SimpLy Gallery

83 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

40,000 active installs is a moderate footprint, well behind FooGallery's 100,000 and MetaSlider's 500,000, which is why popularity sits at 69/30 rather than higher.

Update Freshness

25/25

A same-day update timestamp and a recent WordPress 7.0 compatibility tag earn a perfect 100/25 maintenance score, indicating the developer is actively shipping changes.

User Rating

14/15

96 out of 100 from 116 reviews is an excellent satisfaction signal, putting the ratings component at 96/15.

Support Health

8/15

Only 6 total support threads with 4 resolved (66.7%) is a thin sample size that limits confidence in long-term support, yielding 50/15.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, requiring WordPress 6.8 and PHP 7.4 with testing against WordPress 7.0, which is forward-looking for late 2026.

Scores higher than 89% of indexed plugins

About

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

Active Installs 40k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-09-08 7:22am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.8+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

12 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 10 Medium

Most recent: July 10, 2026

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Mixed Media Gallery Blocks <= 3.3.3.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via sliderMaxHeight Block Attribute Medium

July 10, 2026 Patched in ["3.3.3.2"] CVE-2026-5743

Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter Medium

April 30, 2026 Patched in ["3.2.4.5"] CVE-2024-13362

Mixed Media Gallery Blocks <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution High

March 23, 2026 Patched in ["3.3.2.1"] CVE-2026-25345

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Plugin Settings Modification Medium

December 12, 2025 Patched in ["3.3.1"] CVE-2025-14288

SimpLy Gallery <= 3.3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 26, 2025 Patched in ["3.3.2.2"] CVE-2025-63052

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 4, 2025 Patched in ["3.2.6"] CVE-2025-32176

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery <= 3.2.4.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

November 21, 2024 Patched in ["3.2.4.3"] CVE-2024-10034

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via galleryID and className Parameters Medium

June 27, 2024 Patched in ["3.2.2"] CVE-2024-5424

Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get Medium

July 18, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.5"] CVE-2023-33999

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization in pgc_sgb_action_wizard High

March 1, 2023 Patched in ["3.0.8"] CVE-2023-0441

Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks Medium

March 4, 2022 Patched in ["2.3.6"] CVE-2022-4974

Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 23, 2021 Patched in ["2.2.1"] CVE-2021-24667

What It Does

SimpLy Gallery adds block-based, responsive galleries to the WordPress editor, supporting photos, videos, and mixed media in formats including albums, sliders, and masonry layouts. It ships with a built-in lightbox so visitors can view media full-size without leaving the page. The plugin targets the standard WP gallery experience with several layout variations.

Who It's For

This plugin fits small to mid-sized WordPress sites that need polished visual galleries without paying for a premium plugin, especially photographers, real estate agents, designers, event venues, and bloggers. The 40,000 active installs and 96/100 rating suggest it has found a real audience in these niches. It is well suited to users who want native block editor integration rather than shortcode-based galleries.

Who Should Skip It

If you need advanced features such as e-commerce product galleries, watermark protection, social media importing, or deep WooCommerce integration, you will likely outgrow SimpLy Gallery quickly and should look at FooGallery or paid alternatives. Sites already running a heavy page builder with its own gallery widget may not get extra value from adding this plugin.

The Bottom Line

SimpLy Gallery delivers a strong 82.51/100 overall score, driven by excellent ratings, recent maintenance, and forward-looking compatibility, though its modest install base and thin support history are real caveats. It is a sensible pick for visual-first sites that want block-native galleries without the bloat of larger suites. Power users needing advanced gallery features or bulletproof support history should compare it against FooGallery or Smart Slider 3 first.

Pick Shortcodes Ultimate if you need galleries plus a much larger library of general content shortcodes, with 400,000 installs proving its staying power.

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

Choose FooGallery if you want a more mature gallery plugin with deeper template, album, and extension options for serious photography sites.

Smart Slider 3 89/100

Go with Smart Slider 3 if your priority is highly animated, slide-focused presentations and you want the broadest user base (800,000 installs).

Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 87/100

Consider Robo Gallery if your install count matches and you prefer its specific layout style, though SimpLy Gallery edges it on overall quality score.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 87/100

Pick MetaSlider if you want the largest community (500,000 installs) and frequent updates for straightforward slider and carousel use.