Want to create an image gallery on your WordPress website?
An image gallery makes your images look organized and neat. With image galleries, you can display multiple pictures on your site in the form of a grid layout with several rows and columns.
Adding WordPress Image Galleries : 2 Methods
The good news is that with WordPress, it’s easy to add an image gallery. You can add an image gallery in two ways: with a plugin or without a plugin.
Out of the box, WordPress is shipped with a default gallery feature, which comes with a lot of limitations. If you need just a basic gallery, you can use the default WordPress gallery to showcase your pictures. But if you want to go above and beyond, then you might want to opt for a WordPress gallery plugin, such as Envira Gallery.
In this article, we’ll talk about both ways of adding image galleries in WordPress. We’ll also show you which method is the better one and why.
Method 1: Adding a WordPress Image Galleries With a Plugin
With so many amazing plugins available in the WordPress repository, adding new features to your site has become super easy. And creating an image gallery is no exception. Especially with a plugin like Envira Gallery .
Envira Gallery is an amazing gallery plugin for WordPress that makes it super easy to add beautiful and responsive galleries to display your images. It lets you showcase your images in a stunning way by opening them in lightbox popup, slideshow, and more. Check out our complete Envira Gallery here.
Step 1: Uploading Images With Envira Gallery
To use this plugin, you’ll first have to download and install Envira Gallery on your WordPress website. Once done, go to Envira Gallery on the left side of your screen and click on Add New.
Now name your gallery and depending on the source from which you want to upload your images, use the options to add your pictures.
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This article was written by Editorial Team and originally published on IsItWP – Free WordPress Theme Detector.