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Free Plugin by MetaSlider v2.37.0

MetaSlider Gallery

MetaSlider Gallery is the ultimate gallery plugin. Build an image gallery, or show your images, videos, and slideshows in a beautiful gallery window.

MetaSlider Gallery

The facts

Rating
4.4★ from 9
Active installs
10k+
Price
Free
Last updated
20 Aug 2026
Added
Aug 2014
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0
Downloads
387,693

Our analysis

AI-assisted

MetaSlider Gallery is a WordPress plugin designed for creating image galleries and displaying various media types in a gallery window. It supports images, videos from WordPress, Vimeo, and YouTube, and integrates with the MetaSlider Slideshow plugin for added functionality.

You can create galleries using five layouts: Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, and Showcase. The plugin also allows for modal gallery windows, enhancing the viewing experience by enlarging media and darkening the background.

Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress users looking to create visually appealing galleries and media displays.

What it does well

  • Supports multiple media types including images and videos
  • Five different gallery layouts available
  • Integrates with MetaSlider Slideshow plugin
  • Works with block editor, Classic Editor, and page-builders
  • Allows for modal windows to enhance media viewing

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on specific features or customisation options

Verdict

MetaSlider Gallery provides a range of options for displaying images and videos effectively. It is a solid choice for those wanting to enhance their WordPress site's media presentation.

From the developer

MetaSlider's own description of MetaSlider Gallery, lightly tidied.

MetaSlider Gallery is the ultimate WordPress gallery plugin. You can build an image gallery. You can also show your images, videos, and slideshows in a beautiful gallery window. Plus, MetaSlider Gallery is deeply integrated with the MetaSlider Slideshow plugin so you can create stylish sliders.

The MetaSlider Gallery plugin allows you to create beautiful image galleries that can be placed anywhere on your WordPress site. You can also show a wide variety of media inside a lightbox gallery window, including these:

  • Images
  • Image galleries
  • Videos hosted on WordPress sites
  • Vimeo videos
  • YouTube Videos
  • Featured images
  • MetaSlider slideshows

Create stylish image galleries

MetaSlider Gallery allows you to create stylish image galleries that work with the block editor, the Classic Editor, and any page-builder. To create a new gallery, find the “Galleries” screen.

There are five layouts available for your image gallery: Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, and Showcase.

  • Grid: Show your images in rows and columns. Each row and column will be the same size.
  • Masonry: Show the images in a grid-like layout, but this approach has a flexible placement that fills gaps left by shorter items.
  • Justified: This allows each image to keep its original aspect ratio, so it won’t always be possible to fill each row edge-to-edge.
  • Carousel: Show one main image at the time. The visitor can use arrows or the thumbnail navigation to browse to the next image.
  • Showcase: Shows one image at a time. In this layout, the arrows and the thumbnail navigation are both underneath the image.

See how to create WordPress image galleries.

Show your single images in a gallery window

You can really enhance your WordPress media with gallery windows. Visitors can view your images or videos and then open them inside a modal. This can make the image or video larger and also darken the background so it’s easier to focus on the media.

MetaSlider Gallery allows you to add gallery windows to images in your WordPress post content. You can choose to automatically add the gallery window to all images, or you can do it manually via the “Enlarge on click” setting. This works with both the block editor and the Classic Editor. You can also use this gallery window with page-builders such as Elementor, Divi, and Beaver Builder, thanks to the CSS feature.

Click here to see more gallery windows with images.

Show your image galleries in a stylish window

MetaSlider Gallery allows you to add gallery windows to image galleries in your WordPress post content. You can choose to automatically add the gallery window to all images, or you can do it manually via the “Enlarge on click” setting. Each image in your gallery can get its own gallery window setting.

Click here to see more gallery windows with image galleries.

Show your videos in a gallery window

Read the full description on the official page →

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