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Best gallery shortcode plugins for WordPress

The most popular gallery shortcode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Responsive Image Gallery leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of PrettyGallery (20+) and Fegallery (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “gallery shortcode” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 3 gallery shortcode plugins

  1. 1.
    Responsive Image Gallery

    The most installed gallery shortcode plugin, with 40+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 14 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

  2. 2.
    PrettyGallery

    20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  3. 3.
    Fegallery

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

All 3 plugins tagged “gallery shortcode”