# Introducing Gallery Pro for Elements **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [February 17, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454 "2026-02-17T16:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ercross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@ercross](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ercross)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/84 "2026-02-18T23:28:53Z")
@dan Is there a way to add custom captions to YouTube Videos? That would be really awesome. ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/85 "2026-02-19T07:45:28Z")
Hi @TomM here’s quick video showing the original aspect ration in the grid, and how you can change the settings. Let me know if you have any other questions 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/86 "2026-02-19T07:50:32Z")
> [@trinube](#): > > is there a way to make galleries private (eg behind a password)? This feature isn’t built in to Gallery Pro, however, we do have a [Password Protect](elementsapp://storeProduct/com.elementsplatform.passwordprotect) component that allows you to password protect both individual components on a page or entire pages. > [@trinube](#): > > Is it possible for people to add comments to images or galleries? Could people potentially rate images and galleries, and could they ‘favourite’ images into their own collection? We don’t currently support these features in Gallery Pro, but we are open to adding more features if the demand is there 🙂 > [@trinube](#): > > I don’t think I’ve seen a response to if Pro can be used in blog posts. There is no direct integration with the Elements CMS, but again that is something we could look at adding. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/87 "2026-02-19T11:32:40Z")
> [@mrp](#): > > On a desktop the browser window can be any size you want and it would seem that the caption is tied to a position based on the bottom of the window rather than the bottom of the image/video in the lightbox. That’s fine on a device like a phone where the window is fixed but not so nice on a desktop/laptop where it isn’t. @mrp Thanks for the clear screenshot, that really helps 👍 What you’re seeing is currently expected behaviour. The caption in the lightbox is positioned relative to the browser window rather than the media itself. On fixed-size screens like phones this feels natural, but on desktop where the window height can vary, it can look a little disconnected from the image or video. It’s actually a surprisingly tricky problem to solve reliably across different screen sizes, aspect ratios, and media types, so for now this is how it works. That said, we understand why a caption tied directly to the media would be preferable in some cases, and we’ll keep this in mind as we continue improving the lightbox. Really appreciate you taking the time to point it out and share the example. ---
**Author:** ![mrp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mrp/32/16052_2.png) [@mrp](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrp)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/88 "2026-02-19T12:44:12Z")
Hi @dan, well it looks even weirder if you also have the thumbnails as the caption looks like it is associated with them rather than the media due to the proximity. Due to this for me it’s a case of use one or the other but not both. ![Screenshot 2026-02-19 at 23.09.26](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/4/d4f43b587be92aab2e4919b4e24f4370d6584b1e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/89 "2026-02-19T13:39:22Z")
> [@MichaelDroste](#): > > The psychology of pricing is very interesting to me. When people see a price they say in their mind that is worth it that isn’t worth it. Yes, pricing is a science (and art). And yes, .99 has been the standard for quite a while now (over .95). One of the problems I have is that I don’t understand Realmac’s pricing. It doesn’t seem to be logically consistent. @dan is making the argument that the Gallery Component built-into Elements is all that most need, and that the pricing on Gallery Pro is because it is “specialty.” The problem is that the “special” part isn’t all that more extensive than the free part, so I—a photographer to which Gallery Pro was targeted—don’t see the value. (Disclaimer: I bought Gallery Pro, but more because I’m trying to support Realmac doing “more”, instead of feeling I needed or could use it.) Overall, I think Realmac has mis-priced pretty much everything; they’re certainly not maximizing revenue potential nor presenting a rationalized pricing structure to users. They’re both leaving money on the table as well as not getting money they should be getting. I’ve seen that problem before, and if it isn’t corrected, the results are always bad. ---
**Author:** ![jenkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jenkman/32/5003_2.png) [@jenkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jenkman)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/90 "2026-02-19T15:32:59Z")
@dan how are you adding the metadata for the title and author text to the jpegs? ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/91 "2026-02-19T15:36:36Z")
![Bildschirmfoto 2026-02-19 um 16.35.49](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/4/8418e88aac6267a8771facfcb2189c48ab3b3e5f.jpeg) Click on the desired image. Then, under “Image” → “Info,” you can enter the required information. ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/92 "2026-02-19T15:51:02Z")
