Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio
Do you want to show your images in a clean grid? This plugin helps you create a stunning Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, or design Portfolio. It is fully integrated with a native Gutenberg Block and a dedicated Elementor Widget, allowing you to insert and customize your grids directly within your preferred editor without copying and pasting shortcodes. Showcase your photographs, design projects, and business assets with high-performance grids. Traditional galleries use pop-ups that hurt user experience. Grid Gallery expands clicked images inside the page layout itself. This keeps your visitors focused, engaged, and reading your content longer. It works great for: * Photographers who want to show their best shots in a beautiful Photo Gallery. * Artists displaying their creative designs in a professional Portfolio. * Business owners showing their latest products in a clean Image Gallery. * Bloggers sharing their favorite travel stories. View Pro Demo: Grid Gallery Premium More About Pro: Grid Gallery Premium Where To Buy: Buy Grid Gallery Premium Why Choose Grid Gallery? Seamless Inline Previews: Users browse full-sized images directly within the grid structure without launching separate windows. Gutenberg & Elementor Ready: Select and insert your galleries using our native Gutenberg Block or dedicated Elementor Widget inside your preferred editor layouts. SEO-Optimized Image Loading: Built to load assets quickly, which boosts search engine rankings and keeps users happy. Touch-Enabled Mobile Sliders: Mobile visitors swipe through your gallery easily with fluid, finger-friendly touch navigation gestures. Clean HTML5 Architecture: Coded strictly with semantic standards to match any premium or custom WordPress theme effortlessly. Build Your Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, or Portfolio Organize your photos into unlimited customized collections for different pages. Upload multiple images simultaneously using the built-in WordPress media library interface. Copy and paste simple shortcodes, or use the native Gutenberg Block and Elementor Widget to display grids on pages, posts, or widgets. Customize grid columns, animation speeds, hover styles, and thumbnail borders. Free Features Grid Columns & Layout: Customize columns (up to 6 columns) to fit any screen resolution. Image Source Quality: Select WordPress media resolutions (Thumbnail, Medium, Large, or Full Size) to optimize loading speed. Grid Crop Shape (Aspect Ratio): Choose 1:1 Square or 4:3 Classic grid cropping. Spacing & Frames: Toggle item spacing (gaps) and padded frame containers for thumbnails. Hover Animation Styles: Select between 5 unique hover transitions (Grow, Shrink, Float Shadow, Shadow Radial, Box Shadow Outset). Gallery Loading Spinner: Customize spinner styles (Spinner, Pulse, Dots, or disabled) and apply custom loading brand colors. Thumbnail Sort Order: Display images chronologically (Oldest First, Newest First) or in Randomized order. Text Overlay & Detail Panel: Show titles on thumbnails, display titles in the active preview drawer with customizable font size (range slider) and custom title color. EXIF Camera Data: Automatically extract and show camera metadata (ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture, and Lens) inside the expanded detail drawer. Expanded Navigation Drawer: Custom open/close transition speed (0ms to 20000ms) and select from 26 transition easing curve equations. Clickable Link Actions: Configure “Read More” hyperlinks and link opening behavior (New Tab vs Same Tab). Gutenberg Block Integration: Seamlessly select and insert grid galleries using the native editor block. Elementor Widget Support: Easily drag and drop grid galleries inside the Elementor page builder. Pro Features Unlock the full potential of your galleries with our premium version: Global Settings Dashboard: Configure lazy loading, shimmering skeleton screens, global custom CSS sandbox editing, and bulk import/export panel options globally across all galleries. Inline Video Embedding: Embed YouTube, Vimeo, and local MP4 videos inside the preview panel with platform-branded hover play buttons. Device Responsive Columns: Define separate grid column distributions for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile viewports for perfect responsiveness. Custom CSS Sandbox: Inject custom CSS codes directly in settings to overwrite layouts without losing edits on plugin updates. Skeleton Shimmer Loads: Display high-fidelity shimmering skeleton loader frames on thumbnail grid layout blocks during initialization. Load More AJAX Pagination: Split image load lists into pages with a customizable, animated AJAX Load More button. Bulk JSON Import & Export: Migrate layouts effortlessly. Export configurations as JSON files and import them to restore settings on any other site. One-Click Gallery Duplicator: Instantly duplicate any gallery layout, configuration settings, and enqueued image lists from the dashboard. 6 Premium Aspect Crop Ratios: Unlock 6 crop shapes (1:1 Square, 4:3 Classic, 16:9 Widescreen, 3:2 Photo, 2:3 Portrait, and 3:4 Portrait). 20+ Creative Hover Animations: Advanced 2D, shadow, grow, shrink, and glow transitions. Frosted Glassmorphism Overlay: Enable modern frosted glass design on detail panels/overlays with custom color filters. Transient Performance Caching: Auto-caches HTML layouts inside database transients to guarantee lightning-fast rendering. More Pro Demo Examples Video in Grid Gallery Load More Button Aspect Ratio Image Hover Effects Gallery Spacing Title And Description On Thumbnails Multiple Column Layout
