EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links vs Photo Gallery by FooGallery

EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links helps you save storage by using external image URLs. These images are shown in Media library like normal images so that you can choose them for post/product featured image, WooCommerce product gallery… or everywhere that images are chosen from Media library. Try the Demo | Documents | Pro Version | | Facebook group Preview EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links How to install and use the plugin Important Notice: This plugin only supports real image URLs that have correct image mime type. It does not support image URLs from an image hosting service(such as Flickr, Imgur, Photobucket …) or a file storage service(such as Google drive) External images added by this plugin will no longer work if the plugin is not active FEATURES Ability to add single image URL on Upload files tab of the Media library Ability to add multiple image URLs at once on below the File upload on Upload New Media page External images have an icon to distinguish them from normal attachments. External images also have attachment ID like normal attachments so that you can use them wherever that allows to insert images from Media library such as Post/Product featured image, product gallery images, variation image, product category image… Compatible with ALD plugin: when this plugin is active, there will be an option named “Use external links for images” in the ALD plugin settings/Products. By enabling this option, AliExpress products imported by ALD plugin will use original AliExpress image URLs for product featured images, gallery images and variation images instead of saving images to your server. =Integration= if(class_exists( 'EXMAGE_WP_IMAGE_LINKS' )){ $add_image = EXMAGE_WP_IMAGE_LINKS::add_image( $url, $image_id, $post_parent ); } -$url: URL of the image you want to process -$image_id: Passed by reference -$post_parent: ID of the post that you want the image to be attached to. If empty, the image will not be attached to any post -Return: [ 'url' => $url,//Input URL 'message' => '',//Additional information 'status' => 'error',//error or success 'id' => '',//Attachment ID if added new or the attachment exists 'edit_link' => '',//Attachment's edit link if added new or the attachment exists ] MAY BE YOU NEED 9Map – Map Multi Locations Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce Advanced Product Information for WooCommerce AFFI – Affiliate Marketing for WooCommerce ALD – Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce Boost Sales for WooCommerce – Set up Up-Sells & Cross-Sells Popups & Auto Apply Coupon Bopo – WooCommerce Product Bundle Builder Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce Cart All In One For WooCommerce Catna – Woo Name Your Price and Offers Checkout Upsell Funnel for WooCommerce ChinaDS – Tmall-Taobao Dropshipping for WooCommerce Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically COMPE – WooCommerce Compare Products Coreem – Coupon Reminder for WooCommerce Coupon Box for WooCommerce CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce – Smoothly on WooCommerce 9.x Customer Coupons for WooCommerce DEPART – Deposit and Part payment for Woo Email Template Customizer for WooCommerce EPOI – WP Points and Rewards EPOW – Custom Product Options for WooCommerce EU Cookies Bar for WordPress EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links Faview – Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce FEWC – Extra Checkout Fields For WooCommerce Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce GIFT4U – Gift Cards All in One for Woo HANDMADE – Dropshipping for Etsy and WooCommerce HAPPY – Helpdesk Support Ticket System Jagif – WooCommerce Free Gift LookBook for WooCommerce – Shoppable with Product Tags Lucky Wheel for WooCommerce – Spin a Sale Lucky Wheel Giveaway Notification for WooCommerce | Boost Your Sales – Recent Sales Popup – Live Feed Sales – Upsells Orders Tracking for WooCommerce Photo Reviews for WooCommerce Pofily – WooCommerce Product Filters PRENA – Product Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Product Builder for WooCommerce – Custom PC Builder Product Size Chart For WooCommerce Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce REDIS – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts REES – Real Estate for Woo S2W – Import Shopify to WooCommerce Sales Countdown Timer SUBRE – Product Subscription for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments Suggestion Engine for WooCommerce Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce – Increase Your Sales TMDS – Dropshipping for TEMU and Woo VARGAL – Additional Variation Gallery for WooCommerce VillaTheme Core VIMA – Multi Customer Addresses for Woo VISeek – Easy Custom Search W2S – Migrate WooCommerce to Shopify WebPOS – Point of Sale for WooCommerce WPBulky – WordPress Bulk Edit Post Types Plugin Links Project Page Report Bugs/Issues

Photo & Image Gallery FooGallery makes it easy to create stunning photo and image galleries using drag and drop in minutes. It’s responsive, retina-ready, SEO-friendly, and optimized for performance. With beautiful gallery layouts, live previews, a built-in lightbox, and deep customization options, FooGallery is a complete gallery solution for modern WordPress websites. Launch Your Own FooGallery Demo (Backend included) FooGallery gives you live previews as you design your galleries, includes a visual gallery layout selector, and integrates seamlessly with the WordPress block editor and shortcodes. It’s developer-friendly, performance-focused, and fully extendable. Visit the FooGallery Homepage All FooGallery Demos Key Features 7 Beautiful Free Gallery layouts: Responsive – demo Image Viewer – demo Masonry – demo Simple Portfolio – demo Justified – demo Single Thumbnail – demo Carousel – demo Built-in Lightbox: Adjust colors, transitions, captions, and controls with