Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery

July 22, 2024

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery Plugin

Two in One. Gutenberg gallery blocks (Masonry, Justified, Slider, Carousel, Grid) and highly customizable lightbox.

Blocks

SimpLy Gallery Blocks is a friendly, easy-to-use gallery plugin with a list of advanced options for creating responsive Image, Video, Audio galleries.

Albums

Combine multiple galleries into one collection and publish it. The gallery from the album will be added to the page using the AJAX request as needed, which will make your page even faster and at the same time as informative as possible.

Lightbox Plugin

SimpLy Lightbox Plugin easily displays all linked images from a post or page in highly customizable lightbox. Compatible with native WordPress gallery (Block or Classic Editor). Each Post or Page can have a unique lightbox setting.

Features

Albums
Build dynamic video galleries by simply adding a YouTube Playlist *PRO
Build dynamic Vimeo video galleries by simply adding a Video Showcase / Album, User Uploads, Channel or Category *PRO
Advanced Tags Filter. DeepLinking for tags. Filter without button “All” Demo *PLUS/PRO
WooCommerce Products list, Categories and Tags – Dynamic Gallery *PRO
Media Library Assistant. Att. Cattegory and Att. Tag – Dynamic Gallery *PRO
FileBird Media Folders – Dynamic Gallery *PRO
Tags Filter
Poster generator for a self-hosted video (.mp4). Just select a frame and set it as a featured image for your video.
Hidden Gallery
Supports Photo, Video MP4, YouTube, Vimeo and Audio *MP3 Lightbox is enabled by default
HTML5 Browser History support – Deep linking. Disabled by default*
Lightbox – Mouse wheel navigation and Fading Transition
Automatic SlideShow support (with CountDown timer)
Multi-touch gestures support
Thumbnails support
Fully Responsive
Mobile Friendly
Unlimited colors
SVG icon
Physics Based Animations
FullScreen support
Browser features control (scrollbar, mousewheel, right click prevention)
Inactive State detection
Smart Resizing
HTML Caption (Attachment Caption or Alternative Text)
Keyboard and mouse wheel support (navigate and zoom)
Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest)
Smart Loading

Unrivaled, in every way

The first of its kind, SimpLy Gallery Blocks offers an unrivaled drag and drop gallery building experience in Gutenberg. Add your images, video or audio files in your choice of photo gallery block, customize display settings, hit publish.

Unparalleled capabilities

An innovative transform system lets you instantly change your galleries into another form. Go from a fullscreen Masonry gallery to universal Grid or stylish Justified gallery, with just a single click. You won’t find another Gutenberg gallery plugin with this kind of capability. Guaranteed.

Highly responsive

Our Gutenberg gallery blocks are second-to-none, featuring fullscale responsive support. And with fine controls for mobile and desktop styles, you can set custom styling for each gallery.

Next gen Lightbox

Built on top of the latest technologies, SimpLy Lightbox is multi-gestures compatible, smooth and performant! Easily navigate with one or several fingers on your smartphone. Swipe, drag and pinch content naturally like with a native mobile swipeable view. It also supports navigation with keyboard or mouse wheel to slide or zoom.

Our lightbox mimics the most populars UIs like IOS, Android, Google Drive, etc… With a well known UI, users will instantly understand how to use the lightbox, and will easily navigate through your galleries.

SimpLy Lightbox is the only one lightbox to gather all these possibilities and You can use it absolutely for free without buying any addons or premium versions of the plugin.

A Super-fast experience

We’ve built a highly interactive and intuitive experience with a focus on speed and ease of use. Drag. Drop. Transform. Style.

A short demo of SimpLy Gallery Blocks

In this video you will see how easily you can create photo gallery using SGB Gutenberg photo gallery block.

Please note that you easily convert block gallery from Masonry to Justified or to Grid or to WordPress image gallery and vice versa.

Included Gallery Gutenberg Blocks

Albums Block
Slider / Carousel Gallery Block
Masonry Gallery Block
Justified Block
Grid Block

Installation

Upload the simply-gallery-block folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory or alternatively upload the block-gallery.zip file via the plugin page of WordPress by clicking ‘Add New’ and selecting the zip from your computer.
Install and activate the Gutenberg WordPress plugin (if pre WordPress 5.0).
Activate the SimpLy Gallery WordPress plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Screenshots

Masonry block
Page and Post Lightbox unique settings. Blocks Editor Plugin Sidebar
Lightbox Global Preset
Plugin Settings Page
Lightbox layout
Block transform menu

FAQ

Is SimpLy Gallery Blocks free?

