Meow Gallery · Version history
Meow Gallery changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 5.5.9
- Nov 8, 2026 (1 day ago)
- Releases
- 160
- since 2016
- In the last year
- 23
- about one every 16 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 8.1 or later
Releases each year
- 20162 releases
- 201712 releases
- 201819 releases
- 201925 releases
- 20209 releases
- 202118 releases
- 20228 releases
- 202318 releases
- 202412 releases
- 202520 releases
- 202617 releases
202617 releases
Meow Gallery 5.5.9Latest
- Fix: Blurry landscape photos in the Square layout, the browser now gets the right image size.
Meow Gallery 5.5.8
- Fix: Security: Escape the target, rel and class attributes of gallery links.
Meow Gallery 5.5.7
- Add: The empty gallery message can now be translated, and changed or hidden with the new mgl_empty_gallery_message filter.
- Update: Gallery animations are now marked as Pro in the free block.
- Update: New installs now default to OpenStreetMap for maps; existing map settings are kept.
- Update: Bento collection titles now inherit the theme color.
- Fix: Galleries using both id and ids showed up empty; ids wins again, as in WordPress.
- Fix: OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and MapTiler maps now fit all their pins.
Meow Gallery 5.5.6
- Update: Gallery data in the HTML now only keeps the image dimensions, no longer the full list of sizes and the EXIF data.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Gallery on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Meow Gallery 5.5.5
- Fix: Hotfix for an unauthenticated shortcode injection reported by JunHee CHO and Kaan Özbek.
- Fix: Hotfix for a draft post disclosure reported by JunHee CHO and Kaan Özbek.
- Update: The media endpoint is now disabled when infinite scroll is off.
Meow Gallery 5.5.4
- Add: “See Full Preview” button in the gallery block.
- Add: Uploads from the block are now attached to the post they’re added to.
- Fix: Collections with an empty name no longer crash the block.
- Update: License errors now show the actual issue on the Plugins page, and the dashboard has been cleaned up.
- Update: Media data is handled consistently across the block, collections and shortcodes.
- Update: All scripts and styles are now registered in a single place.
Meow Gallery 5.5.3
- Update: PHP 8.1 is now the minimum required version.
- Add: Reworked dashboard with a plugin board view, AI site analysis and a bounded speed test.
- Add: Border and hover options in the Design Tool.
- Add: Preview mode indicator for gallery blocks in the post editor.
- Fix: The wp_get_attachment_image_attributes filter now applies to infinite scroll and collections.
Meow Gallery 5.5.2
- Add: Real Media Library support for galleries and collections, including as a Dynamic type in the Gallery Manager.
- Fix: Infinite scroll now works on viewports without scrolling, using an IntersectionObserver to track the loading sentinel.
- Fix: Collections with missing thumbnails are now handled gracefully.
- Fix: Empty gallery handling simplified by removing unnecessary attachment retrieval.
- Fix: Tables in the Collection Maker, Managers, and Shortcode Maker now display correctly on mobile viewports.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Gallery on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Meow Gallery 5.5.1
- Update: Improved handling of image ID attributes in the gallery shortcode.
- Update: Updated the Media Selector.
Meow Gallery 5.5.0
- Fix: Order handling when using combined “orderby-order” parameter format.
- Update: Improved emoji handling in gallery HTML processing and clearer error messages.
- Add: Support for passing gallery attributes through collection shortcodes using the gallery_{att}={value} format.
Meow Gallery 5.4.9
- Fix: Removed srcset attribute from collection thumbnails when not available.
- Add: Exposed collection helpers for use by external plugins like Cleaner.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Gallery on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Meow Gallery 5.4.8
- Add: “Design Tool” feature (BETA).
- Update: Removed the “stylish” setting for Tiles layout.
- Update: Better UI/UX.
Meow Gallery 5.4.7
- Fix: Fixed a warning on missing thumbnails, showing graceful placeholders instead of broken images in both the backend and frontend.
Meow Gallery 5.4.6
- Add: Dynamic galleries with Tags support, now available in the manager.
- Add: “Order by” option is now always visible in the manager modal for easier sorting.
- Fix: Block styling and properties now render correctly within iframes (Block API v3).
- Fix: GPS coordinates from photo EXIF data are now handled more reliably, including support for float values.
