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WooCommerce Video Gallery Enhancer

Add video to WooCommerce product gallery with position control

by AnkushShingari · github.com/ankushshingari/woocommerce-video-gallery-enhancer

★ 4stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/ankushshingari/woocommerce-video-gallery-enhancer/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/ankushshingari/woocommerce-video-gallery-enhancer ↗

WooCommerce Video Gallery Enhancer allows you to seamlessly integrate video content into your WooCommerce product galleries. Replace or supplement static images with YouTube or self-hosted videos to increase conversion rates and customer engagement by giving users a dynamic view of your products.

🚀 Features

  • Multi-Platform Support: Add videos from YouTube or upload your own (MP4) directly via the WordPress Media Library.
  • Precise Position Control: Use the "Display Position" setting to decide exactly where the video appears in the thumbnail strip (e.g., first, middle, or last).
  • Divi Compatible: Fully compatible with the Divi Product Image Module settings and layout.
  • Seamless Integration: Hooks into the native WooCommerce gallery filters to ensure compatibility with most themes.
  • Automatic Thumbnails: Automatically fetches YouTube cover images or uses the video's metadata for local files.
  • Lightbox Playback: Includes built-in support for Magnific Popup, allowing videos to play in a beautiful, responsive overlay.
  • Lightweight: Optimized to load assets only when necessary, keeping your site fast.

📸 Screenshots

Product Page View

Product Page View

The video icon appears over the gallery thumbnail to indicate playable content.

Backend Settings

Backend Settings

Initial setup tab in the product editor sidebar.

Backend Settings Filled

Example of a filled YouTube URL and position control.

Divi Compatibility

Backend Settings Compatible With Divi

Seamlessly works with Divi's Product Image module settings.

🛠 Installation

Via WordPress Dashboard

  1. Download the plugin repository as a .zip file.
  2. Go to your WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins -> Add New.
  3. Click Upload Plugin and select the downloaded .zip file.
  4. Click Install Now and then Activate.

Via FTP/SFTP

  1. Extract the woocommerce-video-gallery-enhancer folder from the downloaded .zip file.
  2. Connect to your server using an FTP client (like FileZilla or WinSCP).
  3. Navigate to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  4. Upload the entire woocommerce-video-gallery-enhancer folder to that directory.
  5. Go to WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click Activate next to the plugin name.

⚙️ Configuration

To add a video to a product:

  1. Edit a Product.
  2. Locate the Product Video Gallery meta box on the right-hand sidebar.
  3. Input URL: Paste a YouTube link or click the Upload icon (dashicon) to select a video from your Media Library.
  4. Set Position: Enter a number (e.g., "1" to make it the first thumbnail) to define where the video appears.
  5. Save/Update the product.

💻 Technical Details

The plugin utilizes the woocommerce_single_product_image_thumbnail_html filter to inject the video container and enqueues Magnific Popup for high-performance lightbox rendering.

Requirements:

  • PHP: 7.4 or higher
  • WordPress: 6.0+
  • WooCommerce: 7.0+

🤝 Contributing

Contributions make the open-source community an amazing place to learn and create.

  1. Fork the Project.
  2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
  3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
  4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
  5. Open a Pull Request.

👤 Author

AnkushShingari

📄 License

This project is an open-source tool created and updated by the author. It is provided "as-is" for the community to use and improve.