fullscreen, thumb strip, auto progress, prev/next, and download button support. Advanced Customization: Control thumbnail sizes, spacing, hover effects, caption line limits, mobile columns, background fill, custom attributes, and more. Visual Gallery Builder: Use the gallery layout selector, live preview device switcher, drag-and-drop uploads, advanced attachment modal, and shortcode helpers to build galleries faster. Block Editor & Shortcodes: Add galleries with the WordPress block editor, preview them live while editing, and fine-tune output with shortcode arguments and page/offset controls. Performance Optimized: Lazy loading, pagination, reduced layout shifts, fingerprinted assets, and broad compatibility with image optimization and caching plugins for fast loading times. SEO-Ready: ALT and title attributes, attachment descriptions, and full integration with Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO. Albums built-in: Responsive album layout – demo All-in-one Stack album – demo (just activate the albums feature) Import / Export galleries between WP installs, with progress and resume support for large imports – docs Drag n Drop reordering of images and galleries Drag n Drop images into gallery to upload into gallery (and media library) Custom CSS for both galleries and albums One-click gallery page creation FooGallery Migrator – easily migrate from Envira / NextGen / Modula Multisite Support Password protected galleries PRO Features FooGallery PRO adds professional-level features and integrations for photographers, agencies, and eCommerce users. PRO Starter Plan Our PRO Starter plan is our most affordable plan and includes features that take your WordPress galleries to the next level! PRO Starter is mostly for photographers or website owners that want better-looking galleries and lightboxes. View PRO Starter Details 4 additional gallery layouts: Polaroid – demo Grid – demo Slider – demo Spotlight – demo 11 hover effect presets – demo 12 CSS thumbnail effects (Instagram-style) – demo Colors and color sorting: Extract dominant colors from images, sort galleries by color, and apply opaque or tinted backgrounds for a more art-directed look. PRO Expert Plan Our PRO Expert plan unlocks exactly what you would expect – expert-level features! Our most popular plan is for professional photographers and website owners who want to invest in how their galleries look and work. View PRO Expert Details Video Galleries: Import from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Vimeo, or self-hosted sources demos Filtering & Tagging: Filter by Media Tags or Categories with multi-level filtering, search, dropdown filter styles, and advanced selection modes demos Dynamic Galleries: Load images from folders, Lightroom, Real Media Library, Infinite Uploads, or posts, with support for ACF fields and richer post query controls. demos Advanced Pagination: Load More, Infinite Scroll, and Numbered pagination demos Advanced Custom Captions Create captions using placeholders & custom HTML demos EXIF metadata Showcase your photo metadata in the Lightbox demo Media Category Folders Browse and work with media category folders directly inside the attachment modal. Bulk Copy Easily copy gallery settings to other galleries more info PRO Commerce Features Our PRO Commerce plan is for the photographers who make a living from selling their photos online. We have integrated with WooCommerce, to bring you innovative tools to help you sell more with hardly any effort. View PRO Commerce Details WooCommerce integration: Sell your photos or create dynamic product galleries with sorting, filtering, ratings, stock status controls, and deeper WooCommerce integration. more info Image Protection: Watermarking and no right-click options demo Master Product Setup: No more separate products for each image – link all your photos to a single master product. Supports variations, file downloads, WooCommerce blocks, and guided product setup tools. Buttons and Ribbons Add custom buttons, download buttons, styled call-to-actions, and attention-grabbing ribbons to your images. demo Product Info in Lightbox Show product details, price, stock messaging, add-to-cart, checkout, view product, and download actions directly in the lightbox. Gallery Blueprints Create Gallery Templates that share settings across galleries for faster gallery management – docs PRO Addons We also have a collection of powerful add-ons available to enhance your gallery experience. All the Addons work with the FREE version too! User Uploads Addon: Allow visitors to upload images & videos into galleries. Includes image moderation, form field customization, email notifications and more. more info Social Addon: Increase visitor engagement by allowing them to like, comment and share images in your galleries. more info Whitelabel: Allow power users to rename or rebrand “FooGallery”, modify the shortcode, menu, and disable features. more info Client Proofing: Create a private proofing page where your clients can select or reject images in the galleries. (Coming soon!) 3D Splat Viewer: Create emmersive 3D walk-throughs for showcasing products or real-estate. (Coming soon!) See More Demos How to Create a Photo Gallery in WordPress Install and activate FooGallery from the Plugins menu. Click Add Gallery and choose your layout. Upload or select images from your Media Library. Customize captions, hover effects, and lightbox settings. Publish and embed your gallery using a block or shortcode. Integrations and Compatibility Works seamlessly in the Block Editor / Gutenberg. WooCommerce integration to sell photos online. Lightbox plugins : FooBox, dFactory. Page builders : Elementor. SEO Plugins: Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO. Caching Plugins: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, Autoptimize, WPOptimize. Media Tools: ShortPixel, Imagify, Real Media Library, and Infinite Uploads. Others : Jetpack, Polylang. Documentation FooGallery Documentation