WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Custom Links vs Show External Links
At a glance
- Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Show External Links.
- On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Show External Links about 1.
- Gallery Custom Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 208 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Jan 28, 2019 for Show External Links.
- Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Show External Links.
- Gallery Custom Links has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Show External Links.
Line by line
Gallery Custom Links leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Custom Links |  Show External Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #959 | #45,427 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.1K | 27 |
| Rating | 4.7(208) | 1.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 5.6 |
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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