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Introduction

Photo Gallery, Images, Galleries

JoomGallery is the ideal Joomla! image gallery component for ambitious and professional users, with full support for Joomla! 4.x, 5.x and 6.x.

A Complete Overhaul - For Maximum Future-Proofing

JoomGallery 4 is a completely new rewritten Version of the JoomGallery Component. This allowed the creation of modern, flexible, and future-proof structures that integrate perfectly into Joomla! 4 and newer versions.

What does this mean for you?

  • Full support for Joomla! 4+ code architecture
  • Higher performance and improved scalability
  • Extendability through modern coding standards
  • A familiar look & feel from the old JoomGallery

The Highlights of JoomGallery 4

Development followed clear principles to make JoomGallery the ideal solution for large, ambitious photo galleries – from clubs and photo communities to photographers and image archives.

  • Optimised for large image collections (10,000+ images)
  • Intuitive handling in the style of Joomla! com_content
  • Mass upload for efficient workflows
  • Logical folder structure in the filesystem for easy management
  • Flexible image types (Original, Thumbnail, Detail + custom types)
  • Image processing with GD or ImageMagick (jpg, png, gif, webp)
  • Support for image metadata (EXIF, IPTC, PNG-Chunks)
  • Database-based configuration management with import/export
  • Frontend optimised for minimal server load (images loaded via Ajax)
  • Easy to customise with Joomla! methods (overrides, plugins, modules)
  • Migration scripts to migrate from other galleries

A full list of functionalities can be found on the official website of the component.

JoomGallery is a volunteer-driven open-source project and thrives on community contributions. If you would like to support us – whether through development, documentation, or support – contact on our website.

JoomGallery ist die ideale Joomla! Bildergalerie Komponente für ambitionierte und professionelle Anwender und ist vollständig kompatibel mit Joomla! 4.x, 5.x und 6.x.

Von Grund auf neu entwickelt – für maximale Zukunftssicherheit

JoomGallery 4 ist eine komplett neu geschriebene Version der JoomGallery Komponente. Durch die Neuentwicklung konnten moderne, flexible und zukunftssichere Strukturen geschaffen werden, die sich perfekt in Joomla! 4 und neuer einfügen.

Was bedeutet das für dich?

  • Volle Unterstützung für die Joomla! 4+ Code-Architektur
  • Höhere Performance und verbesserte Skalierbarkeit
  • Erweiterbarkeit durch moderne Coding-Standards
  • Ein vertrautes Look & Feel aus der alten JoomGallery

Die Highlights der JoomGallery 4

Die Entwicklung orientierte sich an klaren Prinzipien, um die JoomGallery zur idealen Lösung für große, abitionierte Fotogalerien zu machen – von Vereinen und Foto-Communities bis hin zu Fotografen und Bildarchiven.

  • Optimiert für große Bildbestände (10.000+ Bilder)
  • Intuitive Bedienung im Stil von Joomla! com_content
  • Massen-Upload für effizientes Arbeiten
  • Logische Ablagestruktur im Dateisystem für einfache Verwaltung
  • Flexible Bildtypen (Original, Thumbnail, Detail + individuelle Typen)
  • Bildbearbeitung mit ImageMagick & GD (jpg, png, gif, webp)
  • Unterstützung für Bild-Metadaten (EXIF, IPTC, PNG-Chunks)
  • Datenbank-basierte Konfigurationsverwaltung mit Import/Export
  • Frontend-Optimierung für minimale Serverlast (Bilder werden per Ajax geladen)
  • Unkompliziert anpassbar mit Joomla! Methoden (Overrides, Plugins, Module)
  • Migrationstools für den Wechsel von anderen Galerie-Komponenten

Eine vollständige Liste der Funktionalitäten ist auf der offiziellen Webseite der Komponente zu finden.

Die JoomGallery ist ein ehrenamtliches Open-Source-Projekt und lebt von der Community. Wenn du uns unterstützen möchtest – sei es durch Entwicklung, Dokumentation oder Support, dann kontaktiere uns über unsere Webseite.

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Awesome



Posted on 25 November 2009
This component does everything I need. I was looking for an easy way to upload, resize, and watermark images and it does them all. This will save me so much time!

Great! But a pain with file processing



Posted on 01 November 2009
The Pros

This is nice once the images have been reduced and published. The modules (especially joomimg)are great for teaser display throughout the site and the plugin to in include a gallery image into articles is very useful.



The 'Motion Gallery' beats CPG (Coppermine Photo Gallery) static thumbs. Modal window for detailed image view is to die for. The comment system, BBcode share system, Image rating and image details are just perfect.



The admin... ideal! Well explained (for those who read) and easily tweaked to suit.



Styling is quite simple too (of course with knowledge of)



The Cons

Unlike CPG, when using FTP upload I expected to be able to FTP large image files to the server then Joom Gallery in combo with ImageMagick or GD2 would resize the images as set in config. Not so! A file at 2mb could not be processed and even with debug on I never got a clear msg of what the problem was. CPG processes any file size once it is on the server. I expect and error when using php upload if php.ini is set to 2mb but FTP should not have this issue. Atleast it doesn't with CPG. Also when I uncheck 'Delete pictures after upload?', Joomgal still deletes the originals.



