WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Control Buttons vs SimpLy Gallery
Gallery Control Buttons
by Zeki Can
Fewer than 10 installs
SimpLy Gallery
by GalleryCreator
40K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- SimpLy Gallery has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- On a typical day, SimpLy Gallery is downloaded about 271 times, Gallery Control Buttons about 1.
- Gallery Control Buttons has no reviews yet.
- SimpLy Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Nov 27, 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- SimpLy Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- SimpLy Gallery has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Line by line
SimpLy Gallery leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Gallery Control Buttons | SimpLy Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #57,472 | #898 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 24.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(118) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×1.61 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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