Adding a gallery to your WordPress website is very easy and a great way to showcase your photographs & images. WordPress comes a built-in gallery feature gives users the ability to add a professional looking grid-like gallery.
The first thing you need to do is to create a new post. You can do this by going to “Posts” > “Add New”. Alternatively, you can add a gallery to an existing post by going to “Posts” > “All Posts” and clicking on one of you existing posts.
Once you’ve got the post editor window open, you need to click on the “Add Media” button located at the top of the editor which will open the WordPress media manager.
You should now click on the “Create Gallery” link on the left hand side of the window.
To add images to the gallery, you can either upload the images from your computer or choose existing images from your media library. All you have to do is select the images you want by clicking on them. This will add a checked mark next to the images you wish to include in your gallery.
Once you have selected the images for your gallery, simply click the “Create a new gallery” button at the bottom right of the screen,
Your new gallery will then be inserted into your post.
Tristan Whittaker
Founder & Director, Infinity3
Tristan Whittaker is the founder and director of Infinity3, with more than 20 years of experience in web design, digital marketing and technology. He works with businesses across the UK to improve their online presence, generate more opportunities and make better use of digital tools, AI and automation.
Combining strong technical knowledge with a practical understanding of how businesses actually operate, Tristan has helped hundreds of organisations create better websites, improve their visibility and simplify the systems behind them. He’s particularly interested in finding sensible ways to use technology to solve real business problems, without unnecessary complexity or jargon.