A Responsive and User-Friendly React Image Gallery Package
Tags: react, npm, typescript, webpack
Published: 2024-07-16 11:07:43


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As a web developer, I always look for tools to enhance user experience and simplify workflow. Today, I'm excited to introduce overlay-image-gallery, a new React library that offers a multi-step image overlay and preview functionality. This package is designed to create responsive and user-friendly image galleries with just a few lines of code.
What is overlay-image-gallery?
overlay-image-gallery is a React component that transforms the way we display image galleries. It provides a two-step viewing experience:

1. An initial gallery view with a subset of images

2. A modal gallery view that displays the full set of images when an image is clicked

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![Preview](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f3a6d89d038ff0abb80bae4493227ea6f00687843692cf3a2344246294b5e2da/68747470733a2f2f64726976652e676f6f676c652e636f6d2f75633f6578706f72743d766965772669643d316e554a597659737158484c683844784652323367763464467549564f36337654)

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### Key Features:

- Responsive design that adapts to various screen sizes

- User-friendly interface with clickable images and navigation

- Customizable layout options

- Full-screen mode capability

- Easy integration into React projects


### How It Works:

1. The component renders an initial gallery of images.

2. When a user clicks on an image, a modal opens with a larger gallery view.

3. In the modal, users can click on images to view them in full size.

4. A clickable list of thumbnails is available for quick navigation.

### Installation:

`npm install overlay-image-gallery`
or
`yarn add overlay-image-gallery`

### Usage:

```
import { ImageGallery } from "overlay-image-gallery";
const App = () => {
  const images = [
    "https://example.com/image1.jpg",
    "https://example.com/image2.jpg",
    "https://example.com/image3.jpg",
  ];

return(
<ImageGallery 
   images={images} 
   width={800} 
   height={600}
   grid="v1" />
)};

export default App;
```

## Props

| **Prop**        | **Type**       | **Description**                                                       |
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `images`        | Array          | **(Required)** Array of image URLs.                                    |
| `width`         | Number (px)    | Width of the gallery, e.g., width={600}.                               |
| `height`        | Number (px)    | Height of the gallery, e.g., height={600}.                             |
| `grid`          | String         | Layout style, default is `v1`. Options are `v1` and `v2`.                |
| `fullScreen`    | Boolean        | **(Optional)** If true, the gallery will occupy full screen width and height. |


### Benefits for the Community:


1. Time-saving: Quickly implement complex image gallery functionality.

2. Customizable: Adapt the gallery to fit various design needs.

3. User-friendly: Enhance user experience with intuitive navigation.

4. Responsive: Works seamlessly across different devices and screen sizes.

### Conclusion:

overlay-image-gallery aims to simplify the process of creating engaging image galleries in React applications. Whether you're building a photography portfolio, an e-commerce site, or any project that requires displaying multiple images, this package can help streamline your development process.
We encourage the community to try out overlay-image-gallery and provide feedback. Your input is valuable in helping us improve and expand the capabilities of this tool.
Get started with overlay-image-gallery today and elevate your image display game!
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####  GitHub Repository: [github.com/b-owl/overlay-image-gallery](https://github.com/b-owl/overlay-image-gallery)
####  npm Package: [npmjs.com/package/overlay-image-gallery](https://www.npmjs.com/package/overlay-image-gallery)

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