18 Most Popular WordPress Pictures Plugins

  • Smush Image Compression and Optimization

    Compress and optimize image files, improve performance and boost your SEO rank using Smush WordPress image compression and optimization.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 700,000+
    Downloads 4,747,222
    Ratings 2,592 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.7.3
    Requires 3.5
    Last Updated 5 months ago
    Launched Dec 5, 2008

  • SEO Friendly Images

    SEO Friendly Images automatically adds alt and title attributes to all your images improving traffic from search engines.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 200,000+
    Downloads 1,569,218
    Ratings 50 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.1 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.1.8
    Requires 2.7
    Last Updated 3 years ago
    Launched Mar 4, 2008

  • FancyBox for WordPress

    Seamlessly integrates FancyBox into your blog: Upload, activate, and you're done. Additional configuration optional.

    fancybox-for-wordpress screenshot 1 fancybox-for-wordpress screenshot 2
    fancybox-for-wordpress screenshot 1
    fancybox-for-wordpress screenshot 2
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 100,000+
    Downloads 729,500
    Ratings 36 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.4 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.1.8
    Requires 3.4
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Feb 6, 2009

  • Lightbox Gallery

    The Lightbox Gallery plugin changes the view of galleries to the lightbox.

    lightbox-gallery screenshot 1
    lightbox-gallery screenshot 1
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 80,000+
    Downloads 885,438
    Ratings 34 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.6 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.5.1
    Requires 2.5
    Last Updated one year ago
    Launched Apr 28, 2008

  • jQuery Colorbox

    Adds Colorbox/Lightbox functionality to images, grouped by post or page. Works for WordPress and NextGEN galleries. Comes with different themes.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 60,000+
    Downloads 441,713
    Ratings 28 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.4 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.6.1
    Requires 2.8
    Last Updated 9 months ago
    Launched Dec 28, 2009

  • Foo Gallery

    Foo Gallery is the most intuitive and extensible gallery management tool ever created for WordPress.

    foogallery screenshot 1 foogallery screenshot 2 foogallery screenshot 3 foogallery screenshot 4
    foogallery screenshot 1
    foogallery screenshot 2
    foogallery screenshot 3
    foogallery screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 60,000+
    Downloads 219,744
    Ratings 90 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.6.1
    Requires 3.9
    Last Updated 11 months ago
    Launched Jul 10, 2014

  • Google XML Sitemap for Images

    The Image Sitemap plugin will generate an XML Sitemap for Images that exist in your WordPress blog.

    google-image-sitemap screenshot 1
    google-image-sitemap screenshot 1
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 40,000+
    Downloads 141,958
    Ratings 8 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.5.2
    Requires 2.9.2
    Last Updated 5 years ago
    Launched Jul 24, 2010

  • Alpine PhotoTile for Instagram

    Simple, stylish, and compact plugin for displaying Instagram photos in a sidebar, post, or page.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 30,000+
    Downloads 233,172
    Ratings 41 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.4 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.8.11
    Requires 3.2
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Jan 5, 2013

  • WOW Slider

    Add beautiful image slider to your Wordpress blog! Awesome effects, fancy templates, point-and-click wizard. Fully responsive, pure CSS fallback.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 30,000+
    Downloads 533,103
    Ratings 57 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    2.2 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.0.8
    Requires 3.1
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Nov 8, 2012

  • NextCellent Gallery - NextGEN Legacy

    A Photo Gallery for WordPress providing NextGEN legacy compatibility from version 1.9.13

    nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 1 nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 2 nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 3 nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 4
    nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 1
    nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 2
    nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 3
    nextcellent-gallery-nextgen-legacy screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 30,000+
    Downloads 193,953
    Ratings 80 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.9 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.5
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Sep 11, 2013

  • Promotion Slider

    Promotion Slider is a jQuery slideshow populated by the promotions you enter into the WordPress admin area.

    promotion-slider screenshot 1 promotion-slider screenshot 2 promotion-slider screenshot 3 promotion-slider screenshot 4
    promotion-slider screenshot 1
    promotion-slider screenshot 2
    promotion-slider screenshot 3
    promotion-slider screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 288,696
    Ratings 38 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.5.2
    Requires 3.2
    Last Updated 4 years ago
    Launched Sep 28, 2010

  • Gallery - Gmedia Photo Gallery. Music Player, Video Gallery, Media Library

    Gallery Gmedia - photo gallery with comments, EXIF & Metadata, map geolocation (GPS), private galleries, music & video player.

    grand-media screenshot 1 grand-media screenshot 2 grand-media screenshot 3 grand-media screenshot 4
    grand-media screenshot 1
    grand-media screenshot 2
    grand-media screenshot 3
    grand-media screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 475,993
    Ratings 220 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.6 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.7.3
    Requires 3.7
    Last Updated 5 months ago
    Launched Apr 13, 2013

  • Attachments

    Attachments allows you to simply append any number of items from your WordPress Media Library to Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types

    attachments screenshot 1 attachments screenshot 2 attachments screenshot 3 attachments screenshot 4
    attachments screenshot 1
    attachments screenshot 2
    attachments screenshot 3
    attachments screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 165,775
    Ratings 44 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.2.5
    Requires 3.0
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Nov 2, 2009

  • Smooth Slider

    Free WordPress Slider Plugin to Create Image Slider, Post Slider, Content Slider, Video Slideshow with Responsive Design

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 616,901
    Ratings 64 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.6.1
    Requires 3.0
    Last Updated 9 months ago
    Launched Sep 10, 2009

  • NextGEN Scroll Gallery

    Awesome free JavaScript gallery. BMo-Design's Mootools Javascript ScrollGallery as a Plugin for the Wordpress NextGEN Gallery.

    nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 1 nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 2 nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 3 nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 4
    nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 1
    nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 2
    nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 3
    nextgen-scrollgallery screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 199,013
    Ratings 21 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.2.2
    Requires 3.1
    Last Updated 4 years ago
    Launched Jun 25, 2011

  • WP Slider Plugin

    WordPress slider plugin is a beautifully designed and an elegant plugin. It's simple, very easy to use, modern and responsive slider plugin.

    no screenshot found
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 153,905
    Ratings 34 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.4.1
    Requires 3.0
    Last Updated 2 years ago
    Launched Dec 2, 2012

  • EasyRotator for WordPress - Slider Plugin

    Add beautiful, responsive EasyRotator photo rotators and sliders to your WordPress site in seconds.

    easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 1 easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 2 easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 3 easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 4
    easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 1
    easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 2
    easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 3
    easyrotator-for-wordpress screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 234,280
    Ratings 72 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.7.2
    Requires 2.8
    Last Updated 6 months ago
    Launched Mar 21, 2012

  • Add Local Avatar

    This plugin adds the ability to manage global, local, and use twitter avatars.

    add-local-avatar screenshot 1 add-local-avatar screenshot 2 add-local-avatar screenshot 3 add-local-avatar screenshot 4
    add-local-avatar screenshot 1
    add-local-avatar screenshot 2
    add-local-avatar screenshot 3
    add-local-avatar screenshot 4
    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 333,434
    Ratings 13 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    2.6 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.8.11
    Requires 2.5
    Last Updated 4 years ago
    Launched Apr 3, 2008

Leave a comment below if we missed any of your favorite pictures plugins.

If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our mailing list. You can also find us on Twitter.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *