WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head vs ACF Photo Gallery Field

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head

by Matt Martz

100+ installs5.0

ACF Photo Gallery Field

by Navneil Naicker

60K+ installs4.0

At a glance

ACF Photo Gallery Field has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
On a typical day, ACF Photo Gallery Field is downloaded about 125 times, Gallery Shortcode Style to Head about 4.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 29 reviews.
ACF Photo Gallery Field was updated more recently: Dec 26, 2025, against Apr 2, 2015 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
ACF Photo Gallery Field is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for ACF Photo Gallery Field.

ACF Photo Gallery Field leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Shortcode Style to Head	ACF Photo Gallery Field
Popular rank	#16,412	#681
Active installs	100+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	3.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.0(29)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.1.42	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.65
Last release	11 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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