by Syed Balkhi
4.3 (4,338 reviews)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
The most popular gallery plugin that lets you create galleries and albums in seconds.
Compatible with WP 7.0
v4.2.2
Current Version v4.2.2
Updated 2 weeks ago
Last Update on 28 May, 2026
Refreshed 1 day ago
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Rank
#139
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Active Installs
400K+
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KW Avg Position
194
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Downloads
45.2M
+245 today
Support Resolved
48%
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Rating
86%
Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3
(4,338 reviews)
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- Version
- 4.2.2
- Last Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.5.4+
- Tested Up To
- 7.0
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Syed Balkhi
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
- Reviews
- 4,338
- Support Threads
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
This is often due to the URL paths to the CSS and JavaScript files used by the Lightbox Effects not being changed to relevant addresses based on the new site. This article will help sort out this issue if that is the case: Why are my galleries not opening up in a lightbox?.
Yes. See NextGEN Gallery Documentation.
Yup, NextGEN is a popular and well-established WordPress gallery plugin, and has been for a long time. It will work well with most other themes and plugins in the WordPress ecosystem.
Nope, we do not use flash elements.
Yes, we've put a lot of work into this and, NextGEN Galleries are compatible with phones and tablets, inluding Android and iOS operating systems. All photo galleries are also responsive, so galleries look good on diverse screen sizes. NextGEN Pro also includes a fullscreen, responsive Pro Lightbox with mobile gesture support. It's great for viewing photos on mobile devices.
In simple terms, Albums are collections of galleries. So Galleries contain your photos and Albums contain your Galleries. Albums act as links and placeholders to quickly and easily navigate your galleries. Galleries will actually display your images.
Yes, you can batch upload entire photo galleries at one time or even include zip folders.
Yes, WordPress allows you to password protect pages by default - which includes all photo galleries and content for the entire page. Password protection pages can be turned on and off at any time, with just a few clicks.
Yes, you can add text or image watermarks to your gallery images.
Yes, each thumbnail image can be individually adjusted to suit your needs.