Yes! SimpLy Gallery Blocks’s core features are absolutely free.

Changelog

3.2.3

Fixed: an issue with the thumbnail panel on touchscreen devices
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.3)

3.2.2.1

Package updates, security improvements.

3.2.2

Fixed: XSS vulnerability (properly escape custom class name and prevent use of undefined values)
Fixed: minor bug fixes

3.2.1

Fixed: a problem with the poster editor (impossibility to delete) in Items Manager
Updated: Twitter icon to X
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.2)
Fixed: minor bug fixes

3.2.0

Fixed: bug with displaying Media Library Assistant categories and tags
Updated: system for loading the list of FileBird folders
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.2)
Fixed: minor bug fixes

3.1.9

Added: gallery status to the “SimpLy Saved Gallery” block
Added: gallery status to the “SimpLy Gallery” dashboard widget
Fixed: shortcode rendering for unpublished galleries
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.1)

3.1.8

Added: support for YouTube Shorts
Fixed: AlbumNavigator – error displaying some galleries

3.1.7

Added: mode for automatically loading pages after the first click of the “Load More” button Live DEMO
Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: Albums and AlbumNavigator – error displaying some galleries

3.1.6

Update: Freemius SDK

3.1.5

Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.5.10).
Fix: Security fix.

3.1.4

Update: Freemius SDK
Added: Gallery Settings -> ‘Apply Global Preset’
Optimized: Gallery Settings -> ‘Use Global Preset’

3.1.3

Update: Freemius SDK
Added: support for publishing folders from Vimeo
Fixed: management of dynamic galleries
Fixed: minor bug fixes

3.1.2

Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: minor bug fixes (video)

3.1.1

Update: Freemius SDK

3.1.0

Added: the ability to create a poster for a self-hosted video (.mp4). Just select a frame and set it as a featured image for your video.
Fixed: SimpLy Viewer – item description
Fixed: playlist icon in YouTube player

3.0.9

Update: Freemius SDK
Update: for posters on video and audio files, only the Featured Image will be used.
Added: Clean Style for Viewer
Fixed: issue with download button (Viewer Block)
Fixed: minor bug fixes (Vimeo Cattegories)

3.0.8

Added: New block with Slider – Viewer
Fixed: security vulnerability fixed – improved permission check for different user types for Ajax requests. With the assistance of Erwan Le Russo (Security Research Engineer, WPScan / Jetpack / Automattic)
Fixed: issue with lightboxes in Classic Editor
Fixed: minor bug fixes (Vimeo)

3.0.7

Update: Freemius SDK (2.5.3)

3.0.6

Added: multiselect option for Att. Cattegory and Att. Tag (Media Library Assistant). (* PRO version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.5

Added: random sorting mode for dynamic galleries (Att. Cattegory, Att. Tag, FileBird Media Folders and SimpLy Tags)
Fixed: sorting system for Vimeo collections (as far as Vimeo API allows). The sequence of video clips must match the source on the Vimeo service.
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.4

Updated: poster display method for audio files (MP3)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.3

Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: Showcase Gallery Block – Next / Previous Buttons
Upgrade: Zoom mode changed in Lightbox
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.2

Added the ability to activate comments on gallery posts
Fixed: Lightbox description
Tried to fix the problem in Jetpack – Enable Lazy Loading for images
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.1

Fixed: issue with Share and Download buttons
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

3.0.0

Updated: block data optimization
Added: dynamic mode for galleries – automatically update descriptions and tags for gallery items. Disabled by default. (* PLUS version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.4.0

Added: ability to create dynamic gallery for selected SimpLy tags (* PRO version).
Fixed: HTML validity errors

2.3.9

Added: new Showcase Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Added: mode to play the entire YouTube playlist (* PLUS version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.8

Added: Responsiveness improvement. Grid, Masonry, Justified, Slider, Portfolio, Portfolio2 Blocks
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.7

