Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery for WordPress Plugin Directory

Turn scattered YouTube and Vimeo videos into a beautiful, filterable gallery your visitors can browse and play in a lightbox – no code required.

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Why Video Gallery Block? Video Gallery Block is a lightweight WordPress video gallery plugin that lets you create responsive video galleries, YouTube galleries, Vimeo galleries, and video collections directly inside the Gutenberg block editor.

Organize videos into albums, let visitors filter by category, and play everything in an elegant lightbox popup. Thumbnails are generated automatically (or upload your own poster images), captions keep every video labeled, and scripts load only when the block is used so your site stays fast.

The Pro version adds self-hosted HTML5 and Wistia sources plus advanced layouts like sliders, carousels, masonry grids, and playlist galleries – ideal for video portfolios, product galleries, training libraries, and course videos.

Free Features

Responsive Video Gallery Block: Clean grid layouts that automatically adapt to desktop, tablet, and mobile screens.

Album & Filter System: Organize videos into albums and let visitors filter by category.

Responsive Column Layouts: Set different column numbers for desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Multiple Video Sources: Add videos from YouTube and Vimeo (Wistia & self-hosted HTML5 supported in Pro).

Custom Styling Controls: Adjust spacing, padding, borders, backgrounds, and shadows from the block settings.

Automatic or Custom Thumbnails: Auto-generate thumbnails or upload custom poster images.

Video Captions: Add captions or titles to each video in the gallery.

Lightbox Video Popup: Play videos in an elegant popup lightbox.

Optimized Script Loading: Scripts load only when the block is used, keeping your site fast.

Translation Ready: Fully compatible with multilingual websites.

Pro Version Video Gallery Block Pro extends the plugin with additional Gutenberg video blocks and advanced gallery layouts.

Pro features include:

31 Premium Video Blocks: Video Slider, Carousel, Playlist Gallery, Masonry Video Grid, Lightbox Video Gallery, Parallax Row Video Gallery, Slider Autoplay Video, Video Testimonial Section, Video Podcast Episodes, Video Stories, Video Shorts Reel, Video Showcase Wall, Video Curriculum Accordion, Video Hotspot Scene, Video Tabs Gallery, Video Scrollytelling Showcase, Video Timeline Gallery, Video Bento Grid, Video Comparison Gallery, Video Justified Gallery, Video Expanding Panels, Video Wall with Floating Player (PiP), Video Swipe Deck, Video Marquee Wall, Video Flip Cards Gallery, Video Map Gallery, Video Property Tour Gallery, Video Workout Planner, Video Wedding Story Gallery, Video Menu Showcase, and Video Feature Tour.

Masonry & Mixed Ratio Layouts: Dynamic masonry galleries and mixed aspect ratio grids.

Video Sliders & Carousels: Interactive sliders with autoplay and navigation controls.

Playlist Video Gallery: Organized playlists with navigation and sequential playback.

Parallax Video Sections: Background video sections with parallax scrolling effects.

Advanced Typography & Overlays: Customize titles, captions, and overlay effects per video.

Custom Navigation & Player Controls: Control slider navigation, autoplay, and player interactions.

WooCommerce Video Product Carousel: Show product videos in carousel layouts for WooCommerce stores.

Priority Support: Faster assistance and updates.

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How to Use

Open any page or post in the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).

Click the + (Add Block) button and search for Video Gallery Block, then insert it.

Add video URLs from YouTube or Vimeo in the block settings panel.

Create albums for filtering, adjust columns and layout, and customize styling; enable or disable filter buttons.

Preview the page on different devices, then publish.

Using Premium Blocks: If you insert a Pro block (such as Video Slider or Parallax Row) in the free version, a placeholder appears with a Get Premium button – you can remove it if you choose not to upgrade.

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Use Cases

Video Portfolios: Present your creative work in filterable galleries.

Product Video Galleries: Showcase demos and product videos, including WooCommerce carousels (Pro).

YouTube & Vimeo Collections: Curate channel content into organized albums.

Training Libraries & Courses: Group lessons into albums, playlists, and curriculum accordions (Pro).

Blog Video Galleries: Collect your embedded videos in one browsable place.

Feedback

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Check Out The Parent Plugin of This Plugin- B Blocks – A blocks collection and page building tool for Gutenberg.

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Source Code The non-minified source code for this plugin is available on our public repository:

GitHub Repository

Third-Party Libraries This plugin uses the following third-party libraries:

plyr – MIT License (bundled at public/js/plyr.js, powers the video player UI).

Isotope – GPL-3.0 License (bundled at public/js/isotope.pkgd.min.js, powers video filtering and grid layouts).

bpl-tools

Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools

License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls.

External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made

As the external service functionality is handled by bpl-tools as a third-party library, the following services are utilized:

bPlugins API

Service URL: https://api.bplugins.com

Purpose: The plugin’s admin dashboard fetches product comparison data and pricing information to display relevant upgrade options and feature details.

Data Sent: Only the plugin slug is transmitted; no personal or site data is collected.

Terms of Service: https://bplugins.com/terms-of-service/

Privacy Policy: https://bplugins.com/privacy-policy/

WordPress.org Plugins API

Service URL: https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/

Purpose: The admin dashboard queries the official WordPress.org Plugins API to retrieve and display a curated list of other plugins by the same author (“Our Plugins” section).

Data Sent: Plugin slugs and author name; no personal or site data is collected.

Terms of Service: https://wordpress.org/about/tos/

Privacy Policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

Freemius API

Service URL: https://api.freemius.com

Purpose: Handles license activation, premium feature verification, update checks, and opt-in telemetry for both free and pro versions.

Data Sent: Site URL, admin email, license keys, and version numbers.

Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/

Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

Build Process This plugin uses a build process to generate the production assets (JS/CSS) located in the build/ directory. The human-readable source code is available in the src/ directory.

To build the plugin from source:

1. Clone the repository: https://github.com/bPlugins/video-gallery-block-free

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Run the build command: npm run build

Build Tools Used: Webpack, Babel, PostCSS, Gulp.