Wix Editor: Gallery Comparison and Glossary

Oct 25

4 min read

Updated: 7 days ago

We have tons of beautiful, diverse galleries for you to display images on your site. Each gallery includes different characteristics and options, so that you can find the perfect one for your needs.

Did you know?

The Pro Gallery has the most customization options and is a great way to display images, videos and text together.

General Options

Each gallery type in Wix Editor comes with a unique set of capabilities to serve different purposes.

Depending on the abilities you need, search for the gallery that works best for you:

Ability	What it means	Available galleries
Show image titles and descriptions	Visitors can learn more information about each image.	Grid Slider 3D Slideshow Animated Slide
Stretch the gallery to full-width	Your gallery is stretched to fill the entire width of your visitors' screen.	Grid Slider
Adding navigation arrows	These arrows allow your visitors to browse through your gallery.	Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard)
Autoplay	Your gallery starts playing automatically, without visitors having to click anything.	Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard) 3D Slideshow 3D Carousel Animated Slide
Add a Play button	Your gallery doesn't start playing automatically – visitors need to click the Play button.	Slider (Postcard)
Loop	Your gallery images play on repeat when visitors hover over the navigation arrows.	Slider (Spheres)

Settings Panel

Every gallery comes with a Settings panel, so you can decide how it plays and behaves.

Below, you can learn what each setting does and which galleries have it:

Setting	What it does	Available galleries
Autoplays on loading	Enable this toggle so your gallery starts playing automatically, as soon as the page loads. Control the time (in seconds) given to each image under How long between images?	Grid (Portrait) Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard) 3D Slideshow 3D Carousel Animated Slide
Play button	Enable this toggle to give your visitors the control	Grid (Portrait) Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard)
In a loop	Enable this toggle so your gallery images play on repeat when visitors hover over the navigation arrows. Control the time (in seconds) given to each image under Speed.	Slider (Spheres)
Navigation arrows	Enable this toggle to add arrows to your gallery, so visitors can browse more freely. Note: In the Slider (Spheres) and 3D Slideshow galleries, these arrows are part of the design and cannot be removed.	Grid (Portrait) Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard)
Slide buttons	Enable this toggle to add buttons to your gallery, so visitors can browse through the slides.	Animated Slide
When they're resized	Choose how images are resized to fit the gallery: Autocrop: Crops (cuts) the images to fit the image space. Fit: Fits the whole image in the image space.	All Grid galleries All Slider galleries Freestyle
When clicked	Choose what happens when visitors click a gallery image: Nothing happens They open in a popup: The image opens enlarged in a popup. A link opens: Each image opens a link of your choice when clicked.	All galleries include this option
Do images show text?	Choose what information visitors can see about each image: A title and a description Just a title Just a description No text	Grid (Masonry) Animated Slide
Apply transition effects?	Add a cool effect for your images when they load. For example, make them fade in and out of view. Note: The available effects differ based on the gallery you choose.	Slider (Arrows) Slider (Postcard) Grid (Portrait) Animated Slide
How are extra rows shown?	You can decide what the "Show More" button says, and how many rows to show after clicking this button.	Polaroid and Rollover Grids with over 9 images.

Design Panel

When clicking the Design icon

Wix Editor: Gallery Comparison and Glossary

, you can either choose a different look for your gallery or click Customize Design to adjust specific settings.

Below, you can learn about all the different options to customize the gallery's design:

Setting	What it does
Fill Color & Opacity	Match your gallery colors to the rest of your site by changing the colors of text boxes, frames, the background, etc.
Border	Design a border for your images to make them stand out.
Corners	Change the shape of your images by rounding the corners.
Shadow	Create a 3D effect for your images by adding shadows.
Text	Format the text that appears on your gallery to match your site and brand. Adjust the font color, size, and more.
Spacing	Adjust the height and padding of the text box showing the image details.
Regular / Hover	In Grid galleries, you can customize the design for each of these views separately: Regular: What visitors see before they click or hover over your gallery. Hover: What visitors see when they hover over gallery items.
Pagination Opacity & Color	In the Animated Slide gallery, you can choose the color and opacity of the circle buttons that visitors click to move between slides.
Slides Opacity & Color	In the Animated Slide gallery, you can choose the background color and its opacity for each individual slide.

Want to make your gallery even more stylish?

At the top of the Gallery Design panel, choose from a range of galleries with different frames, shapes and decorations.

This article is credited to the Wix team - https://support.wix.com/ and we thank them for that!