WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Custom Links vs NextGEN Gallery Date
At a glance
- Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for NextGEN Gallery Date.
- On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, NextGEN Gallery Date about 1.
- NextGEN Gallery Date is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 208 reviews.
- Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 2, 2011 for NextGEN Gallery Date.
- Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for NextGEN Gallery Date.
- NextGEN Gallery Date has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.
Line by line
Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Custom Links |  NextGEN Gallery Date |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #958 | #26,819 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.8K | 24 |
| Rating | 4.7(208) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.2.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 15 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | – |
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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