Advanced Custom Fields Gallery Field

Description

The Gallery Field addon adds a new field type to Advanced Custom Fields that centralizes the management of image collections within the post editor, allowing users to upload, reorder via drag and drop, and edit metadata for multiple media items in a single interface. When saved, the field returns a complete array with the URL, title, description, alternative text, and thumbnail sizes for each image, ready to be looped through in the theme template. For projects that display portfolios, albums, and visual grids, this component replaces improvised repeaters and manual media selections with a workflow dedicated to galleries.

Key Features

• Dedicated gallery field: registers a new field type within ACF field groups, without needing to combine Image Field with Repeater.
• Multiple uploads: uploads multiple images at once to the WordPress media library directly from the field metabox.
• Drag-and-drop reordering: allows users to change the order of images by dragging the thumbnails within the field panel.
• Inline metadata editing: opens each image to adjust its title, caption, alt text, and description without leaving the post screen.
• Structured array return: provides the theme with an array containing the URL, ID, alt text, title, description, and thumbnail sizes for each gallery item.

Benefits of Gallery Field

• Fewer clicks in the editor: eliminates the need to insert images one by one or improvise repeaters for visual lists.
• Consistent galleries: maintains the same content entry standard across all posts and content types that use the field.
• Simple templates: the ready-made array reduces the code required to iterate through images on the front end.
• Full control over the order: the sequence displayed on the site follows exactly what the editor arranged in the admin.

Who Is It For?

• Developers who build themes with portfolios, albums, or product sections featuring multiple photos.
• Agencies that deliver business websites and need a standardized way for clients to add galleries.
• Editors and photographers who maintain image collections in custom post types and require fast reordering.

Those who already use Advanced Custom Fields to structure content will find in this module the missing piece for managing images as a group, gaining a dedicated interface for galleries in portfolios, catalogs, and visual pages.

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