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Gallery Custom Links — WordPress Gallery Plugin

by Jordy Meow · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.1+

Gallery Custom Links has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,026,630 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Gallery Custom Links at a glance

Active installs
30,000+
Total downloads
1,026,630
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Gallery Custom Links well maintained?

Support threads resolved
2 of 2
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
4%
9 of 206 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • HtmlDomParser: Very reliable. It will rewrite your HTML so that the links are hardcoded
  • DiDom: Same as HtmlDomParser but faster. However, your HTML needs to be perfectly valid
  • Javascript: This is the fastest, but the links won’t be hardcoded. Only the visitor will experience the links

Gallery Custom Links reviews and ratings

206 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

206 reviews

5★
183
4★
9
3★
3
2★
2
1★
9

  • A lifesaver

    This was the only way I could get from a homepage gallery of thumbnail images to an expansion page for each including other several elements. I don't know why this isn't a standard feature in WP. Reliable. I can't get the site editor to turn off the carousel function of the gallery that appears between the click and the page this plugin takes you to, but that is a problem with the editor, not the plugin.

    bartict

  • Great feature. Used regularly.

    Simple to use and effective. I use it on just about every image on all my websites. So much better than clicking on some text.

    mabkenward

  • One of the most useful plugins!

    This plugin covers a shortfall in what should really be part of the way WP gallery works. It's SO common with my clients to want to link an image to something other than a bigger version of itself that this is necessary on practically every site I build. With this plugin, it "just works" to link logos to their related external websites, advertising to a "more info" page, event details to a registration form, and so much more... You really need this one!

    minionion

  • TOP

    Todo perfecto... recomendable!

    kuauka07

  • Fantastic plugin!

    I love this plugin! I was using SiteOrigin to post images of other books related to a book page, and it kept failing with each new "update." This plugin makes the tools I already have so very useful and saves me a lot of time and headaches. Totally recommend it.

    siobhanmuir

  • Excellent plugin

    Does the job

Where Gallery Custom Links ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Gallery Custom Links appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Gallery Plugins #20 by tag, #8 in search #9 –
Best Custom CSS Plugins #21 in search, not tagged #38 –
Best Custom Field Plugins #30 in search, not tagged #56 –

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Details

Gallery Custom Links allows you to link images to a specified URL. Tested with WordPress Gallery, Gutenberg, the Meow Gallery and others.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • custom
  • gallery
  • gutenberg
  • links

More from Jordy Meow

Version
2.3.3
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Nov 28, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Gallery Custom Links FAQ

What does Gallery Custom Links do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Gallery Custom Links offers HtmlDomParser: Very reliable. It will rewrite your HTML so that the links are hardcoded, DiDom: Same as HtmlDomParser but faster. However, your HTML needs to be perfectly valid and Javascript: This is the fastest, but the links won’t be hardcoded. Only the visitor will experience the links.

How many active installs does Gallery Custom Links have?

WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for Gallery Custom Links as of September 7, 2026.

Is Gallery Custom Links still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Gallery Custom Links have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for Gallery Custom Links are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Gallery Custom Links free?

Gallery Custom Links is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Gallery Custom Links rank among Gallery Plugins?

Gallery Custom Links is #9 in the WordPress.org "gallery" ranking as of today.