WordPress plugin comparison

Image Gallery Custom Post Type vs ACF Photo Gallery Field

Image Gallery Custom Post Type

by nziniwal

10+ 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 10+ for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.
On a typical day, ACF Photo Gallery Field is downloaded about 125 times, Image Gallery Custom Post Type about 6.
Image Gallery Custom Post Type is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 29 reviews.
Image Gallery Custom Post Type was updated more recently: Apr 26, 2026, against Dec 26, 2025 for ACF Photo Gallery Field.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
ACF Photo Gallery Field has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.

ACF Photo Gallery Field leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Gallery Custom Post Type	ACF Photo Gallery Field
Popular rank	#38,314	#681
Active installs	10+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	124	3.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.0(29)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.16	×0.65
Last release	6 months ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.0

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