option.
• NEW: Block Spacing option.
• NEW: Gallery Padding and margin option.
• NEW: Gallery border and border radius option.

1.0.2

• IMPROVE: Compatibility with Classic Themes.

1.0.1

• FIX: External script issue.

1.0.0

• Initial release