Gallery RB vs Photo Gallery
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Photo Gallery ranks #293 on the popular list; Gallery RB is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Photo Gallery has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Gallery RB. Downloads this week: Photo Gallery 61,783 and Gallery RB 12. Ratings: Gallery RB 5★ from 1 and Photo Gallery 4.5★ from 1,581 reviews.
| Metric | Gallery RB | Photo Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #293 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12 | 61,783 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.5★ (1,581) |
| Last updated | Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.7 | 1.8.48 |
| Best rank on record | #34,451 | #290 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Jan 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 4 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Gallery RB or Photo Gallery?
By active installs, Photo Gallery: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Gallery RB, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are Gallery RB or Photo Gallery alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.