10 Best Photoswipe Masonry Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Photoswipe Masonry has 6,000+ 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 Photoswipe Masonry
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Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
Closest match4.9 (115) 20,000+ active installsIntegration of PhotoSwipe (http://photoswipe.com) for WordPress.
Shares the gallery, lightbox, photoswipe tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated August 30, 2026.
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Image Gallery
Paid version available4.4 (32) 3,000+ active installsCreate responsive image gallery, photo gallery with lightbox, grid & masonry layouts. Display using shortcode, Gutenberg block or Elementor widget.
Shares the gallery, image gallery, masonry tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox
4.6 (498) 20,000+ active installsResponsive photo and image galleries with masonry, albums and a lightbox. Bulk upload, drag-and-drop ordering, Gutenberg block and Elementor widget.
Shares the gallery, image gallery, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery
4.7 (24) 3,000+ active installsLightbox slider plugin is allow users to view larger versions of images, simple slide shows and Gallery view with Responsive grid layout.
Shares the gallery, image gallery, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated September 11, 2026.
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4.8 (118) 40,000+ active installsCreate photo and video galleries with albums, sliders and a lightbox. Includes free Media Library folders to organize your files.
Shares the gallery, image gallery, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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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 image gallery, masonry tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated September 15, 2026.
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4.8 (31) 1,000+ active installsAdds a Masonry layout to all built-in WordPress Galleries.
Shares the gallery, masonry tags on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 6,000+, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (203) 10,000+ active installsTired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕
Shares the gallery, masonry tags on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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4.6 (30) 2,000+ active installsEasy Photography Portfolio is an elegant portfolio gallery plugin designed for Photographers. Install the plugin, add portfolio entries and galleries …
Shares the gallery, masonry tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since February 27, 2021.
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Album Gallery for Photo & Video
Paid version available4.8 (26) 4,000+ active installsAn easy-to-use album gallery for Photo & Video display. Works seamlessly with Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Page Builder.
Shares the image gallery, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated August 20, 2026.
Switching from Photoswipe Masonry: common questions
What is the best alternative to Photoswipe Masonry?
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Photoswipe Masonry alternative has the most users?
SimpLy Gallery, with 40,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Photoswipe Masonry alternative is rated highest?
Meow Gallery, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 203 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Photoswipe Masonry 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 Photoswipe Masonry 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 Photoswipe Masonry 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 with PhotoSwipe is the closest match to Photoswipe Masonry by the data we track, and SimpLy Gallery has the widest reach with 40,000+ active installs. Photo Gallery by Supsystic shipped the most recent release, on October 16, 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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