We’re delighted introduce our newest plugin: MetaSlider Gallery.
Our goal here at MetaSlider has always been to build the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress.
We’re now bringing that same approach to building an image gallery plugin.
MetaSlider Gallery plugin allows you to create stylish image galleries.
There are two ways to show your images. First, you can place your images on the screen so that users can see all the images at once. This screenshot below shows a gallery with the “Grid” layout:
Second, you can allow users to show the images inside a large window. You can see an example of this in the screenshot below. There’s a toolbar in the top-right that provides tools such as Social Share, Rotate, Flip, Fullscreen, Zoom, and more.
OK, that’s great. Screenshots are OK, but let’s see the gallery in action.
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How to create an image gallery
To create a new gallery, find the “Galleries” screen as shown in the screenshot below:
There are five layouts available for your image gallery: Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, and Showcase. You can select a layout from the right sidebar.
The “Grid” layout option will show your images in rows and columns. Each row and column will be the same size.
When you click on any of the images in the gallery, they’ll open up into a gallery window. If you’re using the Pro version of MetaSlider Gallery, several extra features will appear in the toolbar, including Social Share, Rotate, Flip, Fullscreen, Zoom, and more.
Other layout options
Let’s take a look at the other layout options inside MetaSlider Gallery. The “Masonry” layout option will also show the images in a grid-like layout, but this approach has a flexible placement that fills gaps left by shorter items.
The “Justified” layout option arranges images in rows. This layout allows each image to keep its original aspect ratio, so it won’t always be possible to fill each row edge-to-edge.
The “Carousel” shows one main image at the time. The visitor can use arrows or the thumbnail navigation to browse to the next image.
The “Showcase” layout also shows one image at a time. In this layout, the arrows and the thumbnail navigation are both underneath the image.
