How to display the photos to be approved as images an not as a list

My current setting:
Joomla: 5.4.1
CB: 2.11.0+build.2026.01.12.21.55.56.a25ef0f6c
CB Gallery: 3.0.1+build.2026.01.22.15.13.24.b8e3d0daf 

Current situation:
If as moderator logs into the webpage in order to approve the uploaded gallery images of users the corresponding gallery images (to be approved) will be presented as a list which looks as follows:



Question:
Is it possible to display the images not as a link but as a thumbnail? Because otherwise the moderator alsways has to click first onto the link in order to see the image. I have tried to find some 'switches' in the backend but I was not successful

thank for help

It's a modal window so you can see the actual full image and the media uploaded may not even be an image as it could be a file, a video, etc.. I don't see how to possibly fit that nicely in a table. Maybe some kind of hover preview? Mouseover it and it shows the thumbnail image? Would that be sufficient?

Note the entire table is a template file in CB Gallery so it can be entirely replaced with your own HTML if you wanted.

Thanks for your answer. Now I understand the ‘problem’. Based on your reply I made some thoughts / brainstroming:
So the main goal of this table is to effectively present the files (type = video / document / images / etc.) to be approved  by the moderator. And based on the displayed information about each file the moderator should be enabled to decide very fast!!! which file should be approved or not approved.

It is obvious that a thumbnail could accelerate this decision in case of type = image. But if the file type is e.g. a video-file the only way to check is to click on the corresponding link an look the whole video.As a conclusion of these requirements a possible solution could look as follows:

There will be implemented an additional ‘Media Detail’ switch (in the frontend). As soon as this switch has been activated the ‘Media’ column shows more detailed information about the corresponding file. E.g. if the file is of type = image, the detail could e.g. show the thumbnail of this image. If the file is of type = video, the detail could e.g. show the filesize / length of the video (which could also be a criateria for the approval decision)

Example scenario:
Let’s assume that this table shows 2000 entries. Half of them are image files and half of them are video files. As a first step the moderator could filter all the image files (the filter dropdown already exists) and activate the ‘Media Detail’ Switch. Now the thumbnails become visible and the moderator is able to approve all these files at a glance. After this step the moderator filters all video files …. Of course now he has to click on each file in order to view it.

Anyway. At the moment I have not 2000 files 😊 So I can live with the current implementation. May be you can discuss my idea in your developer community.

I suppose it just kind of depends on if that information is actually relevant to the approval. Validation rules themselves prevent sharing media that isn't permitted as is. So what exactly are you looking for when you're approving the media?

The only at-a-glance I can suggest is just hover previews, which I've added a feature ticket for.

forge.joomlapolis.com/issues/9815

... I just verify that the uploaded image looks 'serious' because my business is a dating plattform .... but hover preview is fine for me. THANKS

Will also see if I can improve the modal window for the approval page as well. It should have a lot more information and it'd be nice to be able to approve/reject directly from the modal window.