Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio vs WF Magnific Lightbox

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

WF Magnific Lightbox is the wunderfarm-way to show your images in a truly responsive lightbox. Very easy, 100% responsive, fast and SEO-friendly! Features: Supports all common image types. Supports WordPress Galleries and inline images (WordPress WYSIWYG-Editor). Image Title, Description and Copyright output Uses existing copyright informations from EXIF-data already included in your photos. Multi-language Support for polylang-plugin from Chouby and the WPML-plugin from wpml.org Truly responsive lightbox with css bases resizing Speeds up the loading time because takes advantage of progressive image loading. Thanks to Dmitry Semenov for the original script (Magnific Popup) and the permission to publish it as a part of this wordpress plugin.