Description
VertiFeed adds two Gutenberg blocks for creating vertical swipe video galleries on your WordPress site.
VertiFeed Gallery — A container block that displays videos as a responsive gallery grid of poster thumbnails. Clicking a thumbnail opens a fullscreen overlay with a vertical swipe video player.
VertiFeed Video — A child block for adding individual videos from the Media Library.
Features
- Responsive gallery grid of poster thumbnails (no autoplay on the page)
- Fullscreen overlay player opens on click, starting at the chosen video
- Vertical swipe, scroll, and keyboard navigation; close with Esc or the X button
- Self-hosted videos from the WordPress Media Library
- Muted autoplay inside the overlay with tap-to-play/pause
- Optional captions overlay per video
- Configurable columns, gap, aspect ratio, loop, progress bar, and mute toggle
- Built with the WordPress Interactivity API and block.json
Development
Source code and build tools are in the public repository:
https://github.com/loopcreators/vertifeed
This plugin is built with @wordpress/scripts. To regenerate the compiled files in build/:
- Install dependencies:
yarn install - Build assets:
yarn run build
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- VertiFeed Gallery Display videos as a gallery grid; open a fullscreen vertical swipe player on click.
- VertiFeed Video A single video from the Media Library.
Installation
- Upload the
vertifeedfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Insert a VertiFeed Gallery block in the block editor
- Add VertiFeed Video blocks inside and select videos from the Media Library
FAQ
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What video formats are supported?
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Any format supported by the WordPress Media Library and the visitor’s browser (typically MP4 and WebM).
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Can I use YouTube or Vimeo videos?
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Not in v1. VertiFeed currently supports self-hosted Media Library videos only.
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Contributors & Developers
“VertiFeed – Vertical Media Gallery” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Updated VertiFeed branding across plugin assets, block icons, and overlay mark.
- Renamed plugin display name to VertiFeed – Vertical Media Gallery.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Gallery grid of poster thumbnails with fullscreen overlay player.
- Video child block for Media Library videos.
- Columns, gap, tile aspect ratio, and player controls.
- Multi-select videos from the Media Library.