Album Gallery Pro and Album Gallery Premium provide paid editions of Album Gallery for Photo & Video for presenting organized media collections in WordPress. They are designed for websites that need a clear way to group images, videos, or both, while giving visitors an accessible grid and an expanded lightbox view.
The plugin works with Gutenberg Blocks and the Elementor Page Builder widget, so collections can be inserted and arranged within visual page-building workflows. It also supports shortcodes, allowing an album created in the WordPress admin panel to be placed on a page or post.
Organize photos, videos, and mixed media
Create collections for vacation photography, events, product catalogs, video playlists, or combined image-and-video presentations. Images can be uploaded, while YouTube and Vimeo videos can be embedded using their video URLs. Cover images introduce each collection, and visitors can browse the associated media through a responsive grid.
The grid adapts to desktops, tablets, and phones. Hover effects can add stack or overlay designs to cover images, while entrance animations such as pulse or fade provide subtle movement when content loads. Skeleton loaders help maintain visual engagement during loading.
Paid layout and browsing capabilities
- Global shortcode: Display all albums on one page with pagination.
- AJAX Load More: Add infinite scrolling or a button-based loading option for larger galleries.
- Pro lightbox: Offer zoom, full-screen viewing, and social sharing buttons.
- Deep linking: Give each image a unique direct link.
- Categories: Organize media into filterable groups.
- Category shortcodes: Show selected album categories on individual pages with a custom shortcode.
These capabilities support both compact gallery pages and larger media libraries. For example, a portfolio can separate projects into categories, an event website can collect photographs in distinct albums, and a video-focused page can present playlists with responsive thumbnail previews.
Visitor experience and site workflow
The local lightbox provides a pop-up viewer with touch navigation for image browsing. The plugin’s styles and scripts load from the website’s server, and the source describes no external tracking. Responsive layouts help the same gallery remain usable across different screen sizes.
A typical workflow begins with creating a new collection from the admin panel. Add images or paste video URLs, choose the column layout and hover style, then publish the collection. Copy the generated shortcode and place it in a page or post, or use the Gutenberg block or Elementor widget when building the layout visually.
Installation
In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New, search for Album Gallery, and install and activate the plugin. Select Add New to create the first album, add its photo or video files, publish the collection, and paste its shortcode into the chosen page or post. For broader displays, use the global or category shortcode options available in the paid editions.
