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Managing your media

Using the Pro Gallery

Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery


Showcase images, videos and text side by side in your multimedia pro gallery. Upload your own media, add content from the Wix libraries, and embed videos from YouTube and Vimeo.


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Adding media to your gallery


Add image, video and text items to your gallery from the Organize your gallery window.


Screenshot showing Add Media options in the Organize Your Gallery window.

To add media items:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the pro gallery element on your page.

  3. Click Manage Media.

  4. Click Add Media.

  5. Select the media item you want to add and follow the relevant instructions below:


  1. Select the image from your Media Manager or click + Upload Media to upload an image from your computer.

  2. Click Add to Gallery.

  3. Click Done.

Note: We recommend you upload the best possible quality images to your gallery to ensure the best results. Make sure to upload images of at least 2560 X 1440 pixels in resolution. We optimize them to the exact dimensions displayed on the screen, without any loss of quality. Learn more about image optimization.


  1. Select a video option:

    • Upload: Upload your own video:

      1. Select the video in your Media Manager or click Upload Media to upload a video from your computer.

      2. Click Add to Gallery.

    • YouTube: Embed a video from YouTube:

      1. Enter the video's web address.

      2. Click Add Video.

        Note: When adding your own video from YouTube, make sure that your video is set to Public, and the Allow Embedding box is checked.

    • Vimeo: Embed a video from Vimeo:

      1. Enter the video's web address.

      2. Click Add Video.

        Note: When adding a video from Vimeo, make sure that your video privacy settings are set to Anyone can see the video, and the embed settings are set to Anywhere.

  2. Click Done.

    Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

  1. Double-click the "Add your message here" text and enter your text.

  2. Format the text using the options available in the top bar.

  3. Customize the text using the following options:

    • Layout: Choose a layout for the text: Square, Horizontal, Vertical or Custom.

    • Fill Color and Opacity: Drag the slider to change the opacity and select the color of the text.

    • Box Padding: Drag the slider to change the spacing between the text and the borders of the text box.

    • Vertical Alignment: Select an alignment for the text.

  4. Click Add to Gallery.

  5. Click Done.

    Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

Tip:


When adding media to your gallery, you can also add titles and descriptions, alt text and links to each gallery item.



Choosing the position and title of your media


Decide where your media is positioned in your gallery and how it's titled.


To choose the position and titles of newly add media:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the pro gallery element on your page.

  3. Click Manage Media.

  4. Click the Settings for New Media icon

    Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

    .

  5. Select the checkbox next to your preferred position and title setting:

    • Where should new items go?: Choose to display new media at the start or end of the gallery.

    • What title do new items have?: Decide whether newly added media has no title or retains the file name as its title.


A screenshot of the Organize Your Gallery window with the Settings for New Media options highlighted.


FAQs


Click a question below to learn more about adding media to your gallery.


To delete the default media that comes with the gallery, hover over the item you want to delete, click the More Actions icon

Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

and click Remove.


If your gallery is connected to the CMS (Content Management System), follow these steps to add or update your media.


If you have more than one video in your pro gallery, only one video autoplays at a time.


If your YouTube video does not have a cover image, the gallery displays the default YouTube screen. Learn how to add a cover image.


No. It is not possible to embed playlist links from YouTube or Vimeo. You must add a specific link to an individual video.


YouTube automatically changes the quality of your video stream based on your / your site visitor's viewing conditions. These conditions are why you / they may notice that the quality of your video changes as you / they watch it. Learn more about the factors that determine video quality and how to change video quality on YouTube.


You can change the order of items in your gallery from the Organize your gallery window. Learn how to reorder your gallery items.


No. Currently, it is not possible to arrange your gallery items by the date they were added. If this is something you'd like to see in the future, you can vote for that feature.


No. Currently, it is not possible to randomize the order of your gallery items in a Pro Gallery. If this is something you'd like to see in the future, you can vote for that feature.


Yes. You can edit images added to your gallery using the Wix Photo Studio tools.

To edit an image:

  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the pro gallery element on your page.

  3. Click Manage Media.

  4. Click the image you want to edit in the Organize your gallery window.

  5. Click the Edit Image icon

    Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

    on the right.

  6. Edit the image using the Wix Photo Studio tools.

    Wix Pro Gallery: Adding Media to the Gallery

Yes. If you close the Organize your gallery window before clicking Done, any changes you made are saved. This includes reordering items, adding new media, or editing existing gallery item settings. Publish your site if you want the changes to be visible on your live site.


No. Currently it is not possible to restore items you deleted from your pro gallery. You must manually reupload them.


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