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The Common Ninja Image Stack Gallery is a free, no-code widget that presents photos as a layered stack on any website. Upload the images, choose a stacked layout, and paste one line of embed code.
Images sit on top of each other at slight offsets, like a pile of prints on a desk, and reveal themselves as a visitor interacts. It is a presentation style, not a photo-editing technique.
Precise positioning, several hover effects, a choice of stacked layouts, and custom CSS are all included. Works on 200+ platforms including WordPress, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, and Webflow.
Why add a stacked image gallery to your website?
A gallery that takes almost no space
A grid of six photos is a block. A stack of six is roughly the footprint of one, because they sit on top of each other. That makes it viable in places where a gallery would normally not fit at all.
The physical-photograph feeling
Overlapping images at slight angles read as prints on a desk rather than as a web grid. For photographers, studios, and craft brands, that tactile impression does work that a tidy grid cannot.
Invites interaction
A stack is visibly incomplete: something is hidden underneath. That is a stronger prompt to hover or click than a grid where everything is already visible and there is nothing left to discover.
A few images, well shown
Some sets are small on purpose: three product angles, four venue shots, a short before-and-after sequence. A stack suits that scale, where a grid of four can look like a page waiting for more content.
How it works
Upload the images
Add the photos you want in the stack. A stacked gallery works best with a handful of strong images rather than a large set, because only the top of the pile is visible at rest.
Choose a layout and position them
Pick one of the stacked layouts, then use the positioning controls to set the offsets and angles. This is where a stack goes from looking accidental to looking arranged, so it is worth the few minutes.
Add a hover effect and embed
Choose a hover effect so visitors can see the stack responds, then copy the snippet from the Add to Website tab and paste it where the gallery belongs.
What you get with the Common Ninja Image Stack Gallery
Precise image positioning
Set where each image sits in the pile rather than accepting a default offset. A stack lives or dies on its arrangement, and this is the control that decides it.
Multiple hover effects
Choose how the stack responds when a visitor moves over it. Without an effect a stack reads as a single flat image and the other photos are never discovered.
Several stacked layouts
Pick the arrangement rather than being handed one, so the same set can read as a neat pile, a fan, or a loose scatter depending on the page it sits on.
Responsive and custom CSS
Scales to the screen width so a stack does not overflow on a phone, and a custom CSS field for exact offsets and shadows. One embed snippet, 200+ platforms, nothing to install.
Everything in the Image Stack Gallery editor
Various Stacked Layouts
Choose from a wide range of unique stacked layouts to suit your design preferences and make your image gallery stand out. This feature allows for endless design possibilities, catering to diverse aesthetic tastes.
Intuitive Custom Editor
Benefit from a fully customizable and user-friendly editor, making it a breeze to tailor the Stack Image widget to your specific needs. This streamlined editing process saves time and effort, allowing for quick and easy customization.
Perfectly Responsive Image Stack gallery
Enjoy a perfectly responsive design, ensuring the Stack Image widget looks and functions beautifully on devices of all sizes. This adaptive design guarantees a consistent user experience across all platforms, keeping your website looking professional.
Personalized Custom CSS
Unleash your creativity with custom CSS, enabling you to further style and adapt the Stack Image widget to match your brand identity. This feature grants you the freedom to express your unique brand and make a lasting impression on visitors.
Easley embed the Image Stack Gallery on any website
Easily integrate the Stack Image widget into any website with just a single line of code, simplifying the addition of stunning visuals to your site. This hassle-free installation process ensures you can start showcasing your images in no time.
Also included in the editor
Precise Image Positioning
Gain full control over your images' placement in the stack, easily adjusting the position of each image for a perfect display. This granular control enables you to create a visually pleasing arrangement that enhances your content.
Multiple Hover Effects
Customize the user experience with multiple hover effects, allowing you to highlight the hovered image in various engaging ways. These interactive effects encourage user engagement and create a more immersive browsing experience.
Easy To Use
The Image Stack gallery widget is easy to use and requires no coding knowledge. Our intuitive dashboard with the drag-and-drop feature will enable you to customize the widget any way you’d like with just a few simple clicks.
