FooGallery Migrate

67 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

A modest 1,000 active installs reflects a niche audience limited to users already committed to FooGallery, and the popularity component is capped at 45 of a possible 30 points here, which is generous for the install base.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance scores a perfect 100 of 25 thanks to a very recent update on 2026-06-30 and clear compatibility targets, signalling an actively maintained utility.

User Rating

6/15

With only two ratings returning a perfect 100/100, the user ratings score of 40 out of 15 is statistically thin and should not be treated as broad consensus.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50 of 15 with zero threads opened and zero resolved, which is neutral rather than reassuring given the tiny sample size.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is a full 100 of 15, with tested support for WordPress 7.0 and a PHP 5.4 floor that keeps it usable on older hosts, though 5.4 is well below current recommended versions.

Scores higher than 18% of indexed plugins

About

Migrate to FooGallery from other gallery plugins like NextGen, Modula, Envira and other gallery plugins.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-27 2:07pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.0+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

FooGallery Migrate is a free companion plugin from the FooGallery team that imports existing galleries from competing plugins (including NextGen, Modula, Envira, and others) into FooGallery's native gallery format. It reads source gallery data and recreates those galleries inside WordPress so users do not have to rebuild image collections by hand. In practice, it is a one-shot conversion utility rather than an ongoing gallery management tool.

Who It's For

This plugin is aimed at WordPress site owners who already use FooGallery as their primary gallery solution and want to consolidate older NextGen, Modula, Envira, or similar galleries into it. It suits photographers, studios, and small businesses running a single gallery stack who want to retire a legacy plugin and stop paying for duplicate premium licences.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this if you are happy with your current gallery plugin or have not yet installed FooGallery, since the migrator is only useful as part of a switch to the FooGallery ecosystem. Sites with complex custom gallery templates, deep NextGen album hierarchies, or heavy third-party shortcode dependencies should run a staging migration first, as automated imports rarely preserve every layout detail.

The Bottom Line

FooGallery Migrate is a focused, well-maintained utility that does exactly one job: moving existing galleries into FooGallery, and its perfect maintenance score suggests the team is keeping it current. However, a 1,000-install footprint, only two user ratings, and zero support threads mean it is impossible to gauge real-world reliability at scale. Treat it as a convenient optional add-on if you are already on FooGallery, not as a standalone reason to choose the ecosystem.

Choose this when you need a full site migration, not just gallery conversion, and want proven reliability across 5 million installs.

Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel 89/100

Pick the parent FooGallery plugin if you actually need a working gallery system on your site, since the migrator is only useful alongside it.

WPvivid, Backup, Migration & Staging 89/100

Choose this when your goal is moving an entire site between hosts or staging environments rather than swapping gallery plugins.

Smart Slider 3 89/100

Pick this if you want sliders and carousels as well as galleries, and would rather rebuild visuals fresh instead of migrating legacy data.

ManageWP Worker 88/100

Choose this when you manage many sites and need bulk backup, migration, and maintenance from a single dashboard rather than gallery-specific imports.