Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery vs Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )
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
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,431, ahead of Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery at #1,659. Over the last 7 days Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) held its place and Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery slipped 4 places. Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ). Downloads this week: Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 8,384 and Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 453. Ratings: Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 4.8★ from 147 and Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 4.7★ from 250 reviews.
| Metric | Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery | Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,659 ▼ 4 | #1,431 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 453 | 8,384 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (147) | 4.7★ (250) |
| Last updated | Sep 4, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.7.7.32 | 9.12.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,626 | #1,426 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2016 | Aug 2016 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery or Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )?
By active installs, Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ), according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery or Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )?
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ), at #1,431 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery at #1,659. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery or Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 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.