Gallery Custom Links — WordPress Gallery Plugin
by Jordy Meow · WordPress.org page · Website
Gallery Custom Links has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,055,607 downloads all time. It was downloaded 26,753 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Gallery Custom Links at a glance
Is Gallery Custom Links well maintained?
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
208 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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ótimo plugin fácil e rápido de usar
Muito bom o plugin, agiliza muito a atualização de imagens no site, muito fácil e rápido de usar. Eu precisa trocar as imagens pesadas que carreguei inicialmente por imagens mais leves e ocorreu tudo bem. Recomendo.
rozaelias -
Kanonbra
Gör jobbet och är enkel att använda.
PattayaNic -
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
Download and install history
29,243 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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, #20 in search | #13 | ▼4 |
| Best Custom CSS Plugins | #36 in search, not tagged | #58 | ▼20 |
| Best Custom Field Plugins | #50 in search, not tagged | #83 | ▼27 |
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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.
Rankings Gallery Custom Links competes in
Tags
- custom
- gallery
- gutenberg
- links
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- Version
- 2.3.4
- Last updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- First published
- Nov 28, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- 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 October 22, 2026.
Is Gallery Custom Links still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Gallery Custom Links have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 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 #13 in the WordPress.org Gallery Plugins ranking.