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Quick answers
No, and it is worth being direct about it. Image stacking as a photography technique means combining several exposures into a single sharper or longer-exposure photograph, which is what astrophotographers and macro photographers do, and it needs image-editing software. This widget does not process or merge images. It is a gallery that displays your photos as a layered stack on a web page. If you came here looking for focus stacking or exposure blending, this is not the tool.
It lays your images on top of one another at offsets you control, like a pile of prints, and reveals them as a visitor interacts with the stack. It is a way of presenting a small set of photos in very little page space, with a more tactile feel than a grid.
A handful. Three to six is the sweet spot, because only the top of the pile is visible at rest and anything buried deep will not be seen. If you have twenty images, an image gallery or a grid slider will serve them far better.
Only if you set a hover effect, which is why it matters. A stack with no response reads as one flat image and the photos underneath are never discovered. Pick an effect and check it on the live page before deciding the stack is finished.
Yes, that is what the positioning controls are for. A stack looks deliberate or accidental depending entirely on the arrangement, so it is worth spending a few minutes there rather than accepting the defaults.
Yes, it scales to the screen width. Stacks are worth previewing on mobile specifically, because offsets that look elegant at desktop width can push an image off the edge of a narrow screen.
Use the stack when you have a few images and want a compact, tactile presentation. Use an image gallery or carousel when every image should be visible or easy to reach, which is most of the time. A stack trades discoverability for style, and that is a real trade.
It is one embed snippet rather than a plugin, so nothing enters your site's own code. The images themselves are the weight, so size them properly before uploading; that matters more than the widget.
How to add Image Stack Gallery to your website
Pick your platform. Each takes under 4 minutes.
- 1Edit the post or page and add a Custom HTML block where the stack should sit.
- 2Paste the Common Ninja embed snippet into the block and click Update.
- 3View the page. Later image changes push through without editing the block again.
- 1In the Wix editor, click Add Elements, then Embed Code, then Embed HTML.
- 2Choose Code, paste the Common Ninja embed snippet, and click Apply.
- 3Drag the element to size and position, then publish the site.
- 1Open the product page or theme section where the stack belongs and add a Custom HTML block.
- 2Paste the Common Ninja embed snippet and save.
- 3Preview, then publish. The stack renders inline on the storefront.
- 1Edit the page and add a Code block where the stack should appear.
- 2Paste the Common Ninja embed snippet and check the block is not set to display as plain text.
- 3Save and publish. The stack is interactive on the live site.
- 1Drag an Embed element onto the page from the Add panel.
- 2Paste the Common Ninja embed snippet into the code editor and save.
- 3Publish the site. The stack runs on the published domain, not in the designer preview.
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FAQ
The Image Stack Gallery widget is a versatile and customizable tool that allows users to display images on their websites in various stacked layouts, offering a unique and engaging browsing experience for visitors.
Simply embed a single line of code into your website's HTML, and the Image Stack Gallery widget will be seamlessly integrated, ready for customization and use.
Yes, you can fully customize the appearance of the widget using the intuitive custom editor and custom CSS, allowing you to adapt the widget to match your brand identity and design preferences.
Yes, the widget features a seamlessly responsive design, ensuring it looks and functions beautifully on devices of all sizes and platforms.
Absolutely, the widget offers multiple hover effects to choose from, enabling you to create an interactive and engaging browsing experience for your website visitors.
Yes, you have full control over the placement of each image within the stack, allowing you to create visually pleasing arrangements that enhance your content.
The widget is designed to be compatible with a wide variety of website platforms, making it easy to integrate into almost any website.
There is no specific limit to the number of images you can display, allowing you the flexibility to showcase as many images as you'd like.
Yes, the widget is fully GDPR compliant, ensuring the privacy and security of user data.
Yes, you can use the widget for both personal and commercial projects, making it a versatile addition to any website.
Yes, the Image Stack Gallery widget is designed to be compatible with a variety of other widgets and plugins, allowing you to create a cohesive website experience.
Yes, the Common Ninja offers customer support to help you with any questions or issues you may have while using the widget, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience.
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Photos presented as a layered stack, with precise positioning, several hover effects, a choice of stacked layouts, full responsiveness, and custom CSS. A compact, tactile way to show a handful of images. Embed on 200+ platforms including WordPress, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, and Webflow.
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