Make Tiled Mosaic Gallery Images Link to a URL

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  jonathanwylie · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 2:28 pm

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  I really like the tiled mosaic image gallery. However, I would like to use it for more than just a gallery. I would like to try the idea of using it as a way to link to individual blog posts or pages within my site. Each image would link to a different URL. However, that doesn’t seem to be a native option for this feature. Right now it only links to larger versions of the image and you can’t specify individual links for individual images in the gallery, which makes sense for a gallery feature, but not as a navigation element like I was experimenting with. Any ideas if that could be done, or if something similar could be done along those lines without image mapping or something like that?

  Thanks,

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  justjennifer · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 2:46 pm

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  Hi there, this isn’t possible when using the Gallery feature. There was a very long thread a few years ago about about having the ability to link Gallery images to pages, posts or external sites. Here’s the link to that thread. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/link-gallery-images-to-pages-and-or-posts-or-external-url?replies=107 You’ll find a couple of workarounds in that thread (sorry but don’t have the direct links at the moment), but none of them use the tiled mosaic gallery.

  There is also a Staff suggestion here: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/link-gallery-images-to-blog-posts-2014-theme?replies=6#post-2579052

  I’ve tagged this for Staff to add your request for this feature as well.

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  jonathanwylie · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 5:57 pm

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  Thanks. Appreciated.

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 22, 2016 at 5:04 am

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  Hi @jonathanwylie, as Jen pointed out, galleries do not currently work as navigation elements. But I’ve noted your request. I can’t say whether or when it would be implemented, but know you’ve been heard & counted toward those who are asking for this feature.

  If you’re up for trying a different theme, we do have a few that use “Galleries” to link posts / pages / portfolio items, though. This one comes to mind, though it’s more for portfolios: https://orvisdemo.wordpress.com/

  There are a few others like it.

  Also https://sketchdemo.wordpress.com, while it isn’t a “mosaic” layout, might suit you well. Or even https://canarddemo.wordpress.com/ .

  I hope that helps!

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  jonathanwylie · Member · Nov 22, 2016 at 2:53 pm

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  Thanks. I appreciate the alternatives.

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 22, 2016 at 6:11 pm

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  I hope they help. Take care :)