Most websites require a gallery for various purposes. Some would like to show their work through the gallery while others would want to show some pictures related to a particular article in the website. Nonetheless, gallery is simply a necessity especially with the increase in disk space as well as bandwidth that is offered by hosting companies. Therefore, getting the right Joomla gallery extension is a must.
There are a lot of Joomla gallery extensions that are available in the Joomla extensions directory. Some of them work in a unique way which may appeal only to a certain audience while others can be used by anyone. Here are some gallery extensions that are worth looking at.
Art Sexy Lightbox – This here is a commercial extension made by ArtEtics. It is quite a powerful extension that costs $20. There are 6 themes in total and can be customized to suit the user’s need. It can also get pictures from Flickr feeds provided that the user gives out the Flickr API.
CSS Gallery – This isn’t a complex extension but yet it would be enough to work as a simple addition to a website. It supports three major photo formats which are the jpg, gif and png respectively. Due to the fact that the extension is free, it is highly recommended to check it out.
Ignite Gallery – This is another paid gallery that is quite interesting and catchy as well. It utilizes the AJAX programming language that gives out a separate page for each picture. This means that each picture can have its own ratings as well as comments. It costs $40 and users may find it worth every dollar spent.