Image Gallery Deep Dive

Showcase Your Visual Content

The SynaptikCMS gallery system transforms your content with beautiful, responsive image galleries.

Adding Gallery Images

Every content type in SynaptikCMS includes a gallery section. Click 'New Gallery' > 'Add images' at the bottom to open the file browser, then select one or multiple images, and they're instantly added.

Once you've added your images to you gallery, you will need to insert the shortcode referencing the gallery ID into your post. Either click 'copy' then paste the gallery shortcode wherever you want in your post, or click 'insert shortcode' to insert the gallery at the position of your cursor.

Note: you can add more than one gallery in your posts. To add more galleries, click 'New Gallery' again and repeat the process above!

Gallery Layout Options

SynaptikCMS offers 4 default layouts for your image galleries, so make sure to select the layout you want in the dropdown of the gallery section. You have a choice between Grid, Masonry, Justified or Carousel layouts.

Drag-and-Drop Reordering

You can arrange your gallery images exactly how you want them. Simply drag images to reorder – your changes are reflected immediately.

Captions and Alt Text

Each gallery image has fields for captions (displayed to visitors) and alt text (for accessibility and SEO). Make sure to at least put a short description of your images in the alt-text fields to ensure better accessibility -- plus, search engines seem to like a website that follows these rules.

Performance Optimization

Gallery images are automatically optimized using the same settings as the File Manager. Thumbnails are generated for fast loading.