10 Best Meow Gallery Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Meow Gallery has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Meow Gallery
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Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Closest match5.0 (88) 20,000+ active installsAdds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies.
Shares the block, gallery, image tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.9, last updated May 28, 2026.
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
4.9 (1,999) 100,000+ active installsThe most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress.
Shares the gallery, image tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated June 19, 2026.
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4.6 (22) 3,000+ active installsBuild a responsive filter gallery for your portfolio. Organize images with filters in a stunning grid or masonry layout easily.
Shares the masonry tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More
4.7 (1,597) 100,000+ active installsThe fastest drag & drop photo gallery plugin. Create stunning image galleries, albums, video galleries & lightbox displays in minutes — no coding!
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 20 days ago.
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Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
4.5 (1,581) 100,000+ active installsPhoto Gallery is a powerful image gallery plugin with a list of advanced options for creating responsive image galleries with beautiful lightbox.
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated 13 days ago.
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FooGallery
Paid version availableGallery : FooGallery
4.8 (987) 100,000+ active installsFooGallery is a fast, responsive photo gallery and image gallery plugin with 7 gallery layouts, built-in lightbox, albums, and SEO optimization.
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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WP Carousel
Paid version availableCarousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel
4.7 (433) 70,000+ active installsCarousel, Slider, and Photo Gallery with Lightbox plugin. Create Image Carousel, Video Slider, Post Carousel, Post Grid, Product Carousel, and more.
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 20 days ago.
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Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider
4.3 (404) 40,000+ active installsRobo Gallery is a powerful image gallery and photo gallery plugin with advanced features to create responsive galleries with a beautiful lightbox
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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Gallery by Visual Portfolio
Paid version available4.8 (336) 60,000+ active installsBuild photo galleries, image galleries, and portfolio grids with gallery blocks. Masonry, lightbox, sliders, and filters included.
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.8 (116) 40,000+ active installsCreate responsive photo, image, video, and mixed media galleries for WordPress with gallery blocks, albums, sliders, and a built-in lightbox.
Shares the gallery tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated August 5, 2026.
Switching from Meow Gallery: common questions
What is the best alternative to Meow Gallery?
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Meow Gallery alternative has the most users?
Responsive Lightbox, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Meow Gallery alternative is rated highest?
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 88 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Meow Gallery alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Meow Gallery score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Meow Gallery on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is the closest match to Meow Gallery by the data we track, and Responsive Lightbox has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. FooGallery shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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