Cleaner Gallery WordPress Plugin
A cleaner WordPress [gallery] that integrates with multiple Lightbox-type scripts.
This plugin was written to take care of the invalid HTML that WordPress produces when using the [gallery] shortcode.
It does a bit more than that though. It will integrate with many Lightbox-type scripts and allow you to do much cooler things with your galleries. Plus, it has a couple of extra options that you can play around with.
Features
- Uses HTML5
<fig>and<figcaption>elements. - Integrates with Schema.org microdata.
- Uses the
aria-describedbyattribute to make images + captions more accessible to users with disabilities. - Validates the invalid code that WordPress spits out.
- Several options on how you want your gallery images.
- Allows multiple galleries in a single post.
- Ability to set th
fancybox
gallery
html5
images
jquery
lightbox
shadowbox
slimbox
thickbox
Sites running Cleaner Gallery, click to open one
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Usage of Cleaner Gallery over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 2 352 to 1 535 — down 817 (-34.7%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 535 | -63 |
| June 2024 | 1 598 | -18 |
| May 2024 | 1 616 | +3 |
| April 2024 | 1 613 | -30 |
| March 2024 | 1 643 | -194 |
| February 2024 | 1 837 | -34 |
| January 2024 | 1 871 | -199 |
| December 2023 | 2 070 | -149 |
| November 2023 | 2 219 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 2 219 | -51 |
| September 2023 | 2 270 | -58 |
| August 2023 | 2 328 | -15 |
| July 2023 | 2 343 | -9 |
| June 2023 | 2 352 | — |
Themes used with Cleaner Gallery
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lifelearn |
| 2 | Imbalance |
| 3 | Headway |
| 4 | Genesis |
| 5 | Webster1 |
| 6 | Bodega |
| 7 | Twentyeleven |
| 8 | Hybrid |
| 9 | Lifelearn2 |
| 10 | Twentyten |
| 11 | Thematic |
| 12 | Twentytwelve |
| 13 | Webster2 |
| 14 | Responsive |
| 15 | Avada |
| 16 | Divi |
| 17 | Twentyfourteen |
| 18 | Sight |
| 19 | Strappress |
| 20 | Salient |
Sites running Cleaner Gallery
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