by A WP Life 4.6 (13 reviews)

Photo Gallery - Image, Video & Portfolio

Name: Photo Gallery - Image, Video & Portfolio
Rating: 4.6 (13 reviews)
Author: A WP Life

Create photo gallery and video gallery in seconds. Display images and videos in a clean grid with lightbox options. Supports block and Elementor

Photo Gallery ranks #5,495 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #636 of 6,333 in the Media category, a 4.6/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.0.3 Current Version v2.0.3

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#636 of 6,333 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads +15.8% this week Actively maintained

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1K+

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161.3K

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Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 22.7%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Apr 29, 2024

Photo Gallery – Image, Video & Portfolio [new-photo-gallery] < 1.4.3

CVE-2024-1896 · Fixed in v1.4.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.3
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: A WP Life

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to build photo and video galleries using Gutenberg, Elementor, or shortcodes. It solves the problem of displaying mixed image and YouTube video content in a responsive, grid-based lightbox gallery without needing custom code.

Native CSS Grid layout
Mixed photo and video galleries
YouTube and Vimeo thumbnail fetching
Lightbox popup with thumbnail navigation
Grayscale hover filter effects
Custom grid column spacing
Elementor widget support
Gutenberg block integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Photo Gallery - Image, Video & Portfolio

Navigate to Photo & Video Gallery > Add Gallery. Enter a title, upload your images using the media manager, adjust your preferences, and copy the shortcode. Paste this shortcode into your page editor.

Under the gallery settings tab, change the slide type to "Video". Paste the YouTube or Vimeo URL in the field, and use the Fetch Poster button to fetch the video's cover thumbnail automatically.

Yes, the layout uses modern CSS Grid with responsive columns (from 1 to 6) configured for desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.

Yes, a custom Elementor widget is provided, along with a native Gutenberg block featuring backend previews.

The premium version is Video Gallery Premium. It supports Masonry layout, automatic channel API syncing, AJAX pagination, and slide redirections.