- Update: REST API method for the images endpoint changed from GET to POST—developers using this endpoint will need to update their requests accordingly.
- Update: Internal database checks have been streamlined for improved reliability and cleaner codebase.
Meow Gallery 5.4.5
- Fix: Validate the gallery sorting order so it only accepts ASC or DESC values.
- Update: Refactor the gallery function to support options for preview.
- Fix: Ensure collections correctly update the lightbox.
- Add: Improve accessibility by adding keyboard shortcuts to jump to the start or end of the focused gallery.
- Fix: Correct the manager’s layout override logic so shortcode and block settings behave as expected.
- Update: Change permission checks to use the can_access_settings capability.
- Fix: Improve menu layout loading behavior and visual consistency.
- Fix: Provide a default map engine and a clear error message when none is configured.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Gallery on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Meow Gallery 5.4.4
- Add: New rank system to manually organize galleries.
- Add: Bulk delete option to quickly remove multiple galleries.
- Add: Ability to sort galleries by name.
- Update: Preview mode now shows the “order by” setting.
- Add: Truncate count option for galleries on the listing page to shorten long item counts.
- Fix: Load more now registers and works correctly when using the editor.
Meow Gallery 5.4.3
- Add: Fallback width handling in the gallery height calculation.
- Add: Truncate option for listing pages to shorten long text.
- Update: Tutorial links.
- Add: Caption source selection and improved caption retrieval logic.
- Add: Expose the mgl_load_more function on the global window object (developers can trigger infinite gallery loading from custom scripts).
202520 releases
Meow Gallery 5.4.2
- Fix: Corrected box spacing (gutters).
Meow Gallery 5.4.1
- Update: Refined how shortcode ordering options are handled for more predictable display behavior.
- Fix: Reset the plugin’s internal database version when options are reset to ensure a clean configuration state.
- Add: Introduced tabindex support and improved keyboard navigation for better accessibility.
- Fix: Ensured all block-related features safely handle list operations to prevent unexpected errors.
Meow Gallery 5.4.0
- Update: Better enqueuing.
- Fix: Stop sending htmlPreview data with block content to improve performance.
- Update: Apply the new stylesheet loading method in the WordPress admin area.
- Fix: Ensure the lightbox render is triggered after async loading.
- Fix: Add the base wp-image- class to carousel images.
Meow Gallery 5.3.9
- Fix: Resolve an issue where a broken gutter setting showed as [object Object].
- Fix: Ensure the “animation” option is correctly included when using the block shortcode.
- Add: Introduce a dedicated enqueue_styles method and refine how plugin scripts are loaded.
- Add: Enable animation controls directly in the block settings.
Meow Gallery 5.3.8
- Update: Smoother and more modern system.
- Update: Refreshed common libs.
- Fix: Glitch with Meow Lightbox.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Gallery on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Meow Gallery 5.3.7
- Add: Uploading state and preview feature for blocks.
- Add: orderBy attribute and control to the Gallery block.
- Fix: Drag and drop functionality in blocks.
Meow Gallery 5.3.6
- Add: Retrieve thumbnail sizes for Map Markers.
- Add: Breakpoint for Square layout to improve responsiveness on tablets.
- Add: Search input feature for Galleries and Collections Manager.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where gallery overlays interfered with editor content by integrating Skeleton for better stability.
- Fix: Implemented MutationObserver to automatically rerender Lightbox when Map Layout finishes loading.
Meow Gallery 5.3.5
- Add: Density for Justified layout.
