Your own stock photo marketplace
A multilingual WordPress stock photography theme with image search, licensing, secure downloads and contributor accounts built in — no gallery-plus-ecommerce plugin stack. Pick a gallery design, import the demo library and you start from a working, searchable stock site ready to rebrand.
Get paid for downloads
Sell your own licensed downloads on your own domain, or open it up: photographers register, upload their work and share revenue with you.
Sell single licences, download credits, subscriptions or print packs — you set the prices and the split from the admin.
Powerful Image Search
Ajax search and filters so buyers find the right shot fast — by keyword, category, orientation and colour, plus any custom fields you add.
- Keyword, colour & orientation
- Custom filter fields
- Instant AJAX results
Photo & Video Library Management
Upload, tag and manage your images and video clips from the front end — titles, keywords, licences and status — without touching wp-admin.
- Front-end upload & edit
- Photos and video clips
- Draft, publish or pause
Licensing & Pricing
Attach personal, commercial and extended licence tiers to every image or bundle and price them however you like — you keep every sale.
- Personal, commercial & extended
- Per-image or bundle pricing
- No marketplace cut
Elementor-Ready Photography Templates
Elementor-friendly: Easily customize and design your gallery pages using the free Elementor plugin.
From the hero search to the masonry grid, every gallery section is a block — restyle your stock library without touching a line of code.
View Live Demo150+ Pre-Built Gallery Blocks
Build your stock site from 150+ photo-specific blocks — masonry galleries, featured collections, licence pricing tables — pick, drag and drop.
Explore Our ThemesSecure Instant Downloads
Files are delivered through protected links that only unlock after payment clears — so a working download URL can't be passed around.
- Unlocks after payment
- Re-download from account
- Gate files by membership
Contributor Marketplace
Open contributor accounts and let other photographers upload and sell — you set the revenue split, approve uploads and pay out.
- Photographer accounts
- Set the revenue split
- Approve & pay out
Photographer Members Area
Every contributor gets their own login to upload work, track downloads and earnings, and manage payouts — no wp-admin access needed.
- Downloads & earnings stats
- Manage uploads
- Payouts & invoices
Collections & Lightboxes
Curate themed collections on your homepage and let buyers save favourites into lightboxes they can return to and license in one go.
- Curated collections
- Buyer favourites & lightboxes
- Featured on the homepage
Credits & Subscriptions
Sell download credits and monthly subscription plans as well as one-off licences — recurring revenue from your best buyers, built in.
- Download credit packs
- Monthly subscription plans
- Built-in pricing tables
Responsive & Mobile-Friendly Design
Most buyers discover images on their phones — the gallery, search, lightbox, cart and download library all work perfectly on mobile.
- Works on any screen size
- Touch-friendly galleries
- Mobile checkout & downloads
Multi-Language Ready
Sell imagery worldwide — the interface translates fully and 15+ language packs are bundled.
- 15+ language packs
- Translate every label
- Multi-currency pricing
A design for every photo library
Professionally designed starting points — preview any design and import it with a click.
What you can build
The same theme powers every kind of photo business — sell your own work, or open a marketplace and take a commission on every photographer's sales.
Your own stock library
Sell licensed downloads of your photos on your own domain — search, collections and instant delivery built in.
Multi-photographer marketplace
Let photographers register, upload and sell their work, and take a commission split — Shutterstock-style.
Stock video & footage
Sell video clips alongside stills, with the same licensing, cart and protected-download delivery.
Travel & landscape library
Location-tagged travel photography with keyword search, map-friendly collections and print packs.
Food & product photography
A commercial library of food, product and lifestyle shots licensed to brands and publishers.
Nature & wildlife stock
A specialist wildlife and nature library with species tags, collections and extended licences.
Fine-art print store
Sell limited-edition prints and digital editions with per-size pricing and buyer accounts.
Curated photo packs
Bundle images into themed packs and subscriptions, or sell download credits to repeat buyers.
Your image library, managed from one screen.
Photos, contributors, sales, licence plans and payouts — the whole library runs from one clean dashboard, with no gallery or e-commerce plugin to maintain.
Photos, contributors, licence plans and payouts on one dashboard.
downloads and revenue per photo.
Elementor-ready with 150+ gallery blocks — brand your stock site from the admin area.
Buyer favourites, ratings and lightboxes on every image, moderated by you.
Photographers get their own login to upload and sell — you approve submissions, set the revenue split, message contributors or suspend accounts from the admin area.
No extra plugins to buy or configure
What other themes leave you to bolt together with gallery and e-commerce plugins, the Stock Photography Theme includes — ready to switch on from the admin area.
Customise in Elementor
Gallery layouts, image pages and landing pages all restyle visually in free Elementor — code stays untouched.
150+ ready-made blocks
Masonry galleries, image grids, featured-collection strips and pricing tables — drop them in and build photo pages in minutes.
Multiple languages
Sell photos in any language — every label and page is translatable, with 15+ language packs included.
Free payment gateways
Stripe, PayPal and dozens more free gateways to charge for downloads, licences, credits and subscription plans.
Email & SMS verification
Require email or SMS verification before new contributors and buyers can use account features.
