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Gridify Plus – Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, Post Grid & Product Grid

v1.2.0 · by WPXERO

Photo gallery plugin with lightbox, masonry, slider, video and albums, plus a post grid and WooCommerce product grid. Block, shortcode and Elementor.

About this plugin

Gridify Plus is a free WordPress gallery plugin. It builds responsive photo galleries, image galleries, video galleries and albums, and adds a post grid and a WooCommerce product grid for Elementor. You can place a gallery with a block, a shortcode or an Elementor widget.

Galleries are built on their own screen in the dashboard, with a live preview for desktop, tablet and mobile. Elementor is not required for galleries and albums.

What you can build

  • A photo gallery or portfolio gallery in a grid, masonry, justified or slider layout.
  • A video gallery that plays YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 and WebM in the lightbox.
  • A filterable gallery that visitors narrow down by tag.
  • A photo album page, where each cover opens a gallery.
  • A client proofing gallery with a password and a watermark.
  • A blog post grid with categories, excerpts and “Load more”.
  • A WooCommerce product grid or product slider with price, rating and add to cart.

Image gallery and photo gallery features

  • Four gallery layouts: Grid, Masonry, Justified rows and Slider (carousel). Six one-click styles give you a starting point.
  • Responsive lightbox: keyboard and swipe navigation, captions, thumbnails, a slideshow, a counter, a shareable link to each image, and optional share buttons.
  • Video gallery: add a YouTube, Vimeo or video-file link to an image and it plays in the lightbox. Nothing is loaded from YouTube or Vimeo until a visitor opens the video.
  • Filterable gallery: group images with Gallery tags and show a filter bar above the gallery.
  • Albums: show several galleries as covers. Choosing a cover opens that gallery in place.
  • Load more: a button, or “load as you scroll”, for large galleries.
  • Password-protected galleries for clients and private events.
  • Text watermark on gallery images. Your original files are never changed.
  • Captions and hover effects, with a separate column count for desktop, tablet and mobile.
  • Lazy loading and responsive image sizes, so a large gallery does not slow the page down.

Three ways to add a gallery

  1. Block: add the Gridify Plus Gallery block in the block editor (Gutenberg).
  2. Shortcode: [gridify_gallery id="123"] for a gallery, [gridify_album id="123"] for an album. Shortcodes work in any theme and any page builder.
  3. Elementor: use the Saved Gallery widget, or build a gallery in the panel with the Image Gallery widget.

Elementor widgets

  • Image Gallery: every gallery feature above, set up in the Elementor panel.
  • Saved Gallery: place a gallery you built on the Gridify Plus screen.
  • Post Grid: blog posts by category and order, with optional date, excerpt, author and category.
  • Product Grid (needs WooCommerce): featured, on-sale, best-selling, top-rated or recent products, or hand-picked categories and tags. Cards can show price, rating, sale badge, add to cart, and a second image on hover.

Post Grid and Product Grid offer Grid, Masonry and Slider layouts, a category filter bar, hover effects, and three kinds of pagination: page numbers, an AJAX Load more button, or infinite scroll.

Who it is for

  • Photographers who need portfolio, wedding and client proofing galleries.
  • Designers, artists and agencies who show their work in a portfolio.
  • Bloggers and publishers who want a post grid on a home page or archive.
  • Shop owners who want a WooCommerce product grid or product slider on any Elementor page.

Fast, accessible and private

  • Lightweight: plain CSS and small scripts, with no jQuery on the front end. Files load only on pages that use them.
  • Accessible: visible keyboard focus, screen-reader labels and announcements, and reduced-motion support.
  • RTL ready: right-to-left layouts throughout.
  • Translation ready: every text can be translated.
  • Works without JavaScript: galleries, albums and sliders stay usable.
  • Private: no tracking and no third-party scripts. YouTube and Vimeo are contacted only when a visitor opens a video.
  • WooCommerce HPOS: declares compatibility with High-Performance Order Storage.

Requirements

  • Galleries, albums, the shortcodes and the block work on any WordPress site, with any theme.
  • The widgets need Elementor. The free version is enough.
  • Product Grid also needs WooCommerce.
  • Watermarks need the GD image library with FreeType, which most hosts provide.

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