How do I limit the number of columns in gallery pages? (SS v.7.0)

Site URL: https://swan-ferret-9gx2.squarespace.com/sketchbook

Hi!

How do I limit the amount of columns in a gallery page in version 7.0? I would like to limit it to a maximum of 3 columns wide on desktop (while having a max width so the images don't extend all the way full width), while also having the option to tweak the number of columns in mobile view. I think there is this functionality in 7.1, but I put a priority into having a sidebar navigator, that's why I'm on 7.0 (Wells template).

I really like how gallery pages function (both in ease of management and having lightbox style navigation) so I'm avoiding doing this via image blocks.

I was wondering if any css code for this exists.

(In the midst of making my first squarespace illustration portfolio website. am using this as reference https://fartsforart.com/tagged/Latest)

Thank you!

Could you enable site wide password to help check current set up?

Hey! thanks for the reply. Just enabled site wide password: "ineedhelp"

To clarify, I was hoping to make these changes to the "SKETCHBOOK" page (a gallery style page) (was experimenting with alternatives for the other pages so you can ignore those!)

11 hours ago, GUNKMAN said:

Hey! thanks for the reply. Just enabled site wide password: "ineedhelp"

 

To clarify, I was hoping to make these changes to the "SKETCHBOOK" page (a gallery style page) (was experimenting with alternatives for the other pages so you can ignore those!)

Password seems not working anymore, but you can follow this article to set the masonry grid style using pure css to limit the column count

CSS Masonry layouts: Responsive, Lightweight, and EASY! (w3bits.com)

I checked and have changed the password if still you want to take a look!

Site: https://swan-ferret-9gx2.squarespace.com/sketchbook

Password: ineedhelp2

I will also check out the guide though! thanks

12 minutes ago, GUNKMAN said:

I checked and have changed the password if still you want to take a look!

Site: https://swan-ferret-9gx2.squarespace.com/sketchbook

Password: ineedhelp2

 

I will also check out the guide though! thanks

This may helps

/* Masonry grid */
.collection-type-gallery.enable-gallery-thumbnails.thumbnail-view #thumbnails {
  transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
  column-gap: 30px;
  column-fill: initial;
  height: auto !important;
}

/* Masonry item */
.collection-type-gallery #thumbnails .thumb {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  display: inline-block; /* Fix the misalignment of items */
  vertical-align: top; /* Keep the item on the very top */
  position: static;
  -width: auto !important;
  height: auto !important;
}
/* Masonry on tablets */
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
  .collection-type-gallery.enable-gallery-thumbnails.thumbnail-view #thumbnails {
    column-count: 2;
  }
}

/* Masonry on big screens */
@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
  .collection-type-gallery.enable-gallery-thumbnails.thumbnail-view #thumbnails {
    column-count: 3;
  }
}

cool! that seemed to put them into 3 columns! but 2 problems seemed to have come up from this:

1- template does not seem to resize properly (gaps will suddenly get very big, images will start overlapping or extra columns start appearing when window is resized) (this doesn't happen with the default layout)

2- image chronological order has become non-horizontal (1,3,5,2,5,6 instead of 1,2,3,4,5,6 horizontally)

but I think this is on the right track so far, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!