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SimpLy Gallery — WordPress Video Gallery Plugin

by GalleryCreator · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.4.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

SimpLy Gallery has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,285,315 downloads all time. It was downloaded 54,609 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

SimpLy Gallery at a glance

Active installs
40,000+
Total downloads
1,285,315
Downloads, last 30 days
54,609
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is SimpLy Gallery well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 2
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
Languages
0
translated 90%+ on translate.wordpress.org, 208 locales in progress
One-star reviews
4%
5 of 118 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
  • Responsive layouts with controls for desktop and smaller screens
  • 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 and Album Navigator for grouping 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
  • WordPress Media Library folders and tags with SimpLy Media Assistant for organizing, finding, uploading, and reusing media
  • Download a SimpLy folder’s original files as one ZIP from the Assistant or the Media Library folder sidebar
  • 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

SimpLy Gallery reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

118 reviews

5★
109
4★
2
3★
1
2★
1
1★
5

  • Perfect

    The plugin offers everything I need. Thank you.

    georgwpfrm

  • 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.

    frspp

Download and install history

75,432 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
SimpLy Gallery downloads per day05k10k15k20kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
SimpLy Gallery active installs012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
SimpLy Gallery rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
SimpLy Gallery review count050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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, #13 in search #3 ▼1
Best Gallery Plugins #17 by tag, #10 in search #9 ▼1

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Details

Create photo and video galleries with albums, sliders and a lightbox. Includes free Media Library folders to organize your files.

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

Tags

  • gallery
  • image gallery
  • lightbox
  • media library folders
  • video gallery
Version
3.4.5
Last updated
Oct 12, 2026
First published
Oct 5, 2019
Requires WordPress
6.8
Tested up to
7.1.3
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, Responsive layouts with controls for desktop and smaller screens, 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 October 22, 2026.

Is SimpLy Gallery still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does SimpLy Gallery have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 2 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 #3 in the WordPress.org "video-gallery" ranking as of today.