WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Custom Links vs Smoothscroller
At a glance
- Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 400+ for Smoothscroller.
- On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Smoothscroller about 8.
- Smoothscroller is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.7 from 208 reviews.
- Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 22, 2026 for Smoothscroller.
- Gallery Custom Links resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Smoothscroller.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smoothscroller has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.
Line by line
Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Custom Links |  Smoothscroller |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #958 | #9,184 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.8K | 203 |
| Rating | 4.7(208) | 4.9(7) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.53 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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