WP Widget Gallery

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1. ★★★★★ alwayssmilefirst

   10.4y ago

   very limited and support is all but non existing. I had a question to ask but looked at the support forum….it was laughable. I think a 12 year old built this plugin. Will build my own and distribute it here.

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2. ★★★★★ 1flamaster

   10.5y ago

   Managing a large gallery with over 100 images and growing it lacks a lot of useful features and makes editing a nightmare.

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3. ★★★★★ rshofman

   11.6y ago

   Works fine, I searched through all the plugins for this simple wordpress plugin. Works very smooth with lightbox plugin – ‘Simple Lightbox’ Thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ jvouillon

   12.8y ago

   As Vicky123, lost the website. Too bad, this plugin was exactly what i was looking for. Got this message: [19-Nov-2013 22:46:36 UTC] PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/mywebsite/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-gallery/wpwidgetgallery.php:315) in /home/mywebsite/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 899

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5. ★★★★★ Vicky123

   12.9y ago

   I have installed the plugin and used it on my sidebar when i refreshed my website page, the page have disappeared and it din’t gave me the log in page as well. I had to delete the plugin from my server in order for my website to work again. This is buy far the worst plugin i found on word press.

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6. ★★★★★ Nothingman

   13.1y ago

   Simple and easy to use, no issues and worked first time like a dream.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-05 200+ → 100+ down after 465 days in tier
2. 2024-12-26 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-12-23 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-12-21 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
5. 2024-12-10 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-12-09 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-12-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-12-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Meks Simple Flickr Widget 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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WP Widget Gallery: 100+ active installs, 2.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-widget-gallery