WordPress plugin comparison

Accessible External Text Links vs Gallery Custom Links

Accessible External Text Links

by Myshock

10+ installs

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Accessible External Text Links.
On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Accessible External Text Links about 1.
Accessible External Text Links has no reviews yet.
Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Feb 22, 2023 for Accessible External Text Links.
Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Accessible External Text Links.
Accessible External Text Links has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.

Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Accessible External Text Links	Gallery Custom Links
Popular rank	#30,700	#959
Active installs	10+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	31.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(208)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.13
Last release	3 years ago	today
Requires PHP	–	8.1

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