WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Widget vs Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

Gallery Widget

by cybio

400+ installs4.0

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has more active installs: 300K+, against 400+ for Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is downloaded about 5,737 times, Gallery Widget about 7.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 4,342 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 18, 2011 for Gallery Widget.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.0 for Gallery Widget.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has been around longer: since 2007, against 2008 for Gallery Widget.

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Widget	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes
Popular rank	#9,412	#159
Active installs	400+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	154	459.4K
Rating	4.0(2)	4.3(4.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	79%
Tested up to	3.1.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.18
Last release	15 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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