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Gallery by Visual Portfolio — WordPress Portfolio Plugin

by nK · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.8.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Gallery by Visual Portfolio has 60,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,448,039 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 31, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Gallery by Visual Portfolio at a glance

Active installs
60,000+
Total downloads
2,448,039
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio 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
2%
8 of 336 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Lightboxes for Standard WordPress Images Image lightbox available for Visual Portfolio galleries as well as for standard WordPress images and galleries in your…
  • AJAX Loading and Pagination Every dynamic part of the Visual Portfolio plugin is using AJAX to update the gallery content in live mode. Organized galleries and…
  • Filter Filter your gallery and portfolio by taxonomies (mostly categories and tags). Let users select a category and see the relevant items
  • Sort gallery items by date and title Users may sort gallery items by date and title
  • GIFs Support Our plugin automatically displays the animated GIFs in photo galleries. Also, you can show the animated GIFs on mouseover with the Pro plugin
  • Items Gutters Manually adjust the spacing between gallery images and projects
  • Images Lazy Loading Images lazy loading boost your page loading speed. You don’t need to worry about it, just use your beautiful images in the gallery, Visual…
  • Images Aspect Ratio All built-in gallery layouts support custom image aspect ratio. You don’t need to crop the image manually
  • Images Focal Point Sometimes it is very important to specify the focal point so that the custom aspect ratio does not cut off important parts of the photos.…
  • Custom Links for Gallery Images By default, gallery images will contain the links to original images. You can manually set the custom links, for example, to a…
  • RTL Support Visual Portfolio natively supports RTL languages, proper styles loaded automatically, without user interaction
  • Elementor and WPBakery Page Builder support There is a helpful widget for Elementor and shortcode for WPBakery Page Builder, which will let you select one of…

Gallery by Visual Portfolio reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

336 reviews

5★
302
4★
16
3★
4
2★
6
1★
8

  • Brilliant

    Brilliant plugin

    tex982

  • Excellent!

    Excellent plugin!

    ivannavarrofoto

  • Excellent Support

    Five Stars! Super happy with the plugin, features and support. Thank you!

    kelter

  • Super cool

    It does a great job at what it's designed to do :)

    alramro

  • Superb to display posts and galleries. Thumbs up!

    Visual Portfolio is the ultimate WordPress plugin for stunning galleries and dynamic post layouts. It combines powerful features like Masonry and Grid formats with an intuitive visual builder for effortless customization. Optimized for speed and SEO, it ensures fast loading times and maximum visibility while looking perfect on any device. I just love it.

    Frank Otto

  • Versione Free, ma fa quello che volevo!

    Semplice da usare, anche la versione free mette a disposizione vari parametri che possono risolvere le esigenze più richieste.Mi sono subito trovato bene e la mia galleria ha avuto successo!

    Guido Cappellini

Where Gallery by Visual Portfolio ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Portfolio Plugins #2 by tag, #1 in search #1 –
Best Video Gallery Plugins #5 by tag, #21 in search #7 –
Best Gallery Plugins #15 by tag, #16 in search #10 –

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Details

Build photo galleries, image galleries, and portfolio grids with gallery blocks. Masonry, lightbox, sliders, and filters included.

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

Tags

  • gallery
  • image gallery
  • photo gallery
  • portfolio
  • video gallery

More from nK

Version
3.8.1
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026
First published
Sep 19, 2017
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Gallery by Visual Portfolio FAQ

What does Gallery by Visual Portfolio do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Gallery by Visual Portfolio offers Lightboxes for Standard WordPress Images Image lightbox available for Visual Portfolio galleries as well as for standard WordPress images and galleries in your, AJAX Loading and Pagination Every dynamic part of the Visual Portfolio plugin is using AJAX to update the gallery content in live mode. Organized galleries and, Filter Filter your gallery and portfolio by taxonomies (mostly categories and tags). Let users select a category and see the relevant items, Sort gallery items by date and title Users may sort gallery items by date and title and GIFs Support Our plugin automatically displays the animated GIFs in photo galleries. Also, you can show the animated GIFs on mouseover with the Pro plugin.

How many active installs does Gallery by Visual Portfolio have?

WordPress.org reports 60,000+ active installs for Gallery by Visual Portfolio as of September 7, 2026.

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 31, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Gallery by Visual Portfolio have good support?

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

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio free?

Gallery by Visual Portfolio is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Gallery by Visual Portfolio rank among Portfolio Plugins?

Gallery by Visual Portfolio is #1 in the WordPress.org "portfolio" ranking as of today.