Explore Gallery
Explore Gallery
The explore gallery is ImgLink's public image feed. It's where you discover images uploaded by the community, find creators to follow, and browse content across the platform.
Visit the explore gallery at imglink.cc/explore.
What You'll Find
Every public image uploaded to ImgLink appears in the explore gallery. Images are displayed as a grid of thumbnails that you can click to view full-size. Each thumbnail shows:
- The image - A preview thumbnail
- Like count - How many hearts the image has
- Heart button - Click to like the image directly from the grid
- Uploader info - Who uploaded the image
Sorting Options
The explore gallery supports multiple sort modes:
Recent
See the latest uploads in chronological order. Great for discovering fresh content.
Popular
Sort by like count to see the most-loved images on the platform. This surfaces the best content the community has to offer.
Trending
A combination of recency and popularity. Images that are getting lots of likes recently appear higher.
Interacting with Images
Like
Click the heart icon on any thumbnail to like it. See Likes & Hearts for more details on how hearts work.
View
Click any image to open the full viewer page with the original resolution, direct links, embed codes, and more.
Follow
Click through to the uploader's User Profiles and hit Follow to get notified of their future uploads. See Following & Followers for details.
Discovery Tips
- Browse daily - New content is uploaded constantly
- Try different sort modes - Popular shows all-time bests, trending shows what's hot now
- Follow creators you enjoy - Build your personalized feed through Following & Followers
- Like what you enjoy - Your likes help surface great content and encourage creators
For Uploaders
Want your images to appear in the explore gallery?
- Upload as public - Only public images appear in explore
- Quality matters - Better images get more likes and rise in popularity
- Featured Images - Feature your best 3 on your profile to get noticed
- Stay active - Regular uploaders build followers faster
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