WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Custom Links vs Pile Gallery
At a glance
- Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 30+ for Pile Gallery.
- On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Pile Gallery about 3.
- Pile Gallery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 208 reviews.
- Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 16, 2014 for Pile Gallery.
- Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Pile Gallery.
- Pile Gallery has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.
Line by line
Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Custom Links |  Pile Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #959 | #23,256 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.1K | 55 |
| Rating | 4.7(208) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 12 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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