Title: Global AI Gallery
Author: Global AI
Published: chunyo 4, 2026
Last modified: chunyo 4, 2026
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# Global AI Gallery
By [Global AI](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thiagoqvaz/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/global-ai-gallery.1.3.3.zip)
* [Details](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/global-ai-gallery/#description)
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* [Installation](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/global-ai-gallery/#installation)
* [Development](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/global-ai-gallery/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-ai-gallery/)
## Description
Global AI Gallery creates clean, functional galleries on any WordPress site:
* **Dedicated Custom Post Types** for Galleries and Albums
* **Responsive Grid layout** (1–6 configurable columns)
* **PhotoSwipe 5 lightbox** with keyboard, arrow and touch swipe navigation
* **YouTube support** — paste a URL and the plugin handles the thumbnail and playback
* **Native Elementor widget**
* **Schema.org ImageGallery** markup for SEO
* **Accessible** — ARIA, focus trap, screen-reader friendly
* **Multi-language ready** — Polylang/WPML compatible, .pot file included
* **No external dependencies** — everything is vendored, no CDN calls
#### Pro Version
The Pro add-on (sold separately) adds Masonry, Justified and Carousel layouts, Vimeo
and self-hosted videos, premium lightbox with zoom/share/download, animated filters,
interactive albums, and premium templates. Learn more at https://globalai.software/
plugin-global-ai-gallery
### External services
This plugin connects to YouTube to display video content that the site administrator
has chosen to add to a gallery or album. No data is sent unless an admin explicitly
adds a YouTube URL to a gallery item.
**YouTube thumbnail lookup (i.ytimg.com)**
When a gallery item is a YouTube video,
the plugin requests the thumbnail URL from `https://i.ytimg.com/vi//maxresdefault.
jpg` (with a fallback to `hqdefault.jpg`) using `wp_remote_head()`. Only the video
ID is sent in the URL. The result (a URL string) is cached locally for 24 hours
via WordPress transients to avoid repeat requests. – Data sent: the YouTube video
ID that the administrator added. – When: the first time a gallery containing that
video is rendered, and every 24 hours after the cache expires. – Service provider:
Google LLC. – Terms of service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms – Privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
**YouTube embed iframe (youtube.com or youtube-nocookie.com)**
When a visitor opens
a YouTube video in the lightbox, the browser loads the embed from `https://www.youtube.
com/embed/` — or, if the “Use youtube-nocookie.com” setting is enabled(
Settings Global AI Gallery), from `https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/`. This is a standard browser iframe; the plugin does not perform any server-
side request. – Data sent: the YouTube video ID, plus whatever YouTube itself collects
from the visitor’s browser (User-Agent, Referer, cookies — unless the cookieless
host is used). – When: only when a visitor actually plays a YouTube video on the
page. – Service provider: Google LLC. – Terms and privacy: same links as above.
The plugin does not contact any other external service. No telemetry, analytics,
license servers, or auto-update endpoints are called by this Free version.
### Security
This plugin exposes one public REST endpoint to support deferred rendering of galleries
from the frontend without requiring a logged-in user:
```
GET /wp-json/global-ai-gallery/v1/render/ — returns the HTML for a single published gallery. The endpoint declares `permission_callback => __return_true` (public) because a published gallery is public content by definition, exactly like the post that embeds it. The handler then enforces a real read-permission check before rendering anything:
```
1. `` is sanitised with `absint()` and validated to be a positive integer before
reaching the handler.
2. The post must exist and be of the `gawpg_gallery` custom
post type; otherwise a 404 `WP_Error` is returned. 3. Read access is checked the
same way WordPress core checks it (`WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_read_permission()`):
a `publish` gallery is readable by anyone, but any non-public status (draft, pending,
private, future, trash) only renders when the current user actually has read access
to that specific post (`current_user_can( 'read_post', $id )`) — otherwise 404.
4. Password-protected galleries are never rendered without the password. `post_password_required()`
is honoured (respecting the `wp-postpass` cookie), returning a 401/403 `WP_Error`
when the password has not been entered. 5. The endpoint only returns rendered HTML;
it never reads or writes user data, options, transients, or any other server state.
This is the same content the visitor can already see by visiting the gallery’s public
page or any post that embeds it via the shortcode, so making the endpoint authenticated
would add no privacy or security benefit.
## Screenshots
[⌊Responsive grid gallery layout⌉⌊Responsive grid gallery layout⌉[
Responsive grid gallery layout
[⌊PhotoSwipe lightbox in action⌉⌊PhotoSwipe lightbox in action⌉[
PhotoSwipe lightbox in action
[⌊The widget inside the Elementor editor⌉⌊The widget inside the Elementor editor⌉[
The widget inside the Elementor editor
## Installation
1. Upload the ZIP via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
2. Activate the plugin
3. Go to **Global AI Gallery** in the sidebar menu and create your first gallery
4. Insert the **Global AI Gallery** widget into an Elementor page
## FAQ
### Can I use it without Elementor?
Yes — use the shortcodes `[global_ai_gallery id="123"]` and `[global_ai_album id
="456"]` on any page, post, or theme template.
### How do I add an album to a page?
Two ways: (1) with Elementor, drag the **Global AI Album** widget and pick the album
in the panel; (2) without Elementor, use the shortcode `[global_ai_album id="X"]`(
replace X with the album ID). Both work in Free and display the album cards which
open a lightbox on click.
### Is it compatible with WPML?
Yes, it is compatible with both WPML and Polylang.
### Does the plugin send data outside my site?
No. The only external calls are to YouTube to fetch thumbnails (content the user
added). A cookieless mode is available in the settings.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Global AI Gallery” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Global AI ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thiagoqvaz/)
[Translate “Global AI Gallery” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-ai-gallery)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/global-ai-gallery/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/global-ai-gallery/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-ai-gallery/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-ai-gallery/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.3.3
* Admin: the gallery-item delete button is now always visible (1.3.2 only revealed
it on card hover, which made it look missing).
#### 1.3.2
* Admin: polished the gallery-item delete button — it is now a clean circular button(
white × on a dark circle, red on hover), instead of a default link that WordPress
core styled blue.
#### 1.3.1
* Security: the public gallery-render REST endpoint now performs a real read-permission
check (mirroring WordPress core) and never renders a password-protected gallery
without its password.
#### 1.3.0
* Initial WordPress.org release.
* Galleries and Albums as dedicated custom post types.
* Responsive grid layout with configurable columns and aspect ratio.
* PhotoSwipe 5 lightbox (keyboard, arrow, touch swipe).
* YouTube support — paste a URL, plugin handles thumbnail and playback (cookieless
mode optional).
* Native Elementor widget for both galleries and albums.
* Schema.org ImageGallery markup for SEO.
* Accessible — ARIA, focus trap, screen-reader friendly.
* Polylang / WPML compatible; .pot file shipped.
* No external dependencies bundled — every asset is vendored, zero CDN calls.
* Extension hooks for the Pro add-on; Pro returns are sanitised through `wp_kses()`
with a scoped allowlist at every boundary.
## Meta
* Version **1.3.3**
* Last updated **1 semana ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/global-ai-gallery/)
* Tags
* [album](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/album/)[elementor](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/)
[gallery](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/)[lightbox](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/)
[photoswipe](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/photoswipe/)
* [Advanced View](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/global-ai-gallery/advanced/)
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## Contributors
* [ Global AI ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thiagoqvaz/)
## Support
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