Thumbs for WooCommerce

"Thumbs for WooCommerce" most commonly refers to WooThumbs for WooCommerce, a popular premium plugin designed to significantly enhance the default WooCommerce product image gallery.

This type of plugin, generally known as a "product gallery slider" or "product image customizer," focuses on improving the visual presentation of products to boost conversions.

Key Features of WooThumbs for WooCommerce (and similar plugins):

Advanced Product Gallery Layouts: It replaces the basic gallery with options for horizontal or vertical sliders, grids, or stacked layouts.

Multiple Images Per Variation: A crucial feature that allows you to assign a unique set of images to each product variation (e.g., a blue shirt can have five images, and a red shirt can have five different images).

Video and Media Embedding: Easily embed videos (from YouTube, Vimeo, self-hosted, etc.) and other media directly into the product gallery.

Image Zoom: Adds customizable, smooth zoom functionality with different effects (e.g., inner zoom, outer magnifier) so customers can see product details clearly.

Customizable Thumbnails: Gives you control over the size, shape, position (left, right, above, or below the main image), and transition effects of the thumbnail images.

Mobile Optimization: Ensures the gallery is fully responsive and often includes mobile-friendly features like touch/swipe gestures and pinch-to-zoom.

Fullscreen Lightbox: Provides a modern, high-resolution full-screen view of the images and media.

In short, it's a tool for store owners to create a more dynamic, engaging, and professional product image experience than what WooCommerce offers out of the box.