quick update: we’ve just released an update to Gallery Pro with a couple of new features, more info in [this post](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-pro-1-1-update/54521). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TomM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tomm/32/265_2.png) [@TomM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TomM)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/94 "2026-02-19T17:34:01Z")
Thanks for that. The auto/grid doesn’t seem quite there yet. Masonry is better. ---
**Author:** ![klap](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/klap/32/25866_2.png) [@klap](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/klap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/95 "2026-02-19T19:35:16Z")
Hi Dan, Excellent job on gallery pro. I have set things up the way I want. Working Great! Now comes a question for you and @ben. Is there anyway to filter in the Gallery or would that be something for maybe version 2. I have paintings that are available and I want my users to click a filter and only show “available” paintings. Right now I show all my paintings together. Sold/Homed or Available. Just thinking out loud. Thanks much for great tools! Ken ---
**Author:** ![TomM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tomm/32/265_2.png) [@TomM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TomM)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/96 "2026-02-19T21:21:21Z")
> [@klap](#): > > Excellent job on gallery pro. I have set things up the way I want. Working Great! Now comes a question for you and @ben. Is there anyway to filter in the Gallery or would that be something for maybe version 2. I have paintings that are available and I want my users to click a filter and only show “available” paintings. Right now I show all my paintings together. Sold/Homed or Available. Just thinking out loud. Is this site live and available to view? ---
**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/97 "2026-02-19T23:17:38Z")
in your demo the caption and data is a lot closer to the bottom of the image…how do you get that ---
**Author:** ![mrp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mrp/32/16052_2.png) [@mrp](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrp)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/98 "2026-02-20T00:01:29Z")
I took the question to mean where is Elements getting it from the photo’s metadata. I’ve added it manually in Elements but could add it when I create the JPG if I knew which fields it was checking. ---
**Author:** ![sweetmemories](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/99 "2026-02-20T07:49:39Z")
Hello, I’m new to Elements and I’m delighted with the software so far. The “basic” gallery option meets your needs perfectly, allowing you to add a title and author. The Pro gallery options are truly very interesting, but it’s true that the cost is far from negligible. I thought I’d find these kinds of options in the annual subscription, but no, the paid options are definitely there… ---
**Author:** ![musicalbodger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@musicalbodger](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/musicalbodger)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/100 "2026-02-20T09:01:59Z")
Hi JM No, the basic gallery does not meet my needs perfectly. I’ve been using Elements for almost a year and am well aware of how to add title and author. If you read the posts and previous gallery threads, you will see that each of my gallery items contain a number of different images the descriptions of which do not show up on the lightbox. ---
**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/101 "2026-02-22T13:43:29Z")
cant see to get a you tube playlist to work….if I right click when the playlist is in the resorce folder it say play in you tube and it works as it should but in the gallery pro all I get is the first video in the playlist and no way to jump to the next one?? ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/102 "2026-02-22T16:18:49Z")
Hi @Godber hard to know what’s going on form your description, could you share the project? ---
**Author:** ![bryanrieger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bryanrieger/32/34006_2.png) [@bryanrieger](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bryanrieger)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/105 "2026-02-22T17:28:29Z")
As an illustrator this plug-in should be a no-brainer for me, yet I won’t be purchasing it as it costs more than Elements itself - and it’s primarily focused on photographers. Yes, I could present my illustrations with it, but the EXIF data is useless for illustration captions and there appears to be no way of providing additional metadata to the plug-in. At this point I’m largely disregarding the marketplace, especially if this is the direction Realmac is heading. I’ll just use Elements as a lovely (yet buggy) visual editor and create my own custom components as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454/106 "2026-02-22T18:10:12Z")
ive sussed it hahaha but there is something else. is there a way to add a caption box for videos. also another wierd thing….if I open my video playlist on a pc click on the video it starts to play..if I click on a video on the iPad or iPhone it opens it in you tube as in I have to click on it twice to open it? [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/introducing-gallery-pro-for-elements/54454.md?page=6)