FW Gallery – Documentation

Uploading Images

Images are added individually through the Files section of the FW Gallery admin panel, or in bulk using the Import plugin for batch uploads.

Adding a Single Image

Navigate to FW Gallery → Files and click New to open the file edit form.

Fill in the following fields:

• Title — The name displayed to visitors on the gallery grid and file detail page.
• Image / Media — Click the upload control to select an image from your computer. Images larger than the configured maximum dimensions are resized automatically on upload.
• Category (Gallery) — Select which gallery this file belongs to. This field is required for the image to appear in a gallery on the frontend.
• Description — Optional. Use the WYSIWYG editor to add a full HTML description shown on the file detail page.
• Tags — Optional. Enter comma-separated tags to make the file discoverable by tag. Requires the Tags plugin to be active.
• Date — The publication or creation date associated with the file.
• Author — The file author's name.
• Published — Controls whether the file is visible on the frontend.

When you are ready, click Save or Save & Close in the toolbar. The image is processed and resized according to the dimensions set in FW Gallery → Settings → General (thumbnail size, lightbox size, and so on). Changing those size settings later does not reprocess already-uploaded images.

Batch Uploading Images

To upload multiple images at once, use the Import plugin. When the Import plugin is active, a batch upload option becomes available under FW Gallery → Data. This lets you select and upload several files in a single operation rather than creating each file record individually.

Key Points

• Every file must be assigned to a Category (Gallery) before it will appear on the frontend.
• The Alias field is auto-generated from the title — edit it manually if you need a specific URL slug.
• Use the Featured toggle to highlight specific images (requires the Featured plugin).
• The Ordering field controls the manual sort position of the file within its gallery when manual ordering is selected as the default sort order.
• Images are resized on upload. If you adjust the image size settings in Settings → General after uploading, existing images are not affected.