# Wix Pro Gallery: Customizing the Gallery Settings

Source: https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-customizing-the-gallery-settings (updated 2025-07-02)
Related: Wix developer documentation, https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt; Help Center index, https://support.wix.com/en/llms.txt

Customize the general and social settings of your Wix Pro Gallery. Choose what happens when a gallery item is clicked on and allow visitors to download, share and even 'like' your gallery content.

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## Customizing your gallery settings

Adjust your gallery's settings so that it behaves just how you want.

**Wix Editor:**

1. [Go to your editor](https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26).
2. Click the pro gallery element on your page.
3. Click **Settings**.
4. Click the **Settings** tab.
5. Customize your gallery settings using the options available (see table below).

![A screenshot of the Settings panel with the Settings tab highlighted.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2024/10/17/469a8b48-3860-446d-aaf4-eb296af87b4b/a028e174-1546-493c-b716-5c88ef6422a5.png)

**Studio Editor:**

1. [Go to your editor](https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26).
2. Click the pro gallery element on your page.
3. Click **Settings**.
4. Click the **Settings** tab.
5. Customize your gallery settings using the options available (see table below).

![A screenshot of the Settings panel with the Settings tab highlighted.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2024/10/17/5593eeaf-8879-4cd8-858e-28764743132c/d1a53069-a3a3-449e-91ff-4fb8db2851cd.png)

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## Settings glossary

Below you can find an explanation of each setting available and the options you can choose from.

| Setting | Explanation | Options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **When clicking on an item** | Control what happens when your site visitors click a gallery item. | \- **Open in Expand:** The gallery item opens in expand mode. Customize the expand mode from the **Design** tab.    \- **A link opens:** Your site visitors are directed to a link (a web address, page, lightbox etc.) Click Media Manager to set up the link.    \- **Nothing happens:** Nothing happens when your site visitors click a gallery item.  \- **Open in Fullscreen**: The gallery items open in full screen. |
| **Download** | Show or hide a Download icon for your visitors to download your images and videos. | \- **Enabled**: A Download icon displays. Your site visitors can download your images or videos (not free Wix ones).    \- **Disabled:** A Download icon doesn't display. |
| **Social Sharing** | Show or hide social icons so your visitors can easily share your gallery items. | \- **Enabled**: Social share icons display (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and email).   **Note:** For Social share icons to be visible, you must [apply a hover overlay to your gallery](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-customizing-the-hover-view-of-your-gallery-items). You can set the transparency to 0 if you don't want the overlay to be visible. If you choose a partial overlay, make sure to set its size to 40% or more.    \- **Disabled:** Social share icons don't display. |
| **Heart Icon** | Show or hide a Heart icon for your visitors to show they like a gallery item. | \- **Enabled**: A Heart icon displays. Choose if you want to display the counter to show publicly how many people liked the gallery item. **Note:** For the Heart icon to be visible, you must [apply a hover overlay to your gallery](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-customizing-the-hover-view-of-your-gallery-items). You can set the transparency to 0 if you don't want the overlay to be visible. If you choose a partial overlay, make sure to set its size to 40% or more.    \- **Disabled:** A Heart icon doesn't display. |