Photo Gallery by 10Web plugin review and common issues

In the gallery editor, select the slideshow view type and look for Autoplay settings. Enable autoplay and set the slide interval (delay between slides in milliseconds — 5000 = 5 seconds). If autoplay is enabled but slides still do not advance: (1) a JavaScript conflict may prevent the slideshow timer from running — test with other plugins deactivated; (2) some browsers pause JavaScript timers in background tabs (by design) — autoplay resumes when the tab is active; (3) clear all caches, as cached JavaScript may not reflect saved gallery settings.

Go to the gallery settings and look for Thumbnail Settings. Adjust the thumbnail width and height to match your intended gallery layout. If changing dimensions does not take effect: (1) thumbnails were generated at the old size — use a thumbnail regeneration tool (Regenerate Thumbnails plugin) to recreate them at the new dimensions; (2) the gallery container has CSS constraints limiting the gallery width — check if the embedding page’s CSS restricts the maximum width; (3) verify the gallery width setting in the gallery editor matches the available container width.

The 10Web Gallery eCommerce feature uses PayPal for processing. Verify: (1) the PayPal email in Gallery → eCommerce Settings is the correct merchant email associated with your PayPal business account; (2) the PayPal account is in good standing and IPN (Instant Payment Notification) is configured to communicate back to your WordPress site; (3) your site uses HTTPS — PayPal requires SSL for payment pages; (4) the product price configuration uses the correct currency matching your PayPal account currency. Test with a small purchase using a personal PayPal account to verify the complete payment flow before going live.

In 10Web Photo Gallery, create individual galleries for each set of photos (each wedding, event, or photo shoot). Then go to Albums → Add New Album. Add the individual galleries to the album as nested galleries. The album creates a visual index of gallery covers, with each cover thumbnail linking to that gallery. Use the Compact Album or Extended Album display type for the album view. Embed the album using its shortcode on a page. Visitors see the album index with a click-through to each individual gallery.

Front-end gallery management (allowing non-admin users to upload and manage galleries through the site’s frontend without WordPress admin access) is a Pro feature. Enable it in Pro settings and configure the frontend upload page. Non-admin users visit the designated page, log in (or register), and access their own gallery management interface. This is useful for photography community sites where each contributor manages their own portfolio, or for photography platforms where clients upload images for review.

FooGallery is generally preferred for performance-focused gallery display on photography blogs — it loads faster and has a cleaner architecture. 10Web Photo Gallery has more built-in display variety (album structure, blog-style view, comment support) that may be more relevant for community photography sites or blogs that organize photos into albums and want social engagement features. For a standard photo portfolio with clean image display, FooGallery’s performance advantage is meaningful.

Yes — 10Web Photo Gallery supports embedding YouTube and Vimeo videos alongside images in the same gallery. Videos appear as thumbnails in the gallery grid with play button overlays. Clicking opens the video in the gallery lightbox for inline playback. Self-hosted video files can also be added via direct URL. Video and photo content can be freely mixed within the same gallery or album.

Yes, that can happen, especially on older sites with many plugins. This usually happens when the plugin, theme, and add-ons are updated out of sequence. In most cases, testing on staging catches the issue before it reaches the live site. From experience, backups and changelog reviews save a lot of cleanup time.

Start by checking whether another plugin already does the same job. In most cases, overlap is what creates avoidable conflicts and performance issues. A common issue is installing a plugin because it looks convenient without checking the stack first. From experience, a short compatibility review avoids most of the pain later.