Description
Artclick Gallery Lite lets you create beautiful, fast image galleries in minutes. Choose a responsive grid (1–6 columns) or switch a gallery into a slider/carousel with a single setting — no extra effort required. Every gallery ships with an accessible lightbox, native lazy loading, a shortcode, and a Gutenberg block.
Built for performance: assets load only on pages that actually contain a gallery, the frontend uses pure vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery), and gallery data is stored in post meta — no custom database tables.
Key Features
- Unlimited galleries, managed in a dedicated, clutter-free admin
- Responsive grid layout with separate column counts for desktop, tablet, and mobile (1–6 columns)
- Built-in slider / carousel mode — show one image or several at once, with a per-device « Slides to Show » setting
- Slider controls: autoplay, autoplay speed, loop, slide/fade transitions, plus keyboard, touch-swipe, and mouse-drag navigation
- Navigation dots with selectable position (over the slider or below it) and a custom color
- Customizable previous / next arrow color
- Aspect-ratio options — Original (uncropped) or 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 3:2
- Image fit (cover or contain), rounded corners, and hover effects (zoom, lift, grayscale, brighten)
- Adjustable horizontal and vertical spacing between images
- Modern, accessible lightbox — previous/next, close, ESC, click-outside, image counter, thumbnail strip, optional slideshow button, keyboard navigation, focus trapping, and swipe
- Native lazy loading with no layout shift
- Drag-and-drop image reordering with per-image captions
- Shortcode, Gutenberg block (live preview), and a Classic/TinyMCE insert button
- Optional lightbox for normal post/page content images
- One-click gallery duplication
- Translation ready (ships with a Japanese translation)
- Accessibility first: ARIA labels, focus states, screen-reader friendly controls, and reduced-motion support
- Clean uninstall — removes its galleries, meta, and options
Performance
- No jQuery dependency on the frontend
- Vanilla JavaScript only, with minified assets
- Assets load only when a gallery is present on the page
- Data stored in post meta — no custom database tables and no unnecessary queries
About Artclick
Artclick Gallery Lite is built and maintained by Artclick.
- Japan: https://artclick.jp/
- Global: https://artclickdev.com/
Blocs
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- Artclick Gallery Display an Artclick gallery (grid or slider) with lightbox.
Installation
- Upload the
artclick-gallery-litefolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install it through the Plugins screen in WordPress. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
- Go to Artclick Gallery Add New Gallery.
- Add images, choose your layout (Grid or Slider) and settings, then publish.
- Copy the shortcode shown on the edit screen, or insert the Artclick Gallery block.
FAQ
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How do I make a slider instead of a grid?
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Edit a gallery, open Gallery Settings, and set Layout Mode to Slider / Carousel. You can enable autoplay, looping, dots, arrows, and the transition style. You can also force slider mode for a single placement with the shortcode attribute
layout="slider". -
Can I show more than one image at a time in the slider?
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Yes. In the Slider settings, use Slides to Show to set how many images are visible at once — separately for desktop, tablet, and mobile — to create a multi-item carousel.
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Can I change the slider arrow color?
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Yes. The Slider settings include an Arrow Color picker for the previous/next arrows.
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How do visitors move between slides?
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Several ways: the previous / next arrows, the navigation dots, left/right arrow keys, touch-swipe on mobile, and click-and-drag with the mouse on desktop. You can also place the dots over the slider or below it and pick their color in the Slider settings.
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How do I use a shortcode?
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Use
[artclick_gallery id="123"], replacing123with your gallery ID (shown on the gallery edit screen). Optional attributes override the saved settings:columns— 1 to 6layout—gridorsliderspacing—small,medium, orlargelightbox—1or0captions—1or0
Example:
[artclick_gallery id="123" layout="slider" lightbox="1"] -
Can normal images in my posts open in the lightbox?
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Yes. Go to Artclick Gallery Settings and enable Content Images Lightbox. Any image in your post/page content that links to its full-size file will then open in the Artclick lightbox.
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Does it use jQuery on the frontend?
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No. The frontend is 100% vanilla JavaScript.
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Where is gallery data stored?
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In post meta on the
artclick_gallerycustom post type. No custom database tables are created. -
Is it accessible?
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Yes. The lightbox and slider support keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA roles/labels, and respect
prefers-reduced-motion.
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1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Responsive grid layout with per-device column counts (desktop, tablet, mobile).
- Slider / carousel mode with per-device « Slides to Show », autoplay, loop, dots, arrows, slide/fade transitions, customizable arrow color, keyboard and swipe support.
- Aspect-ratio options (Original, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 3:2), image fit, rounded corners, and hover effects.
- Adjustable horizontal/vertical spacing.
- Accessible lightbox with image counter, thumbnail strip, and optional slideshow button.
- Native lazy loading, drag-and-drop reordering, per-image captions.
- Shortcode, Gutenberg block, Classic editor insert button, and optional content-image lightbox.
- One-click duplication, translation ready (Japanese included), and clean uninstall.