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SimpLy Gallery — WordPress Video Gallery Plugin

by GalleryCreator · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.4.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

SimpLy Gallery has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,210,364 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 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

SimpLy Gallery at a glance

Active installs
40,000+
Total downloads
1,210,364
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is SimpLy Gallery well maintained?

Support threads resolved
6 of 8
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
4 of 116 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Mixed media in one gallery: images, HTML5 video, audio, YouTube, Vimeo, and VideoPress
  • Block editor-first editing with 8 included gallery blocks and visual controls
  • Multiple responsive layouts for different presentation styles
  • Lightweight YouTube and Vimeo galleries with one active video embed at a time
  • Static gallery content by default, similar to native WordPress gallery blocks
  • Albums for grouping real saved galleries under one visitor-friendly entry point
  • Page-level lightbox manager for Image blocks, Gallery blocks, linked images, and SimpLy galleries
  • Saved galleries and shortcodes for reuse across pages, posts, and theme areas
  • SimpLy Media Assistant for organizing, finding, uploading, and reusing WordPress media with SimpLy folders and tags
  • Quick static gallery creation from SimpLy folders and tags with Import Media from SimpLy Folders/Tags
  • SEO-friendly media visibility with static fallback HTML output
  • Uses standard WordPress media sizes without creating extra image copies

SimpLy Gallery reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

116 reviews

5★
108
4★
2
3★
1
2★
1
1★
4

  • Excellent plugin — highly recommend it!

    We use it on our school's website to manage photo galleries, and our hosting provider is genuinely happy with us now. The plugin we used before was putting a serious load on the server, but since switching to this one, resource usage dropped dramatically. Lightweight, effective, and does exactly what it promises. Big thanks to the developer!

    school22

  • Fantastic Gallery Plugin

    This gallery plugin works. Create beautiful galleries effortlessly can't wait to finish our Travels web site.

    mlcmike

  • Perfect.. but

    Amazing plugin, perfect in every detail with everything you need, only missing a simple option to position the caption.

    ludwigarcache

  • Best WP Lightbox plugin

    The best WP Lightbox plugin out of many I've tried.

    Dejan Buric

  • Works fine!

    Does the job well. Can show minimalistic galleries if needed.

    aaaaabb

  • Wonderful Plugin!

    This worked for me without any problems, and, on one of the Classic Themes. I usually use block themes, but just decided to play around with a classic theme, and this wonderful gallery was brilliant. Plenty of options for customizing, even in the free version. I will use this on my Block themes now. Thanks for this plugin, it is excellent! xxx

    sonyamakepeace

Where SimpLy Gallery ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Video Gallery Plugins #6 by tag, #6 in search #2 –
Best Gallery Plugins #17 by tag, #3 in search #7 –
Best Portfolio Plugins #40 in search, not tagged #65 –
Best Audio Player Plugins #48 in search, not tagged #80 –

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Details

Create responsive photo, image, video, and mixed media galleries for WordPress with gallery blocks, albums, sliders, and a built-in lightbox.

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

Tags

  • gallery
  • image gallery
  • lightbox
  • photo gallery
  • video gallery
Version
3.4.1
Last updated
Aug 5, 2026
First published
Oct 5, 2019
Requires WordPress
6.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

SimpLy Gallery FAQ

What does SimpLy Gallery do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, SimpLy Gallery offers Mixed media in one gallery: images, HTML5 video, audio, YouTube, Vimeo, and VideoPress, Block editor-first editing with 8 included gallery blocks and visual controls, Multiple responsive layouts for different presentation styles, Lightweight YouTube and Vimeo galleries with one active video embed at a time and Static gallery content by default, similar to native WordPress gallery blocks.

How many active installs does SimpLy Gallery have?

WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for SimpLy Gallery as of September 7, 2026.

Is SimpLy Gallery still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does SimpLy Gallery have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 6 of 8 recent support threads for SimpLy Gallery are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is SimpLy Gallery free?

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

Where does SimpLy Gallery rank among Video Gallery Plugins?

SimpLy Gallery is #2 in the WordPress.org "video-gallery" ranking as of today.