Image search & filters
Ajax search by keyword, category, orientation and colour — plus any custom fields you add to your library.
Credits, plans & memberships
Sell download credits, subscription plans and membership tiers with built-in pricing tables and paid upgrades.
A contributor area with its own login
Photographers log in to upload work, track sales and earnings and get paid — no wp-admin access needed.
Favourites, ratings & collections
Buyers build lightboxes, favourite images and rate photos — engagement that keeps them coming back, all moderated by you.
Stock Photography Theme vs the alternatives
Own your library outright — instead of handing a royalty cut to a contributor site or paying a hosted platform every month.
| Stock Photography Theme | Contributor sites | Hosted platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 one-time | Free to join | Monthly fees |
| Unlimited installs | Yes | 1 platform | 1 site |
| You keep the sale | 100% yours | A royalty share | Minus platform fees |
| Your own domain & brand | Yes | Their brand | Yes |
| Buyer relationships are yours | Yes | No — theirs | Yes |
| Set your own licences & prices | Yes | Their rules | Limited |
| 100% open source | Yes | Proprietary | Proprietary |
How to build a stock photography website with WordPress
Six simple steps to your own stock photography website. Upload your photos and videos, set a price and licence on each, and get paid on every download — all on WordPress, with no coding required.
- 1
Set up the Stock Photography Theme
Add the Stock Photography Theme under Appearance → Themes and activate — your image library lives on your own server from day one.
- 2
Turn on your licence
Enter your licence key to unlock updates and support — one key covers every photo site you own.
- 3
Import the demo library
One click rebuilds the demo — sample photos, categories, collections and checkout — so you customise a working stock site instead of assembling one from scratch.
- 4
Upload your photos and set licences
Add your images and video clips, tag and categorise them for search, and attach licence tiers and prices — or open contributor accounts and let other photographers list their work.
- 5
Connect payments and secure downloads
Connect a free payment gateway and switch on protected download links, so every purchased file unlocks automatically the moment its payment clears.
- 6
Customise the design with Elementor
Style the gallery, image pages and download library with the 150+ Elementor blocks, then open your stock photography site for business.
WordPress Stock Photography Theme FAQ
The questions we hear most before people buy. Still unsure? Our support team is happy to help.
How do I build a stock photography website with WordPress?
Install the WordPress Stock Photography Theme, import the demo library and upload your photos and videos with a price and licence on each one — search, collections, cart, checkout and instant download delivery are already wired together, so you can be selling your first image the same day with no coding.
Can I build a site like Shutterstock or Adobe Stock?
Yes — a searchable stock library with keyword search, curated collections, licence tiers and instant downloads, on your own domain. And because contributor accounts are built in, you can go further and run a multi-photographer marketplace where others upload, sell and share revenue with you.
Can I sell photos and videos with automatic downloads?
Yes. Both images and video clips are supported, and files are delivered through protected links that only unlock after payment clears — so a buyer can't pass a working download URL around. Buyers re-download their purchases any time from their own account instead of emailing you for a lost file.
Can other photographers sell on my site and share the revenue?
Yes. Open contributor accounts and photographers upload their own work from a front-end dashboard — you approve submissions, set the commission split and pay out, keeping the rest. You decide whether the site is your own portfolio or an open marketplace.
Can I sell royalty-free licences and set my own prices?
Yes. Attach licence options — personal, commercial, extended — to each photo or bundle, and price them however you like or sell download credits and subscription plans. You keep 100% of every sale minus your payment gateway's fee; there's no marketplace commission taken by us.
Can I customise my stock photo website with Elementor?
Yes. Every page is editable in the free Elementor plugin, with 150+ pre-built blocks — image grids, masonry galleries, featured-collection strips, photographer profiles and pricing tables — that you drag into place to match your brand.
Does the stock photography theme come with demo content?
Yes. One-click import rebuilds the live demo library on your own domain — sample photos, categories, collections and the full checkout flow — so you replace placeholder images with your own instead of starting from an empty site.
Is the stock photography theme mobile responsive?
Yes. The gallery, image search, lightbox, cart, checkout and each buyer's download library all work on phones and tablets — people discover and buy images on mobile and re-download them later from the same account.
Can I use the WordPress Stock Photography Theme on more than one site I own?
Yes. A single User License covers unlimited photo sites you own — a travel library, a food-photography shop and a wildlife stock site can all run on one licence. Building photo sites for clients calls for the Developer License.
Can I download the stock photography theme for free?
No. A stock library holds your life's work plus buyers' card details — trusting that to a tampered nulled theme is a bad bargain. The genuine licence costs once and includes 6 months of updates and support with a 10-day guarantee.
Can I get a refund if the theme isn't right for me?
Yes — 10 days, money back. Import the demo library, upload a few test images and run a purchase through the cart; if it has not convinced you by then, take the refund.
Do I need any paid plugins to run a stock photo website?
No. Image search, collections, licensing, the cart, secure delivery, memberships and the contributor system are all native theme features. The design layer is free Elementor; hosting and a domain are your only bills, and support renewal after 6 months stays optional.
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