Luxe Gallery

Description

Luxe Gallery revolutionizes WordPress galleries with a visual grid editor that lets you create unique hero layouts. Combined with automatic WebP conversion, category-based organization and an immersive fullscreen view, it offers the perfect solution for professional image presentations.

Key Features

• 🎨 Visual Grid Editor: Create custom hero layouts with drag & drop – uniquely customizable for each gallery
• 📱 Mobile-First Design: Responsive design with custom slider for mobile devices
• 🗂️ Category-Based Organization: Organize images in custom categories
• 💡 Lightbox: Modern, touch-friendly lightbox experience
• ⚡ WebP Optimization: Automatic WebP conversion for better performance
• 🎨 Drag & Drop Interface: Intuitive admin interface for managing images
• 📝 Shortcode Support: Easy integration with [luxe_gallery id="123"]
• 🔧 Page Builder Integration: Native support for Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder and Bricks Builder
• ⚙️ Comprehensive Settings: Fully configurable options for performance and design

Performance Features

• Lazy Loading: Images are loaded only when needed
• WebP Support: Automatic conversion to modern image formats
• Optimized Database Queries: Minimal impact on website performance
• CDN Compatible: Works with all common CDN solutions

Page Builder Compatibility

• Gutenberg Block: Native block for the WordPress Block Editor
• Elementor Widget: Fully integrated widget with live preview
• Divi Module: Custom module for the Divi Builder
• Beaver Builder Module: Seamless integration with Beaver Builder
• Bricks Builder Element: Native Bricks element with all options

Technical Details

• Fully responsive and mobile-optimized
• SEO-friendly with structured data
• Accessibility compliant (WCAG 2.1)
• Translation-ready (i18n)
• Compatible with all major themes and page builders
• Clean, validated code

Shortcode Usage

[luxe_gallery id="123"]

Parameters:

• id – The gallery ID (required)
• show_title – Show gallery title: yes/no (default: no)
• title_tag – HTML tag for title: h1-h6 (default: h2)
• layout – Layout style: hero-grid, grid, masonry (default: hero-grid)
• columns – Number of columns: 2-6 (default: 4, for grid/masonry layouts)
• gap – Gap between images in pixels (default: 8)
• border_radius – Border radius in pixels (default: 12)
• show_image_count – Show photo count on button: yes/no (default from settings)
• lightbox – Enable lightbox: yes/no (default: yes)
• sharing – Enable social sharing: yes/no (default: no)
• virtual_tour – Virtual tour URL (optional)
• class – Additional CSS classes (optional)

Example with all parameters:

[luxe_gallery id="123" layout="masonry" columns="3" gap="12" lightbox="yes" sharing="yes"]

Technical Information

Minimum Requirements

• WordPress 5.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.6 or higher
• At least 64MB PHP Memory Limit

Recommended Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher
• MySQL 8.0 or higher
• 128MB PHP Memory Limit
• GD Library or ImageMagick for WebP conversion

Used Libraries

• No external JavaScript libraries — all components are custom-built
• Zero dependencies for optimal performance

Support

For support and questions visit:
* Website: https://jajasolutions.de
* Plugin Support Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/luxe-gallery (after publication)
* Developer: Janni Hares

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Visit our GitHub repository for more information.

Privacy

Luxe Gallery does not collect any personal data from website visitors. All data is stored locally in your WordPress installation.

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