Everything you'd want to know before you install.
A detailed look at how PrestaShop Product Gallery — HD Zoom, Fullscreen & Variant Filter works, why we built it the way we did, and the thinking behind the features above.
§ 01
Replace the native gallery without touching the theme
The module overrides no template: it injects the product page data at load time, then mounts the gallery with JavaScript in place of the native image block, which it hides cleanly. This approach makes it compatible with the classic theme and the vast majority of themes derived from it, with no template conflict and no maintenance debt on every theme update. The quick view modal deliberately keeps the native gallery to avoid any interference with the core.
§ 02
A zoom that finally uses your photos at full resolution
The native PrestaShop zoom is limited to the large format generated by the shop, often 800 pixels. Here, the inner zoom follows the cursor with an adjustable factor, and from the first hover the gallery preloads the original source image you uploaded in the background, then switches to it invisibly. Stitching, textures and fine details stay sharp even at high magnification - a real asset for fashion, jewelry, furniture or any carefully shot product photography.
§ 03
The mobile fullscreen your visitors expect
On mobile, the fullscreen viewer opens with a single tap: dark backdrop, two finger pinch with continuously recalculated pan boundaries, double tap to zoom in and out, horizontal swipe to move between images and a position counter. On desktop, the same viewer responds to the mouse wheel, keyboard arrows and the Escape key. The experience gets close to what the big marketplaces offer, right on your own shop.
§ 04
Images consistent with the chosen combination
When a customer selects the cognac color, showing them the photos of the black model creates doubt and returns. The gallery reads the native image-to-combination table and filters the display accordingly: in strict mode, only the images of the selected combination appear; in smart mode, they come first and the others follow. If a combination has no associated image, the full gallery is shown as a fallback. Resynchronization happens on every variant change, including after the core PrestaShop AJAX replacement of the image block.
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