Balbooa Joomla Gallery Beta
Today we want to announce the release of the Beta version of the new Joomla Gallery component. The stable version is coming soon! It's not a new update of the 6gallery module, it is a brand new Gallery component that should replace the 6gallery module. Let's have a look at some of its awesome features.
Admin UI
The Gallery will get a structured and easy-to-use administrative panel. We have focused on the usability of a large number of categories and pictures. You can easily change the order of images by dragging them inside the category, moreover, images can be easily moved from one category to another with help of drag and drop. Of course, you can automatically sort images by Date or Alphabetical order. Also, we have added the ability to disable the category or choose the Default category.
Thumbnails View
Like our component Forms, Gallery provides an ability to edit the design of the thumbnails directly in an administrative panel in real-time, which makes it extremely convenient. You will be able to set the number of columns easily, color for titles, categories, captions and set the thumbnails effect. Currently, the beta version of Gallery already includes 6 amazing thumbnail hover effects.
Image Uploader
We have completely redesigned the Image uploader. Now you have an opportunity to upload images not only from the desktop but also from the Joomla image folders.
Lazy Load
The new gallery will allow you to display a huge number of pictures per page using Lazy Load. It delays the loading of images on long web pages. Images outside of the viewport are not loaded until the user scrolls to them. To view pages with a large number of images we have added 4 types of pagination. Pagination styles can be also customized in the admin panel.
And also code of the gallery component very optimized. The Beta version of the component is only 70kb.
Grids and Lightboxes
The gallery includes 3 types of grids: Classic Grid, Metro Grid, and Masonry. For each type of Grid, you can set the margin between thumbnails.
We have added a new Lightbox with a Swipe option. View images from mobile devices will be much easier + option Social share and Likes for your awesome images.
Display Anywhere on Site
Gallery provides a super flexible method of displaying galleries at the frontend. With the shortcode button, you can display galleries anywhere on your Joomla website, articles, extensions, custom HTML modules…
The shortcode button was successfully implemented at our Joomla Drag and Drop form builder Forms, so you can try it now.
We don't want to open all our secrets, but we're sure you'll be delighted with the new Gallery. Stay with us!
Frequently Asked Questions
No, the 6gallery module will be replaced by the new Gallery component and you will be able to download it without paying extra money.
No, it will be absolutely new extension.