WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Custom Links vs Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has more active installs: 300K+, against 30K+ for Gallery Custom Links.
On a typical day, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is downloaded about 5,387 times, Gallery Custom Links about 479.
Gallery Custom Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 208 reviews, against 4.3 from 4,342 reviews.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for Gallery Custom Links.
Gallery Custom Links resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 79% for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Custom Links	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes
Popular rank	#958	#159
Active installs	30K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31.8K	461.1K
Rating	4.7(208)	4.3(4.3K)
Support threads resolved	100%	79%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×3.18
Last release	11 days ago	today
Requires PHP	8.1	7.4

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