Light Gallery Overview (Free Photo Gallery Plugin)

Light Gallery is the simplest image gallery for Joomla. Different from other so called fancy image gallery, Light Gallery is a simple plugin which you just install a zip file in Joomla backend. Simple and powerful are the feature of Light Gallery. It enable you to create multiple galleries anywhere you can put text. Most importantly, Light Gallery is free. You can create unlimited galleries with unlimited photos in your Joomla website for free. Light Gallery can create the gallery by reading photos from your website folders. Therefore, you don't have headache problem to insert the pictures one by one. Light Photo Gallery also allows you to create gallery by using pictures or images from other website. Another feature of Light Gallery is fully responsive. When you are using Light Gallery in your website, the gallery will work perfectly on all platforms, including desktop, mobile phones, and tablets. Light Gallery enables all features of light box. All your photos in Light Gallery will be viewed in light box.

• • • Features You'll Love• • •

• Simplest gallery plugin to install;
Light Gallery is a free gallery plugin. After downloading the Light Gallery zip file, you can install the plugin like other plugins. Therefore, it doesn’t require you any technical skill to install and setup.

For installing image gallery, go to Extension Manager -> Click Install Tab on the left menu -> Click Browse Button -> Select gallery zip file -> Click Upload & Install button.

Like all plugins for Joomla, after you install the plugin successfully, please enable the Light Gallery plugin.

For enable gallery plugin, go to Plugin-in Manager -> Search plugin by Light Gallery -> Click red-cross button

• Simplest classic grid layout;
Light Gallery provides the classic grid layout style gallery, simple and clear. There is no complicated configuration options. The grid style gallery is fully responsive. You don’t need to worry about the width of gallery as it will automatically fit your website width.

• Simplest way to insert gallery to article;
You can simply insert gallery by copying and pasting a piece of code. For example:

{lightgallery type=local path=images/lightgallery previewWidth=150}Image From Joompolitan{/lightgallery}

• Simplest way to generate a gallery from folders;
Do you have problem when you want to insert a set of photos into your joomla website? Using Light Gallery, you can set the path where the plugin read the photos and it will automatically create a gallery with photos inside folder.

• Simplest way to generate a gallery by online pictures;
Not only photos in folder, Light Gallery can also create gallery by using photos or pictures in other websites.

• Fully responsive to be compatible with android device, iphone and ipad screen;
Photo gallery created by Light Gallery is fully responsive. Therefore, the gallery perfectly fit all screen size.

• Fully support Light Box effect and style
Light Gallery provides a great user experience when your visitors browse your gallery. What kind of effect do you want to show when your visitors click on photos in your gallery plugin? Light Gallery gives you a good option.

• Free Support for Image Gallery Usage
Light Gallery is a great free gallery plugin. We also provide free customer support if you have any problems when you are using Light Gallery.

• • •Latest Gallery Options• • •

• galleryName: arrange your photos by different gallery
• previewWidth: set gallery preview image width
• previewHeight: set gallery preview image height
• type: support gallery images from local folder or url

For more gallery options, you can check the document:
http://tutorial.joompolitan.com/light-gallery-for-joomla.html

For more powerful gallery plugin, please check our all-in-one gallery plugin:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/photos-a-images/slideshow/lightbox-slider-gallery