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The 'Simple Image Gallery' Plugin provides various options to cover different scenarios.

Quick & Easy

The easiest way to get an front end output of your gallery is to follow these steps (default scenario):

  1. Create file collection(s)

    Create one or more file collection records in a folder inside your page tree and include your files. Each file collection represents a gallery.

  2. Add plug in

    Add a 'Simple Image Gallery' Plugin on the page where you want to show your gallery.

    Backend view of EXT:bm_image_gallery plugin

    Backend view of plugin configuration.

  3. Add reference

    Add references to your file collections in the 'File Collection' section.

    Backend view of EXT:bm_image_gallery plugin for a gallery list

    Backend view of plugin for a gallery list.

  4. Limit amount of shown images (optional)

    The Plugin Options provide a second tab named 'Gallery'. Here you can limit the number of shown images the gallery. There are also options to sort images. 'Default' will take the order from the file collection.

    Backend view of EXT:bm_image_gallery plugin for limiting number of images and sorting

    Backend view of plugin for limiting number of images and sorting.

Possible Scenarios

There are the following scenarios to display galleries:

List of Galleries w/ Gallery View on Same Page

For that set:

  • 'Display Mode' -> 'List'

  • 'Detail View' -> 'Same Page'

List of Galleries w/ Gallery View on a Different Page

Recommended for multiple plug ins on the same page. For that set:

  • 'Display Mode' -> 'List'

  • 'Detail View' -> 'Selected Page'

  • Create a reference to another page (target page).

  • Create a 'Simple Image Gallery' Plugin on the target page.

  • Inside the plugin on the target page set 'Display Mode' -> 'Gallery View'