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PosterCast

A poster/flyer gallery plugin for WordPress.

by Michal Konecny · github.com/konmike/postercast · website

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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/konmike/postercast/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/konmike/postercast ↗

Beautiful poster and flyer galleries for WordPress — responsive grid, full-screen lightbox, and Gutenberg block.

Features

  • Responsive CSS Grid — configurable columns, gap, and smart landscape/portrait spanning
  • Full-Screen Lightbox — thumbnail strip, keyboard & swipe navigation, image preloading, ARIA accessibility
  • Gutenberg Block — native block with 20+ visual settings, inline poster editing
  • Shortcode — [pcast_gallery] with full attribute support
  • Auto Orientation Detection — portrait/landscape detected from image, manual override available
  • Custom Poster URLs — link button in lightbox for tickets, events, external sites
  • REST API — endpoints for headless/custom integrations
  • 8 Languages — EN, CS, DE, SK, PL, FR, RU, ZH

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0+
  • PHP 8.0+

Installation

  1. Upload the postercast folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate through Plugins menu
  3. Go to PosterCast > Add Poster to create your first poster
  4. Add the PosterCast block or [pcast_gallery gallery_id="1"] shortcode to any page

Shortcode

[pcast_gallery gallery_id="1" limit="12" gap="20" poster_size="medium_large" show_all_link="true"]
Attribute Default Description
gallery_id — Gallery term ID (required)
limit 6 Number of posters to display
gap 16 Space between posters (px)
poster_size medium_large WordPress image size slug
show_all_link true Show "Show all" button

PRO adds: columns, landscape_span, portrait_span, poster_align, max_height, max_width, show_shadow, poster_background, lightbox_link_text.

REST API

Method Endpoint Auth Description
GET /pcast/v1/posters?gallery_id=1 No List posters for a gallery
GET /pcast/v1/galleries No List all galleries
POST /pcast/v1/order Yes Update poster order

Link any element to open a poster in the lightbox:

<a href="#" data-pcast-open="123">View this poster</a>

A gallery block/shortcode must be on the same page for the lightbox to work.

PosterCast PRO

Premium add-on with additional features:

  • Multiple galleries
  • Custom columns (1–8) with landscape/portrait spanning
  • Drag & drop reordering
  • Date scheduling (show from / show until)
  • Per-poster alignment
  • Advanced layout controls
  • "Show All" button customization
  • Custom lightbox link text
  • Poster link format (rich text toolbar)

Get PosterCast PRO

Build

npm install
npm run build

License

GPLv2 or later — see LICENSE