FolioBlocks vs Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox

Native Gallery Blocks for WordPress FolioBlocks is a native WordPress gallery plugin for photographers, creatives, agencies, and visual businesses who want polished image and video galleries directly inside the Block Editor. Create Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, Filmstrip, Modular, Video, and Proofing galleries using familiar Gutenberg controls. Add lightboxes, hover effects & overlays, private client proofing, watermark protection, filtering, downloads, WooCommerce product links, EXIF data, and social sharing without shortcodes or a separate gallery manager. The free version includes the core gallery and media blocks. FolioBlocks Pro unlocks advanced creative, client, and commerce features, including Modular Gallery, private Proofing galleries, gallery filtering, WooCommerce integration, image downloads, lazy loading, watermark overlays, List View thumbnails, and more. Included Blocks Background Video Block – Add an autoplaying, responsive background video with overlay content on top Before & After Block – Compare two images with an interactive slider Loupe Block – Highlight fine details with an elegant magnifying zoom effect Carousel Gallery Block – Smooth, swipe-friendly horizontal image slider Filmstrip Gallery Block – Scroll through large images with thumbnail navigation below Grid Gallery Block – Classic evenly-spaced grid layout Image Block – Display a single image with lightbox, hover overlay, optional downloads, and WooCommerce linking Justified Gallery Block – Professional row-based gallery with balanced heights Masonry Gallery Block – Pinterest-style vertical gallery layout Modular Gallery Block (Pro Only) – Build custom, magazine-style image layouts with support for nested rows and image stacks Proofing Gallery Block (Business & Agency Plans Only) – Let clients review private galleries, save progress, submit selections, flag favorites, and leave comments Video Block – Display a single video with custom thumbnail, lightbox playback, captions, and optional WooCommerce linking Video Gallery Block – Showcase YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted videos, with Pro support for Bunny.net Stream, Cloudflare Stream, DailyMotion, Loom, VideoPress, and Wistia Core Gallery Features Fully responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile Built-in lightbox support Caption support and accessibility-friendly interactions Drag-and-drop image ordering 100% native Gutenberg block editing with no shortcodes and no separate gallery manager Pro Features Private client proofing galleries with password protection, Grid, Justified, and Masonry layouts, Save & Continue, final submission, and admin session reports Watermark overlays for gallery images and lightbox views Social sharing controls for lightboxes and hover overlays Lightbox image counters and zoom controls with cursor or trackpad panning Advanced Pro video provider support for Bunny.net Stream, Cloudflare Stream, DailyMotion, Loom, VideoPress, and Wistia Block transforms to convert galleries and supported media blocks in one click Custom image click actions for media files, custom URLs, Page/Post links, downloads, lightbox, and WooCommerce products Per-image click and hover overrides inside galleries Gallery image filtering with per-image category assignment WooCommerce product integration for images and videos Download full-resolution images Randomize image order Seamless looping for Carousel Gallery Disable right-click & image dragging content protection Lazy load images for faster performance Hover effects, gradient overlays, overlay entrances, and typography controls EXIF metadata display in lightboxes and hover overlays Light and Dark lightbox appearances, fullscreen viewing, swipe navigation, image counters, zoom, and combined title, caption, and EXIF layouts Proofing workflow tools including hearts, color flags, comments, proofing filters, admin status badges, PDF-friendly reports, and optional admin email notifications Password protection controls for Posts and Pages Responsive desktop, tablet, and mobile gallery gaps List View thumbnails for easier gallery reordering Advanced gallery styling controls for borders, shadows, radius, filter bars, icons, and overlays Why FolioBlocks? FolioBlocks is built for users who want fast, native, block-based galleries without the complexity of third-party gallery builders or shortcode-based plugins. If you want a clean way to display photography, client work, products, portfolios, or case studies, FolioBlocks gives you those tools directly inside the editor. Source Code Public repository: https://github.com/folioblocks/folioblocks

Video Gallery turns any WordPress site into a video showcase in minutes. Paste in YouTube, Vimeo, or Dailymotion video URLs — the title, description, and thumbnail all fetch automatically — and display them in a responsive, animated slider with a proper lightbox popup. No coding, no manual thumbnail hunting. 🚀 Want more? PRO unlocks unlimited video galleries, Metacafe and custom HTML5 video, Elementor & Divi widgets, bulk import from a YouTube channel or playlist, real easing animations, and full block-editor video management. See “Pro Version Features” below, or get PRO here. Find WordPress Video Gallery Pro Plugin (Unlimited Video Galleries + Elementor/Divi + Bulk YouTube Import) at WordPress Video Gallery Pro Live Demo WordPress Responsive Video Carousel With Lightbox Pro Plugin Video Please rate this plugin if you find it useful =Features= Add unlimited videos to one video gallery slider (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion). Auto-fetch video title, description, and thumbnail – just paste the URL. Modern, lightweight slider engine (no jQuery required) with a proper video lightbox, or the original Legacy engine – your choice, per gallery. Slider and lightbox are fully responsive on mobile, tablet, and desktop. Add, edit, and delete videos from a clean admin screen. Preview your video gallery before publishing it. Native Gutenberg block – search “Responsive Video Gallery” in the block inserter, no shortcode needed. Shortcode also supported for any theme or page builder. Set video thumbnail width and height. Control slider speed, number of visible videos, and circular (looping) mode. Left/right arrow navigation or automatic sliding. Pagination dots, shown automatically only when there’s more than one page of videos. Video title shown as a caption on the thumbnail, with optional description in the lightbox. Schema.org VideoObject structured data (JSON-LD) automatically added, helping your videos qualify for rich video results in Google search. WordPress capabilities/roles support. No advertisements, anywhere in the admin. =Pro Version Features= Unlimited video galleries (multiple, independently configured) – free is limited to one gallery. All 5 video types: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Metacafe, and custom HTML5 video (uploaded or external URL, with fallback source formats). Bulk import videos from an entire YouTube channel or playlist in one click – title, description, and thumbnail all pulled in automatically for every video. Native Elementor widget and Divi module – drag a video gallery into your builder layout, no shortcode needed. Full Gutenberg block editor integration – create and edit a gallery’s complete settings, and add/remove videos, directly from the block sidebar. Real slider easing effects – 16 genuine Penner/easings.net animation curves (including true Bounce and Elastic), not just an approximated CSS transition. Configurable lightbox width and height. Custom video thumbnail upload, or one-click automatic thumbnail download. Video description shown directly in the lightbox popup. Crop / no-crop thumbnail display, border color, border radius, and box shadow – all independently customizable per gallery. Manual video ordering with mass order update, or randomize video order on each page load. Open videos in the lightbox, or in a new browser tab – your choice per gallery. Video gallery with thumbnail caption and smart pagination. Responsive admin layout. No advertisements. WordPress capabilities/roles feature. Get Support License This plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But you can make some donations if you realy find it useful.