Autoplay Slideshow

lightGallery Desktop can automatically play through your images as a slideshow. You can configure this feature from the Autoplay menu.

Autoplay Controls

  • Enable Autoplay (autoplay): The main toggle to start or stop the automatic slideshow.

    • Default: false
  • Pause Duration (pause): The time in milliseconds that each slide is displayed before transitioning to the next one.

    • Range: 1000ms - 10000ms
    • Default: 5000
  • Progress Bar (progressBar): When enabled, a thin progress bar appears at the top of the gallery, indicating the time remaining until the next slide.

    • Default: true
  • Autoplay Controls (autoplayControls): Shows or hides the play/pause button in the main toolbar.

    • Default: true
  • Force Autoplay (fourceAutoplay): If false, autoplay will stop as soon as the user interacts with the gallery (e.g., clicks next/previous). If true, autoplay will attempt to resume after user interaction.

    • Default: false