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Album Gallery for Flickr

by FARAZFRANK

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75 Quality Score
Active Installs
16/30

With 4,000 active installs it is a niche plugin, but it scores above baseline thanks to solid adoption within its specific Flickr-connector use case.

Update Freshness
25/25

Last updated on 2026-04-29, it shows active development and is clearly being maintained, earning a perfect maintenance score.

User Rating
12/15

A 78 out of 100 from 86 ratings indicates generally positive but not outstanding user satisfaction, with some room for improvement in the experience.

Support Health
8/15

With zero support threads recorded, there is no public track record of how the developer handles user issues, which is a mild concern given the low install base.

WP Compatibility
15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring only PHP 7.0 and WordPress 5.0, it has broad compatibility across modern hosting environments.

Scores higher than 41% of indexed plugins

About

Display Flickr albums on WordPress with lightbox preview and shortcode integration. Refactored for standard repository compliance.

Active Installs 4k+
Rating ★★★½ 3.9/5
Last Updated 2026-08-10 10:16am GMT
Requires WordPress 5.0+
Tested Up To 7.0.4
Requires PHP 7.0+
✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Album Gallery for Flickr pulls your Flickr albums into WordPress pages and posts via shortcodes, with a built-in lightbox for previewing individual images. It is a single-purpose connector between your Flickr account and your site, handling album display rather than managing photos locally in WordPress.

Who It's For

This plugin fits photographers and creatives who already organize their work in Flickr and want a low-maintenance way to showcase those albums on a WordPress site. It is best suited for portfolios, travel blogs, wedding photographer sites, and event photography businesses that treat Flickr as their primary image host.

Who Should Skip It

If you want full control over your image library, local storage, or advanced gallery layouts, skip this plugin and pick a self-contained gallery solution. Anyone not already invested in Flickr will get no value from it.

The Bottom Line

Album Gallery for Flickr does one thing and does it adequately, with an overall quality score of 75.33 out of 100 and perfect maintenance marks. It is a reasonable pick for Flickr-first creators, but the zero-thread support record and modest install base mean you should be comfortable troubleshooting on your own. For most WordPress users, a mainstream gallery plugin like FooGallery or NextGEN will offer more features and a larger community.

Tags

flickr flickr gallery image gallery lightbox photo gallery