Added: SimpLy Gallery permalinks. Settings -> Permalink Settings
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.6

Fixed: Freemius – Security fix

2.3.5

Added: Block and Preset Selector for Album shortcode.
Added: Preset editor for Albums and AlbumNavigator blocks (* PLUS version).
Added: Mode – Display Image in original Size in Lightbox (* PLUS version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.4

Added: New Album Mavigation Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Lightbox for Native Gallery Block and Native Image Block
Fixed: Major bug fixes

2.3.3

Added: ability to publish Woocommerce Product List, Cattegory or Tag (* PRO version)
Fixed: MLA Cattegories, Tags and FileBird Folders – convert to staic mode (import content)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.2

Added: ability to publish Vimeo Showcase / Album, User Uploads, Channel, Category (* PRO version)
Added: Paged Mode – “Show more” for Grid, Masonry, Justified, Portfolio and Portfolio2 Blocks (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.3.1

Fixed: Justified Block and Grid Block layouts (Gallery without background)
Fixed: Diamond Block – YouTube playlist

2.3.0

Added: New Diamond Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Performance improvement
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.2.6

Added: New Accordion Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Added: New display mode (Fit) for images in the Slider Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Errors in the block settings panel in the site customization mode (Customize)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.2.5

Added: Improved block transformation mode
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.2.4

Added: Items Manager – Bulk Select. It is now possible to easily add (remove) a tag to a group of items. And quick removal of a group of elements from the gallery is available
Fixed: Removed preloading for videos that have a poster

2.2.3

Fixed: improved Blocks compatibility with iOS 11.3 – 13.3

2.2.2

Fixed: Albums Block – Gallery Preloader
Fixed: Slider/Carousel Block – some CSS styles
Added: New Editor for Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Added: DeepLinking for Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Added: Ability to disable the “All” button in the Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Updated: Plugin Core – Performance improvement

2.2.1

Fixed: Albums Lightbox Settings – Caption source
Fixed: All JavaScripts that the user added to the image caption, description and title will be filtered and, if the user has no rights, will be blocked. At the request of Vishnupriya Ilango of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs ( CVE-2021-24667 ).

2.2.0

Added: Albums Block
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

2.1.7

Fixed: SimpLy Gallery Custom Post – blocking third-party blocks
Fixed: Lightbox for Native WordPress Gallery – erroneous actuation
Fixed: Performance improvement

2.1.6

Fixed: conflict with Jetpack

2.1.5

Fixed: Performance improvement
Fixed: Global Preset Priority Render
Added: Horizon Gallery Block (* PLUS version)

2.1.4

Fixed: Performance improvement

2.1.3

Fixed: Minor bug fixes
Added: Split Carousel Block (* PLUS version)

2.1.2

Fixed: saving custom link with parameters
Fixed: transitions between blocks

2.1.1

Added: source manager (item link or post) to share the item (Share Bar Settings)
Added: dynamic gallery displays YouTube Playlist (* PRO version)

2.1.0

Added: Gallery Items Click Action – Attachment Page
Fixed: Random ordering
Fixed: Minor bugs

2.0.2

Added: dynamic gallery by Media Library Assistant categories, tags (* PRO version)
Added: dynamic gallery displays FileBird folder (* PRO version)
Fixed: block styles

2.0.1

Added: Elementor Widget for Saved SimpLy Gallery
Added: Dashboart Widget

2.0.0

Updated: SEO Optimization
Added: SimpLy CPT and Shortcode
Added: SimpLy Gallery Widget
Added: Block for SimpLy CPT
Added: Storage mode for gallery. The SimpLy gallery will be available (in a simplified style) to visitors after deactivating the plugin or removing the block used
Updated: Save Method – no longer need additional publishing permissions for Editors (and other roles) in Multisite (WordPress MU)
For galleries created in earlier versions of the plugin, an update (Reload Button) and re-save procedure is required (Update Page / Pos).