The category system should be labeled 'Galleries' or 'Albums'. I take pix weekly at events and need to label each week and venue. With CPG I had category then Albums in categories. With JoomGal its just unending categories. I suppose I could just change the label. So no big deal.



The 'Motion Gallery' while a great function, is uncontrollable. No means in admin of speed adjustment. While one is trying to move to another image the thing just runs the list and it's like playing a video game to catch the image you want. This means then digging in and editing the javascript that executes the action.



But overall I likes. Great job!

simple and nice



Posted on 27 October 2009
installs with no problems.many options in the configuration settings.it does whatever a gallery is supposed to do and with a lot of styling.only faced problem with image uploading.with the support i was able to figure that and is working like charm for me.thanks for the extension

excellent



Posted on 06 October 2009
Awesome extension. Been looking for a gallery with various settings and this is the right one! It has so many user settings you can set it to your needs in few minutes. No problem during the installation,upload, view. A++

Comprehensive, easy to install



Posted on 05 October 2009
I wanted for a component to replace using a bridged Gallery 2.3 installation that I used for several years because of its comprehensive customization features. JoomGallery turned out to be a fine choice for my sites and my clients' sites. I am currently working with JoomGallery 1.5.0.3 on Joomla! 1.5.14 and it integrates well with my CB 1.2 -- all in full Joomla! Native Mode. Installation was a piece of cake. Beside the Component there are several Modules installable from the Extensions manager and one Community Builder Plugin installable from the CB component panel. The JoomGallery component panel is chock full of options. Though it takes time to sift through all of them, the fact that they are offered means this component allows heavy customization where some others seem to take a one size fits all approach. I love options and so do my clients. And unlike what I've been using for all this time, this is in fact a true Joomla native component requiring no bridges or file hacks, so my Joomlapack one button backup now protects my photo galleries, too. Nice job on this one!

Excellent extension



Posted on 28 September 2009
I was looking for an image handling, image-sharing component, which can be attached to the Community Builder. Long time, much like I tried, but I've found the right one. This is the best on the market. Easy to install, manage, and still look beautiful. Thanks for the sharing!

Works well despite a hitch or two



Posted on 11 September 2009
I've been designing Joomla sites for over 3 years now, and tried over a dozen different gallery solutions in that time, including some "wrapped" external scripts.



JoomGallery is one of the easiest I've found to use for a basic gallery. I haven't had the need yet to get into all of the features, but for a simple gallery it has worked as advertised.



One missing feature is the lack of a menu-link for individual categories. The solution of creating an external link to a specific page won't work either - something about having to log on to view a public page (?).



Hopefully the developer will get around to adding the Category Link in order to make this extension more adaptable to general website needs.



Regarding the reported permissions problems, I have often found with Joomla that problems are usually not so much with the component as it was written and intended, but more often with the way someone is trying to use it - a way the developer may not have yet considered.



Let's just say that this one works out of the box for basic requirements, and that future development will hopefully take it closer to becoming 100% stable.

Borderline Garbage software, lousy support



Posted on 10 September 2009
The promise of this extension -- as with many Joomla extensions -- simply does not manifest itself in practice. It's a fine idea, but I've just spent an afternoon struggling with this, and for no apparent reason, it just breaks on me.



I'm no newbie. I've been dealing with the ups and downs of Joomla and its various extensions for well over a year. I know my way around unix servers, FTP, permissions, and all that.



I installed this extension, and it immediately reports that I have permission problems in directories that it must access. Never before have I had to manually set directories to 766, but for whatever reason, Joomgallery wants this. Strike one.



So, I go an set all the directories thusly, and I get green OKs from the configuration. Then I try uploading with Java. No go. Long error message that is also reported to no avail on the JoomGallery forum, but the developer has no idea what's causing it. Strike two.



Then I try to upload a single image. More errors. File uploads, but does not populate into the the thumbnail and detail directories. And worse, the images that used to appear in the slide show disappear. Strike three!



Finally,the back-end UI is clunky and awkward with a bazillion options that would confuse a shuttle astronaut, never mind my clients.



The extension seems hopelessly broken and I'm afraid I'm going to have to look for another solution.

Great extension



Posted on 06 September 2009
Even if i'm new to joomla, i can say that this extension is really great if you want a clean and nice gallery, especially if you have a lot of photos, its really "user-friendly" for a open-source product, i can say that it is a bit hard to find help on the forums, but i really didn't have much problems which i couldn't solve myself.. so my sincere congratulations to the team who worked so hard for this wonderful extension

I'm lovin it.



Posted on 03 September 2009
Brilliant gallery, it can be as complex or as simple as you like.



You can enable and disable HEAPS of options to craft this gallery category exactly as you want it. Very nice. Don't be scared to give it a try. The back-end is pretty easy to understand and there are heaps of options for uploading (single, bulk, ftp... etc).



I was looking for something fairly simple, at first I thought this would be too complex -but I am very happy with it and recommend it to anyone.



Only thing I have yet to do is figure a way to have a menu link that will open just a single category instead of going to the categories view list (as I only use one category) -worked something out using a "External Link" to the page. Perhaps this could be added later.



Clifton.

JoomGallery

Version:
4.3.0
Developer:
JoomGallery::ProjectTeam
Last updated:
Feb 09 2026
2 months ago
Date added:
Jul 25 2008
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
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c p
Compatibility:
J4 J5 J6
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