Best photo plugins for WordPress

The most popular photo plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Firelight Lightbox leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of ACF Photo Gallery Field (60K+) and LightPress Lightbox (40K+). All 198 plugins tagged “photo” 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 10 photo plugins

1.
Firelight Lightbox
The most installed photo plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 362 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
2.
ACF Photo Gallery Field
60K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 29 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
3.
LightPress Lightbox
40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 72 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
4.
Easy Watermark
30K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 159 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
5.
WP Photo Album Plus
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 199 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
6.
Advanced Image Styles
9K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 65 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
7.
WP Paint
5K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 84 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
8.
WP Colorbox
5K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 23 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
9.
Easy Image Collage
3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 22 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
10.
Faster Image Insert
2K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 15 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.