About this plugin
CloudFold Lite helps WordPress site owners and editors create image galleries, organize the Media Library, and publish polished frontend gallery experiences without adding a heavy frontend dependency.
CloudFold is a TopHive product. io/.
The plugin focuses on practical media workflows:
- Create galleries from the WordPress admin.
- Publish galleries with the [cloudfold_gallery id="123"] shortcode.
- Insert galleries with Gutenberg blocks.
- Organize media into folders for faster editing workflows.
- Choose gallery layouts such as Masonry, Grid, and Justified.
- Use the built-in zero-dependency lightbox for responsive image viewing.
- Edit image metadata such as alt text, captions, descriptions, link targets, tags, and focal point.
Gallery Layouts
CloudFold Lite includes flexible layouts for common publishing needs:
- Masonry for mixed image heights.
- Grid for predictable equal tiles.
- Justified for balanced rows.
Media Organization
CloudFold Lite adds a folder-based media workflow to help editors group uploads, filter assets, and find images faster.
Gutenberg Blocks
Use CloudFold blocks inside the WordPress block editor to insert galleries and related media components with a native editing experience.
Lightbox
The frontend lightbox is built without jQuery and supports responsive image viewing, captions, keyboard navigation, and gallery controls.
Privacy
CloudFold Lite does not send site content, media metadata, visitor information, or usage data to a CloudFold-owned server.
The plugin uses standard WordPress admin requests and REST API routes on the same site to save galleries, folders, settings, and media metadata. No third-party service is required for the Lite features described here.
Source Code and Build Tools
io/source/.
The source location includes:
- Admin React source for admin/dist/
- Public gallery JavaScript source for public/js/
- Public CSS source for public/css/
- Build scripts
- Build configuration and package metadata
org Lite package from source, install dependencies with npm install, then run npm run build:wporg-lite. zip.
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json at the public source location. 0 as declared by their upstream package metadata.
Usage
Shortcode
Use this shortcode in posts, pages, widgets, or supported builders:
[cloudfold_gallery id="123"]
Replace 123 with the gallery ID shown in the gallery editor.
Gutenberg Block
Open the block editor, insert a CloudFold gallery block, then select an existing gallery.
Media Folders
Open CloudFold -> Media Library or the Media Library folder tools, create folders, and organize uploads for faster filtering.
Support
org support forum for this plugin and include:
- WordPress version
- PHP version
- CloudFold Lite version
- Steps to reproduce
- Screenshots or error logs when available