Description
Smooth Music Gallery helps you turn ordinary image galleries into rich, interactive experiences with background music, animated effects, and modern presentation styles.
Whether you are building a landing page, an artist portfolio, a wedding gallery, a travel story, or a product showcase, the plugin gives you an easy way to make galleries feel more alive and memorable.
You can use it in two simple ways:
- Gutenberg block for native block editor workflows.
- Shortcode Builder for classic editors and third-party page builders.
What you can do with Smooth Music Gallery:
- Add your own images and background music in a few clicks.
- Choose from ready-made gallery themes to match different styles and moods.
- Add animated overlay effects and dynamic background effects for a more engaging look.
- Create audio-reactive visuals that move with the music.
- Adjust gallery size and slide timing to fit your layout.
- Build galleries visually and generate a shortcode for any page or builder.
- Use media from the WordPress Media Library or optional Smooth CDN assets.
- Optionally serve gallery frontend assets through Smooth CDN.
Perfect for creators, photographers, musicians, agencies, event sites, and anyone who wants a gallery that feels more premium than a standard slider.
Source Code
The source code for this plugin is publicly available in the repository:
https://github.com/Miro0/smooth-music-gallery
External Services
Smooth Music Gallery can optionally connect to Smooth CDN to let administrators browse sample assets in the editor.
- Service: Smooth CDN Asset Picker (
https://cdn.smoothcdn.com) - Purpose: Browse and select optional sample image/audio files.
- Trigger: Requests are sent only when an administrator selects the Smooth CDN assets source and opens the picker dialog.
- Data sent: Standard browser request data (IP address, user agent, referrer) and picker query parameters (for example file type, project slug, version).
- Frontend behavior: If a gallery uses external Smooth CDN URLs, visitor browsers request those media files directly from Smooth CDN.
- Service: Smooth CDN Gallery Asset Delivery (
https://music-gallery.smoothcdn.com) - Purpose: Optional delivery of this plugin’s frontend gallery scripts/styles.
- Trigger: Requests are sent only when an administrator enables Serve gallery assets via Smooth CDN in plugin settings.
- Data sent: Standard browser request data (IP address, user agent, referrer) when the frontend gallery loads those assets.
- Terms of Service:
https://smoothcdn.com/terms - Privacy Policy:
https://smoothcdn.com/privacy
The external service is optional. The plugin works without it by using only the WordPress Media Library.
Screenshots
Gutenberg editor sidebar with gallery controls. 
Gallery preview with music controls and effects. 
Shortcode Builder in wp-admin. 
Generated shortcode ready to paste into pages.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Smooth Music Gallery Powerful Gutenberg block for photo galleries with music and animations, plus a built-in Shortcode Builder.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/, or install it from the WordPress Plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsscreen in WordPress. - Use the
Smooth Music Galleryblock in Gutenberg, or openSmooth Music Gallery -> Shortcode Builderin wp-admin.
FAQ
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Can I use this without Gutenberg?
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Yes. Use the Shortcode Builder in wp-admin to generate a shortcode and paste it anywhere your builder supports shortcodes.
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Can I use my own media from the WordPress Media Library?
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Yes. You can select images and audio directly from the Media Library.
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Can I use Smooth CDN assets?
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Yes. The plugin includes Smooth CDN asset selection in the editor.
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Can I serve frontend gallery scripts and styles from Smooth CDN?
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Yes. In plugin settings you can enable Serve gallery assets via Smooth CDN. This is optional and disabled by default.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Improved plugin readme and public release metadata.
- Added plugin asset support for WordPress.org screenshots and icons.
- Improved WordPress.org release workflow and packaging.
1.0.0
- Initial public release.
- Gutenberg block with image, music, theme, overlay, and background controls.
- Shortcode Builder for non-block workflows.
- Frontend gallery runtime with audio controls and animations.