FW Gallery – Documentation

The Slideshow View addon adds a full-page slideshow layout option to your gallery pages. Instead of displaying images in a grid, visitors see one image at a time with automatic transitions and navigation controls — giving the gallery an immersive, presentation-style appearance.

Use Cases

• Event photo series — present a sequence of photos as an auto-playing slideshow.
• Portfolio showcases — give visitors a focused, distraction-free viewing experience.
• Kiosk or display screens — run a gallery continuously on an embedded screen or display.

Selecting the Slideshow Layout

Once the addon is active, a Slideshow option appears in the gallery layout selector. You can apply it at three levels:

• Global default — go to Settings → Galleries → Default design and choose Slideshow to apply it across all galleries.
• Per-gallery override — open an individual gallery and set its layout field to Slideshow.
• Menu item — set the Slideshow layout within a specific gallery menu item's parameters.

Frontend Features

When the Slideshow layout is active, the gallery page displays the following controls and behaviour:

• Auto-play with a configurable transition interval
• Previous / Next arrows for manual navigation
• Keyboard navigation using the left and right arrow keys
• Fullscreen mode where supported by the visitor's browser
• Optional thumbnails strip shown below the main image

Important Notes

• The Slideshow layout replaces the grid layout entirely — images are not shown in a grid while slideshow mode is active.
• The layout works with all standard image file types. Audio and video file type addons may have limited compatibility with the slideshow view.

To install this addon, open the Add-ons panel inside FW Gallery. See Getting Started → Add-ons for details on free addons, paid addons, and site verification.