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LightWeight Video Gallery

Create responsive video galleries with local video hosting, Gutenberg blocks, archive templates, and Elementor integration.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.1.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update8 Apr 20266mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records LightWeight Video Gallery version 1.1.0 as active, updated 6mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

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.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • elementor
  • gallery
  • gutenberg
  • responsive
  • video
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity8 Apr 20266mo ago

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