Soft Photo Gallery

Soft Photo Gallery is a powerful and flexible WordPress plugin that allows you to create stunning photo galleries with ease. Whether you’re a photographer, artist, or business owner, this plugin provides everything you need to showcase your images professionally.

With multiple gallery styles, advanced customization options, and user-friendly features, Soft Photo Gallery helps you create beautiful, responsive galleries that work perfectly on any device and with any WordPress theme.

Key Features

• 🎨 Multiple Gallery Styles: Choose from 6 different display styles including Grid, Masonry, List, Slider, Justified, and Spotlight views
• 🔍 Search & Filtering: Enable frontend search to help visitors find specific images quickly
• 📝 Image Captions: Add descriptive captions that display on hover or in slideshow mode
• 📱 Fully Responsive: Galleries automatically adapt to different screen sizes and devices
• 🎯 Social Sharing: Allow visitors to share images on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
• ⚡ Fast & Lightweight: Optimized for performance without slowing down your website
• 🛠️ Easy Management: Simple interface for adding and organizing gallery images
• 🔄 Auto-Save: Optional auto-save feature for your gallery settings
• 📤 Import/Export: Backup and transfer your gallery settings between sites
• 🎛️ Customizable Settings: Extensive options to match your website’s design

Perfect For

• Photographers showcasing portfolios
• Artists displaying their work
• Businesses showing product images
• Bloggers creating image-rich content
• Anyone needing a professional image gallery

🔥 Features

Gallery Styles

• Grid View: Clean, organized grid layout
• Masonry View: Pinterest-style cascading layout
• List View: Sequential list with image descriptions
• Slider Carousel: Interactive slideshow with navigation
• Justified View: Balanced rows with varying image heights
• Spotlight View: Featured image with supporting thumbnails

Customization Options

• Show/hide search functionality
• Enable/disable image captions
• Social sharing buttons
• Slideshow auto-rotation
• Customizable slideshow intervals
• Hover effects and animations

Management Tools

• Auto-save settings
• Export settings to JSON file
• Import settings from backup
• Reset to default settings
• SweetAlert confirmations for actions

📚 Installation

1. Upload the soft-photo-gallery folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Navigate to ‘Photo Galleries’ in your WordPress admin to create your first gallery
4. Use the provided shortcode to display galleries on any page or post

📖 How to Use

Creating a Gallery

1. Go to Photo Galleries → Add New in your WordPress admin
2. Give your gallery a title
3. Click Add Images to upload or select images from your media library
4. Add descriptions for each image (optional)
5. Configure gallery settings:
   • Choose your preferred gallery style
   • Enable/disable slideshow for slider view
   • Set slideshow interval (if enabled)
   • Show/hide search functionality
   • Enable/disable image captions
   • Add social sharing buttons
6. Publish your gallery

Displaying Galleries

Use the shortcode provided in the gallery editor or use:

[photo_gallery id="123"]

Replace “123” with your actual gallery ID. You can also add additional parameters:

• style – Override the default gallery style
• search – Enable/disable search (true/false)
• slideshow – Enable/disable slideshow (true/false)

Example: [photo_gallery id="123" style="masonry" search="true"]

Managing Settings

1. Go to Photo Galleries → Tools to access plugin settings
2. Configure default gallery style and global options
3. Use the Tools section to:
   • Enable auto-save for settings
   • Export your current settings
   • Import settings from another site
   • Reset all settings to defaults

Additional Information

Contributions:
We welcome contributions! If you’d like to contribute to the development of Soft Photo Gallery, please check out the GitHub repository.

Privacy:
This plugin does not collect any user data or personal information. All gallery data is stored locally on your WordPress site.

Credits:
Thanks to all contributors and users who have helped improve Soft Photo Gallery through their feedback and suggestions.

1. 

   Gallery Management Interface - Easily add and organize images in your galleries

2. 

   Gallery Settings - Configure display options, slideshow settings, and social sharing

3. 

   Tools & Utilities - Manage auto-save, import/export, and reset options

4. 

   Grid View Example - Clean grid layout with hover effects

5. 

   Masonry View Example - Pinterest-style cascading layout

6. 

   Slider View Example - Interactive carousel with navigation

7. 

   Frontend Search - Visitors can search and filter gallery images

1.0.2

• Fixed the redirect issue after saving — now it correctly returns to the Photo Gallery Shortcode page.

1.0.1

• 🔥 NEW: Added 6 gallery display styles (Grid, Masonry, List, Slider, Justified, Spotlight)
• 🔥 NEW: Search and filtering functionality
• 🔥 NEW: Image captions with hover effects
• 🔥 NEW: Social sharing integration (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest)
• 🔥 NEW: Auto-save settings feature
• 🔥 NEW: Import/Export settings functionality
• 🔥 NEW: Reset to defaults option
• 🔥 NEW: SweetAlert confirmation dialogs
• 🐛 FIXED: Various bug fixes and performance improvements
• 📱 ENHANCED: Better responsive design
• ⚡ OPTIMIZED: Improved loading performance

1.0.0

• Initial release of Soft Photo Gallery
• Basic gallery functionality
• Shortcode implementation
• Admin interface foundation