Thumbnail Background Fill for WordPress Galleries
Thumbnail Background Fill lets galleries avoid aggressive cropping by filling the space around an image thumbnail instead.
Keep the full image visible where cropping would be too severe.
Use background fill for galleries with mixed image ratios.
Background fill is an advanced FooGallery PRO Expert feature.
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See Thumbnail Background Fill
Use the demo below to see how Thumbnail Background Fill behaves in a real FooGallery layout.
Interact with the gallery above to evaluate the layout, browsing flow, and lightbox behavior.
Who this is for?
For galleries where cropping would hide important image detail.
Use background fill when thumbnails need a consistent frame without cutting off the original image.
- Product galleriesKeep products visible even when source images use different aspect ratios.
- PortfoliosShow artwork, screenshots, or designs without forcing an aggressive crop.
- Editorial pagesBalance visual consistency with the need to preserve each full image.
Availability
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Free
This feature is not included in FooGallery Free.
Not included
PRO Starter
This feature is not included in PRO Starter.
Minimum plan
PRO Expert
PRO Expert includes this feature.
Also included
PRO Commerce
PRO Commerce includes all PRO Expert features.
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about Thumbnail Background Fill.
Thumbnail Background Fill lets galleries avoid aggressive cropping by filling the space around an image thumbnail instead. This means you can keep the full image visible where cropping would be too severe.
Cropping means that thumbnails will not show part of the image, in order to fit the set ratio. With Thumbnail Fill, you can keep display the full image in the thumbnail, and fill in the remaining spaces with a color of your choice.
Yes, as thumbnails won’t be cropped, you won’t lose any part of the image. This works well for a gallery showing mixed image sizes, giving a uniform thumbnail size without having to crop images.
This feature is available from the FooGallery PRO Expert plan and above. See which features come with each plan in our detailed feature comparison.
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