How to reuse your Gallery Section as Existing Gallery on 7.1

I the last post, I introduced the way to reuse your Gallery using Existing Gallery option of Gallery block on Squarespace 7.1. Today I will show you a practical use case on my own website: convert Gallery section to a Page with Gallery and reuse it as Existing Gallery in a new Gallery block.

The tutorial is splitted into 2 parts: create a Gallery page and insert new Gallery block

Part 1: Create a Gallery page

On my Squarespace datepicker has a Gallery section: Grid layout, I used it to display logos of the website that has the Datepicker plugin up and running, to convert it to Gallery page, I did the following

• First I saved the Gallery section into Saved Section, since I don’t want to manually upload and place the links on new page

• Make sure you installed Classic Gallery block - Freebie Squarespace plugin to add Gallery block on Squarespace 7.1

• To keep thing organized, I created a dropdown named Classic Gallery Pages (must be this exact name)

• Under that dropdown, create a Blank page, name it whatever you like

• Create a new section on the new page, insert the Saved section that contains the target Gallery

• Now you got a Gallery page ready!

Step-by-step included:

16 STEPS

1. Open the page with Gallery and click Edit

2. Hover the Gallery section and click Heart icon (Save Section)

3. Click Exit

4. Focus on Classic Gallery Pages and click Add Page

5. Click Blank Page

6. Type New Page name and Press Enter

7. Open new page

8. With your mouse, hover highlight

9. Click Edit

10. Hover the blank page

11. Click Add Section

12. Click Saved sections

13. Choose the Saved Section with Gallery

14. Click Save

15. Click Exit

16. That's it. You're done part 1.
Next include the Gallery as existing gallery

Here's an interactive tutorial

** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **

https://www.iorad.com/player/2366807/Squarespace---How-to-use-Galleries-across-page-part-1--duplicate-Gallery-to-new-page

Next step

Part 2: Insert the Gallery as Existing Gallery option

With the new Gallery page ready, now I just go to the same Squarespace datepicker page and insert the new Gallery block and use the Gallery page as Existing Gallery, detail below:

• Insert a Gallery block on a place you want, click Content -> Use Existing Gallery

• Choose the Gallery page name that you saved on previous step, in this case, I chose Datepicker logos

• Switch to Design tab and start tweaking the block as you like, then save it

• And that’s it! It’s how I duplicate the Gallery section as Gallery page and reuse it across pages

Step-by-step included:

14 STEPS

1. Open your desired page and click Edit

2. Focus on Section to insert gallery

3. Hover on the section and open Block selector

4. Click Gallery block

5. Click Use Existing Gallery

6. Select the created gallery page, eg: Datepicker logos

7. Click Design to edit the look of Gallery as you wish

8. Change thumbnail number by Slider

8b. Drop

9. Uncheck Crop Images if needed, then save the block settings

10. Focus on the old Gallery and click Remove Section

11. Click Remove

12. Click Save

13. Click Exit

14. Scroll down and that's it. You're done.
Your Gallery now can be used across pages

Here's an interactive tutorial

** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **

https://www.iorad.com/player/2366808/Squarespace---How-to-use-Galleries-across-page-part-2--use-Existing-Gallery-on-page

Next step

FAQs about Existing Gallery option

Question: Is the Gallery page the same with Gallery Pages on Squarespace 7.0

Not likely, while Gallery Pages on Squarespace 7.0 is dedicated page layout that contains Images and Videos, the Gallery page mentioned on this page is just a ‘concept’, it is a Blank page that contains a Gallery Section or Gallery Block

Question: Can Gallery block created with Existing Gallery option open in lightbox?

Absolutely, it is just ordinary Gallery block and has all Squarespace Gallery block features such as different layout: slideshows, grids, stacked, or carousels and lightbox.

Also, it is 100% compatible with Lightbox Studio - Premium Squarespace lightbox zoom plugin, help you replace Squarespace gallery lightbox with more advanced Lightbox that supports pinch-to-zoom and displays thumbnails.

Question: What are the use cases of Existing Gallery option?

It helps you to reuse gallery images across pages, helpful with Company Logos and Team Showcase, you can modify the Gallery page content and it will update on all other places.