Descrição
LightWeight Video Gallery is a powerful and user-friendly WordPress plugin that allows you to create beautiful video galleries with ease. Display your video content in an elegant grid layout with a responsive lightbox viewer.
Key Features:
- Create unlimited video galleries
- YouTube and Vimeo embed support (privacy-enhanced mode for GDPR compliance)
- Local video hosting support
- Responsive grid layout (configurable columns)
- Beautiful lightbox video player (supports both local and external videos)
- Drag & drop video reordering
- Collapsible video items for easier management on small screens
- Custom video titles and descriptions
- Poster image support for each video (lazy-loaded for performance)
- Gutenberg block integration
- Elementor widget support
- Shortcode support
- Configurable videos per page with global setting and per-shortcode override
- Color customization – customize primary color, lightbox overlay, and play button colors
- Auto-display – galleries automatically display on their single post pages using your theme’s template
- Shortcode column in admin for easy copy/paste
- AJAX-powered “Load More” functionality
- Performance optimized with transient caching
- Translation ready
- GDPR compliant
- WordPress Coding Standards compliant
Third Party Services
This plugin does not connect to any external services. All videos are hosted locally on your WordPress site.
Ecrãs
Gallery display on frontend 
Admin interface with drag & drop 
Elementor widget settings 
Lightbox video player 
Settings page
Blocos
Este plugin inclui 1 bloco.
- LightWeight Video Gallery
Instalação
- Upload the
lwviga-video-galleryfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to ‘Video Galleries’ in your WordPress admin to create your first gallery
- Configure default settings under ‘Video Galleries’ ‘Settings’
- Display galleries using:
- Gutenberg block: Add “LWVIGA Video Gallery” block in block editor
- Shortcode:
[lwviga_video_gallery id="123"] - Elementor widget: Find “LWVIGA Video Gallery” widget
- Archive page: Visit
/video-gallery/to see all galleries
Perguntas frequentes
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How do I create a video gallery?
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- Go to WordPress Admin Video Galleries Add New
- Add a title for your gallery
- Click “Add Video” to upload videos from your media library
- Optionally select poster images for each video
- Add titles and descriptions
- Publish the gallery
- Display it using Gutenberg block, shortcode, or Elementor widget
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How do I use the Gutenberg block?
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- Edit any post or page in Block Editor
- Click (+) to add a new block
- Search for “LWVIGA Video Gallery”
- Select your gallery from the dropdown
- Adjust column settings in the sidebar
- Publish!
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Where can I see all my galleries?
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Visit
/video-gallery/on your site to see the archive of all published galleries using your theme’s archive template. -
How do I display a single gallery?
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Each gallery has its own URL:
/video-gallery/your-gallery-name/. The gallery automatically displays using your theme’s single post template with the video gallery embedded in the content. -
How do I collapse video items for easier management?
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Click the arrow button next to each video item in the admin to collapse/expand it. This is especially useful on small screens when managing many videos.
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What video formats are supported?
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The plugin supports MP4 video format, which is the most widely compatible format for web browsers.
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Can I customize the number of columns?
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Yes! You can set different column numbers for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices using shortcode parameters or the Elementor widget.
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Does it work with Elementor?
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Yes, the plugin includes a dedicated Elementor widget for easy page building integration.
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Is it mobile-friendly?
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Absolutely! The plugin is fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices with touch-friendly controls.
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Registo de alterações
1.1.0
- NEW: YouTube and Vimeo external video URL support (privacy-enhanced embed mode)
- NEW: Configurable videos per page setting (Settings page + per_page shortcode attribute)
- NEW: Lazy loading for poster images (native browser loading=”lazy”)
- IMPROVED: Accessibility — ARIA roles, focus trap in lightbox, keyboard navigation for video items
- IMPROVED: Lightbox now uses role=”dialog” with aria-modal for screen readers
- IMPROVED: Load More container uses aria-live for dynamic content updates
- IMPROVED: Full database cleanup on uninstall (posts, meta, transients)
- FIX: Deprecated Elementor API — updated to elementor/widgets/register with backward compatibility
- FIX: Poster images now use tags instead of CSS background-image for better performance and SEO
- Tested up to WordPress 6.9
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Local video hosting support
- Responsive gallery grid
- Drag & drop admin interface
- Poster image selection
- Default thumbnail support
- Lightbox video player
- Elementor integration
- Shortcode support
- AJAX loading
- Mobile optimization
- Accessibility features