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title: Creating Gallery Posts with Multiple Images
shortDescription: Upload multiple images to a single membership post and control how they display in gallery layouts across your feed and direct messages.
articleType: Tutorial
primaryTopic: membership-gallery-posts
categories:
  - Memberships
  - Fan Engagement
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  - gallery-post
  - multiple-images
  - image-post
  - membership-posts
  - gallery-layout
  - image-upload
  - direct-messages
  - post-images
tasks:
  - Create a gallery post with multiple images
  - Upload multiple images to a membership post
  - Understand gallery display layouts
  - Share gallery images in direct messages
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  - gallery post
  - multiple images post
  - image gallery memberships
  - photo gallery
  - multi image post
  - upload multiple photos
  - image grid layout
  - gallery layout
  - image post gallery
  - DM gallery
  - membership images
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  - memberships
  - gallery
  - content-and-posts
  - images
contextString: Requires memberships to be enabled. Available on all plans. Applies to image posts and direct messages.
breadcrumbPath: "Memberships > Getting started with Memberships > Creating Gallery Posts with Multiple Images"
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    route: /admin/dashboard/memberships/posts/create
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    route: /admin/dashboard/memberships/messages/
last_updated: '2026-04-28'
path: memberships/getting-started-with-memberships/creating-gallery-posts-with-multiple-images
---

# Creating Gallery Posts with Multiple Images

Gallery posts let you combine multiple images into one membership post. Fourthwall automatically arranges your images into a grid layout based on how many you upload, giving your members a polished visual experience without extra formatting work.

## How to create a gallery post

1. Go to [**Memberships** > **Posts**](https://my-shop.fourthwall.com/admin/dashboard/memberships/posts/?redirect).
2. Click **Create new post**.
3. Select **Images** as the post type.
4. Upload your images by dragging and dropping files or browsing from your device. You can add multiple images at once.
5. Add a **title**, **description**, and any **tags** you want.
6. Set your post access permissions and publish or schedule the post.

[Image: Fourthwall membership post creation interface showing the image upload area with drag-and-drop, title, description, and publish options]

## Gallery display layouts

Fourthwall automatically selects a gallery layout based on the number of images in your post. Members can click any image to open it in a full-screen lightbox viewer, where they can browse through all images using navigation arrows.

- **1 image.** Displays as a single, full-width image.
- **2 images.** Shows two images side by side in equal vertical columns.
- **3 images.** Displays one large image on the left spanning the full height, with two smaller images stacked on the right.
- **4 or more images.** Arranges the first four images in a 2x2 grid. If you uploaded more than four, the fourth image shows a **+N** overlay indicating the number of additional images hidden from the preview. Members click through to see all of them in the lightbox.

Images beyond the fourth are not visible in the feed preview. They appear only when a member opens the lightbox viewer by clicking on any image in the gallery.

## Image formats and limits

You can upload common image formats including JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP. There is no fixed limit on the number of images per post, but large uploads with many high-resolution files may take longer to process.

Fourthwall automatically generates optimized thumbnails for the gallery grid and higher-quality versions for the full-screen lightbox. Portrait images (taller than wide) display with a background blur when viewed as a single image.

## Galleries in direct messages

You can also include multiple images when sending direct messages to your members. The gallery layouts in direct messages follow the same pattern as posts:

- **1 image.** Single image displayed in the message bubble.
- **2 images.** Two images side by side.
- **3 images.** One large image on the left, two smaller images stacked on the right.
- **4 or more images.** A 2x2 grid with a **+N** overlay on the fourth image when additional images exist.

Members can click any image in a direct message to open the full-screen lightbox viewer, just like in feed posts.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can members download gallery images?

Members can view images in the full-screen lightbox but cannot directly download them from the gallery. If you have media watermarks enabled, those apply to lightbox viewing as well.

### Do gallery posts work on mobile?

Yes. Gallery layouts are responsive and adapt to smaller screens. Members using the mobile app or mobile browser see the same grid patterns, and the lightbox viewer works with touch gestures.

### Can I reorder images after uploading?

You can rearrange images during post creation before publishing. Drag the images into your preferred order, and the gallery layout will follow that sequence.