WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head vs Shortcodes Ultimate

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head

by Matt Martz

100+ installs5.0

Shortcodes Ultimate

by Vova

400K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Shortcodes Ultimate has more active installs: 400K+, against 100+ for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
On a typical day, Shortcodes Ultimate is downloaded about 2,409 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 4.9 from 5,925 reviews.
Shortcodes Ultimate was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2026, against Apr 2, 2015 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Shortcodes Ultimate is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Shortcodes Ultimate.

Shortcodes Ultimate leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Shortcode Style to Head	Shortcodes Ultimate
Popular rank	#16,394	#148
Active installs	100+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	207.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(5.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	4.1.42	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.67
Last release	11 years ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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