Meow Gallery — WordPress Gallery Plugin
by Jordy Meow · WordPress.org page · Website
Meow Gallery has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 579,164 downloads all time. It was downloaded 10,631 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Meow Gallery at a glance
Is Meow Gallery well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Infinite/Lazy Loading: Faster page loading and smoother experience
- Carousel Layout: Dynamic slider/carousel that can also work as a hero
- Map Layout: GPS-based photo display for travel galleries
- Animations: Bring your galleries to life with smooth animations
Meow Gallery reviews and ratings
203 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great slim, well-performing Plugin
For my tiny page this Plugin turned out to be a great choice. Although some of the gallery layouts seem to collide with the CSS of my Astra Template, the default styles "tiles" and "masonry" still offer a great way to provide multiple pictures to the visitor, above all in combination with the Meow LightBox. Thumbs up!
gelegenheitswebdesigner -
Good, easy to install, and helpful – with a few minor flaws
Meow Gallery is very easy to install and set up. The gallery settings are quite extensive, which is great. However, I wish there was more freedom when it comes to placing the photos, as this part isn't very intuitive. Overall, I am very satisfied and really appreciate that you offer a great FREE-version. Thank you!
stefanprasselfotografie -
Meow Gallery
Following a server update last week, I switched from Jetpack to Meow Gallery. I really appreciate how it provides exactly the features I need in such a compact and efficient way. Thank you so much for your great work!
hideki184 -
Almost perfect replacement to Jetpack's Carousel
My site uses both Simple Lightbox and Jetpack's Carousel.They work well enough, but I hate that I need two separate plugins to display solo and gallery images, particularly that they look different from each other. With Meow Lightbox and Gallery, well, it's still two separate plugins but at least the look of the lightbox and galleries are consistent. Now, I can rely less on the bloated plugin that is Jetpack, and I think Meow Gallery is faster. One caveat though: both plugins don't seem to play well with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for any preset above Essential. I wager its because of the QUIC.cloud connection... while I have encountered minimal problems with Jetpack and Simple Lightbox even with QUIC.cloud.
Lazylonewolf -
Tolles Programm
Gallery ist ein wirklich gelungenes Programm. Meine Webseite ist damit sehr aufgewertet worden. Die Arbeit mit Gallery ist leicht und übersichtlich. Da Team von Meow ist einfach Klasse und Hilft sehr kompetent und zeitnah.
pixelzeit -
Looks good
Many ways to fit the galleries to the number of pictures. The gallery sort them nicely.
FormidlerLone
Download and install history
22,066 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Meow Gallery ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Meow Gallery appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Gallery Plugins | #37 by tag, #9 in search | #15 | ▲1 |
| Best Video Gallery Plugins | #30 in search, not tagged | #62 | ▼5 |
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Details
Tired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Meow Gallery competes in
Tags
- block
- gallery
- image
- lightroom
- masonry
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- Version
- 5.5.6
- Last updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- First published
- Oct 21, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Meow Gallery FAQ
What does Meow Gallery do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Meow Gallery offers Infinite/Lazy Loading: Faster page loading and smoother experience, Carousel Layout: Dynamic slider/carousel that can also work as a hero, Map Layout: GPS-based photo display for travel galleries and Animations: Bring your galleries to life with smooth animations.
How many active installs does Meow Gallery have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Meow Gallery as of October 22, 2026.
Is Meow Gallery still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Meow Gallery have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 3 of 3 recent support threads for Meow Gallery are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Meow Gallery free?
Meow Gallery is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Meow Gallery rank among Gallery Plugins?
Meow Gallery is #15 in the WordPress.org Gallery Plugins ranking.