Pic-Time Connect
Pic-Time Connect automatically generates comprehensive image sitemaps for all your Pic-Time photo galleries, helping search engines discover and index your images for better SEO performance. Key Features 🎯 Smart SEO Analysis – Automatically detects and processes Pic-Time galleries 📱 WordPress Integration – Seamlessly integrates with WordPress 5.5+ sitemap system ⚡ Performance Optimized – Focused data processing for faster sitemap generation 🔧 Selective Mode – Choose which galleries to include in sitemaps 🌐 Multiple Formats – Supports both standalone and WordPress-integrated sitemaps 🛡️ SEO Plugin Compatible – Works alongside popular SEO plugins 🔍 Robots.txt Management – Advanced troubleshooting and diagnostics tools How It Works The plugin scans your posts and pages for Pic-Time gallery embed codes, extracts image data from the Pic-Time API, and generates XML sitemaps that search engines can easily crawl and index. This helps improve your images’ visibility in search results. Sitemap Integration WordPress Sitemap Integration: Images appear in your main WordPress sitemap index (/wp-sitemap.xml) Standalone Sitemaps: Alternative endpoints for maximum compatibility Robots.txt Integration: Automatically adds sitemap URLs to your robots.txt file Robots.txt Management Diagnostic Tool: One-click testing and automatic fix attempts Platform-Specific Guides: Instructions for WordPress.com, WP Engine, Kinsta, and more SEO Plugin Integration: Step-by-step guides for Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress, and others Force Add Option: Override SEO plugin conflicts when needed Selective Gallery Mode Control which galleries are included in your sitemaps using the data-pt-sitemap="true" attribute on gallery embed codes. Perfect for: Privacy control for personal galleries Improved performance with fewer galleries Strategic SEO management Developer Features Comprehensive debug logging Action hooks and filters for customization SEO plugin compatibility detection Maintenance tools for troubleshooting External Services This plugin connects to external services provided by Pic-Time to function properly: Pic-Time Update Service Service: Pic-Time Plugin Update Server URL: https://pictime1system.blob.core.windows.net/pictures/pt_wordpress_plugins/version.json Purpose: To check for plugin updates and display notifications to administrators Data Sent: Plugin version number and site URL (for compatibility checking) When: Once daily via WordPress cron, or when manually checked by administrators Privacy Policy: https://www.pic-time.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.pic-time.com/terms-of-service Pic-Time Gallery API Service: Pic-Time Image Data API Purpose: To fetch image metadata from your Pic-Time galleries for sitemap generation Data Sent: Gallery IDs extracted from your embed codes When: When generating sitemaps or when pages containing Pic-Time galleries are processed Privacy Policy: https://www.pic-time.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.pic-time.com/terms-of-service This plugin only functions with existing Pic-Time gallery accounts and embed codes. No data is sent without your explicit configuration of Pic-Time galleries on your website. Support For support with this plugin, please visit the Pic-Time support forum. For Pic-Time account and gallery-related questions, please contact Pic-Time support. Privacy Policy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only processes publicly available image URLs from your Pic-Time galleries to generate search engine sitemaps. Third-Party Services This plugin communicates with Pic-Time’s servers to retrieve image metadata for sitemap generation. Please review Pic-Time’s Privacy Policy for information about their data handling practices. Development This plugin follows WordPress coding standards and best practices: Full internationalization support with proper text domains Secure coding practices with proper input validation and output escaping WordPress filesystem API usage for file operations Proper database query optimization with caching SEO plugin compatibility detection and handling Comprehensive error handling and logging Technical Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher (5.5+ recommended for full sitemap integration) PHP 7.4 or higher Active Pic-Time galleries on your website Public site visibility for robots.txt integration Credits Developed by Shahaf Wieder with Claude AI assistance. Special thanks to the Pic-Time team for API support and integration guidance.