1.8.4

Added: Custom CSS Editor for gallery blocks
Added: Support for Featured Images for videos (Media Library)
Added: Premium List Block

1.8.3

Added: Capabilities editor for Admin and Editor Roles – Multisite (WordPress MU)
Fixed: WPML
Fixed: Portfolio & Portfolio2 Blocks Tags Filter

1.8.2

Fixed: RTL support for Lightbox
Added: Premium TagsBox Block – Covers Gallery

1.8.1

Fixed: SimpLy Slider – low quality video poster
Fixed: SimpLy Grid – low quality video poster
Added: Hidden Mode
Added: Premium Portfolio2 Block

1.8.0

Added: Filters (by Tags)
Added: Tags for Items
Added: Premium Portfolio Block
Fixed: Slider error on touch device
Fixed: bug Lightbox for WP Native Image

1.7.4

Optimization: Slider Slideshow speed
Fixed: bug Lightbox for WP Native Image

1.7.3

Added: New Block – Slider / Carousel Gallery
Fixed: bug Lightbox for native gallery with some buttons/links

1.7.2

Fixed: Resolved conflict with plugins Smush and Jetpack – Lazy Load system

1.7.1

Added: Youtube and Vimeo video gallery support
Added: Lightbox for native gallery for Archive Page (Categoty Page)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

1.7.0

Added: compatible with Yoast SEO Plugin – Images in the XML sitemap. Need reload SimpLy gallery data and update Post/Page
Fixed: Poster (Video and Audio) Error with small images

1.6.0

Added: Now you can add poster for Video and Audio elements
Added: Export / Import gallery content
Added: Random sorting for gallery (frontend)
Fixed: Conflict with native Image block
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

1.5.1

Optimization: performance improvement – Go to Block Sidebar -> Items Manager -> Reload Gallery and Update Post/Page
Added: Now you can attach an additional link to an element
Added: Ability to disable lazy loading mode
Added: Gallery without background mode (Block without padding)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes

1.4.1

Fixed: HTML Tags in the caption
minor fix

1.4.0

Big changes – Major Udate!
Added: Supports Video MP4 and Audio MP3
Added: Gallery sorting by Uploaded date, Title, Caption or Custom
Added: Caption source – Caption, Title, Alt
Added: Thumbnail Caption Position (Top / Bottom)
Added: Option – disable Lightbox for a specific gallery
Added: Caption source for Lightbox – Caption, Title, Alt

1.3.4

Fixed: plugin conflict – removing featured image of a Woocommerce product

1.3.3

Fixed: Lightbox Plugin conflict with custom posts

1.3.2

Fixed: removed duplicate button (Settings) on Plugins page

1.3.1

Fixed: Error on page 404

1.3.0

Added: Lightbox for native WordPress Gallery (Gutenberg/Classic Editor)
Added: Gutenberg Sidebar plugin for lightbox control.
Added: Settings Page for Clobal Lightbox Pressets
Added: Settings Page for Blocks Pressets

1.2.2

Fixed: “Scroll down the page for the item you viewed” – smooth scroll theme compatibility
Fixed: input fields in the ColorPickers
Added: “Space between thumbnails” – increased limit to 40px
Added: Justified Thumbnail Size – XXL size (Height 450px +)
Added: partial support for HTML tags in pictures captions

1.2.1

Fixed: Corrected the proportions of thumbnails when upload images directly into the gallery block

1.2.0

Added: Global Preset – You modify the Global Preset to change all the galleries associated with this preset (automatically)
Added: For Masonry and Grid new settings – Colums, Min. Thumbnails with (Mobile Device)
Added: For Justified new option – Last Row Mode
Added: For Lightbox new transition moode – Fading/Slipping
Added: Thumbnails – native lazy loading
Changed: Data structure

1.1.4

Fixed: Lightbox – Caption on Mobile Device
Fixed: Thumbnails – Caption on Touch Device

1.1.3

Fixed: Lightbox Settings and some bugs
Added: Show image caption in Lightbox (this option will be disabled by default)
Added: Option – Prevent downloading in Lightbox (this option will be enabled by default)

1.1.2

Fixed: Lightbox Settings – Copyright Alert

1.1.1

Fixed: JavaScript issues with Grid and Justified Editors
Fixed: CSS Grid and Justified Blocks

1.1.0

Fixed: minor JavaScript issues with Blocks Editor
Added: HTML5 Browser History support (deep linking)
Added: Lightbox – mouse wheel navigation mode
Added: auto scroll gallery (follow the one viewed in Lightbox)

1.0.0

Initial release on WordPress.org. Enjoy!