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Masonry Portfolio Gallery with Lightbox Preview

Transform your static images into an immersive viewing experience with the Masonry Portfolio Gallery. Designed for photographers, designers, and creative agencies, this widget displays a stunning, staggered grid of high-quality thumbnails. When a visitor clicks an image, it expands into a full-screen, cinematic lightbox overlay. Unlike standard galleries that just show the image, this widget includes a dedicated text area within the lightbox for captions, project details, or technical specifications. This allows you to tell the story behind the photo. The masonry layout automatically adjusts to different image aspect ratios, creating a modern, organic feel. It is fully responsive, featuring a smooth backdrop blur effect and intuitive close controls. You can easily add more images using the 'Add Slide' functionality, and customize the overlay background opacity and text colors to match your dark or light theme.

How to use this widget

  • Change your content and adjust the styles to match your design
  • Click export and copy the code
  • Paste it on your web page by adding a code/html block in your website builder (e.g., Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, Wix) and paste the code.

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