Meow Gallery 5.3.4
Meow Gallery 5.3.3
Meow Gallery 5.3.2
Meow Gallery 5.3.1
Meow Gallery 5.3.0
Meow Gallery 5.2.9
Meow Gallery 5.2.8
Meow Gallery 5.2.7
Meow Gallery 5.2.6
Meow Gallery 5.2.5
Meow Gallery 5.2.4
Meow Gallery 5.2.3
202412 releases
Meow Gallery 5.2.2
Meow Gallery 5.2.1
Meow Gallery 5.2.0
Meow Gallery 5.1.9
Meow Gallery 5.1.8
Meow Gallery 5.1.7
Meow Gallery 5.1.6
Meow Gallery 5.1.5
Meow Gallery 5.1.4
Meow Gallery 5.1.3
Meow Gallery 5.1.2
Meow Gallery 5.1.1
202318 releases
Meow Gallery 5.1.0
Meow Gallery 5.0.9
Meow Gallery 5.0.8
Meow Gallery 5.0.7
Meow Gallery 5.0.6
Meow Gallery 5.0.5
Meow Gallery 5.0.4
Meow Gallery 5.0.3
Meow Gallery 5.0.2
Meow Gallery 5.0.1
Meow Gallery 5.0.0
Meow Gallery 4.3.8
Meow Gallery 4.3.7
Meow Gallery 4.3.6
Meow Gallery 4.3.4
Meow Gallery 4.3.3
Meow Gallery 4.3.2
Meow Gallery 4.3.1
20228 releases
Meow Gallery 4.3.0
Meow Gallery 4.2.9
Meow Gallery 4.2.8
Meow Gallery 4.2.7
Meow Gallery 4.2.6
Meow Gallery 4.2.5
Meow Gallery 4.2.4
Meow Gallery 4.2.3
202118 releases
Meow Gallery 4.2.2
Meow Gallery 4.2.1
Meow Gallery 4.2.0
Meow Gallery 4.1.9
Meow Gallery 4.1.8
Meow Gallery 4.1.7
Meow Gallery 4.1.6
Meow Gallery 4.1.5
Meow Gallery 4.1.4
Meow Gallery 4.1.3
Meow Gallery 4.1.2
Meow Gallery 4.1.1
Meow Gallery 4.1.0
Meow Gallery 4.0.9
Meow Gallery 4.0.8
Meow Gallery 4.0.7
Meow Gallery 3.0.4
Meow Gallery 4.0.6
20209 releases
Meow Gallery 4.0.5
Meow Gallery 4.0.4
Meow Gallery 4.0.3
Meow Gallery 4.0.2
Meow Gallery 4.0.1
Meow Gallery 4.0.0
Meow Gallery 3.5.9
Meow Gallery 3.5.8
Meow Gallery 3.5.7
201925 releases
Meow Gallery 3.5.6
Meow Gallery 3.5.5
Meow Gallery 3.5.4
Meow Gallery 3.5.2
Meow Gallery 3.5.0
Meow Gallery 3.4.9
Meow Gallery 3.4.8
Meow Gallery 3.4.7
Meow Gallery 3.4.6
Meow Gallery 3.4.4
Meow Gallery 3.4.2
Meow Gallery 3.4.0
Meow Gallery 3.3.9
Meow Gallery 3.3.8
Meow Gallery 3.3.7
Meow Gallery 3.3.6
Meow Gallery 3.3.4
Meow Gallery 3.3.3
Meow Gallery 3.3.2
Meow Gallery 3.3.1
Meow Gallery 3.3.0
Meow Gallery 3.2.8
Meow Gallery 3.2.6
Meow Gallery 3.2.5
Meow Gallery 3.2.4
201819 releases
Meow Gallery 3.2.2
Meow Gallery 3.2.0
Meow Gallery 3.1.0
Meow Gallery 3.0.8
Meow Gallery 3.0.6
Meow Gallery 3.0.2
Meow Gallery 3.0.0
Meow Gallery 2.2.0
Meow Gallery 2.0.9
Meow Gallery 2.0.8
Meow Gallery 2.0.7
Meow Gallery 2.0.6
Meow Gallery 2.0.5
Meow Gallery 2.0.4
Meow Gallery 2.0.2
Meow Gallery 1.1.2
Meow Gallery 1.1.0
Meow Gallery 1.0.7
Meow Gallery 1.0.6
201712 releases
Meow Gallery 1.0.4
Meow Gallery 1.0.3
Meow Gallery 1.0.2
Meow Gallery 1.0.1
Meow Gallery 1.0.0
Meow Gallery 0.2.4
Meow Gallery 0.2.3
Meow Gallery 0.2.2
Meow Gallery 0.2.1
Meow Gallery 0.2.0
Meow Gallery 0.1.6
Meow Gallery 0.0.3
20162 releases
Meow Gallery 0.0.2
Meow Gallery 0.0.1
Questions about Meow Gallery’s releases
What is the latest version of Meow Gallery?
5.5.9, released on Nov 8, 2026 (1 day ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 8.1 or later.
How often is Meow Gallery updated?
23 releases in the last year, about one every 16 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from October 2016.
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