Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Syed Balkhi. With a rating of 4.7★ from 1,597 reviews, it currently ranks #9 in the Gallery category.
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More is the #9 ranked Gallery app on WordPress, with a 4.7 average rating from 1,597 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More ranks #9 of 595 in Gallery on WordPress. It holds a 4.7★ average from 1,597 reviews on WordPress.
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+4.7★ average across 1,597 reviews
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How Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More works
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The Best Photo Gallery Plugin for Beautiful Image Galleries
We believe creating a photo gallery should be simple!
Envira Gallery makes it easy to create beautiful, responsive image galleries that look great on any device. Drag, drop, publish — and your photo gallery is live in minutes with zero coding required.
More importantly, over 150,000 website owners choose Envira Gallery because it is the fastest loading gallery plugin on the market. Your image gallery will never slow down your site.
Whether you need a portfolio gallery, a client proofing gallery, or a video gallery for your brand – Envira Gallery does it all.
Envira Gallery Pro
This plugin is the lite version of Envira Gallery Pro, which comes with albums, video galleries, watermarking, WooCommerce integration, client proofing, social sharing, and tons more. Click here to purchase the best premium photo gallery plugin now!
See what WordPress developer Chris Lema has to say about Envira Gallery:
I’ve suspended flavor-of-the-week gallery plugins in favor of Envira Gallery. It’s developer-friendly — a photo gallery solution that works great and won’t slow down your site.
Chris Lema – WordPress Developer & Blogger
Drag & Drop Gallery Builder
Create a stunning image gallery in minutes, not hours. Our drag & drop gallery builder lets you upload photos, reorder images, and publish with just a few clicks.
No coding. No confusing settings. Just drag, drop, and your photo gallery is live.
Envira Gallery works perfectly with the Block Editor, Classic Editor, and shortcodes. Embed your image gallery on any page or post instantly.
Lightning-Fast Photo Gallery Performance
Speed matters. A slow gallery plugin will hurt your search rankings and frustrate your visitors.
That’s why Envira Gallery is built for speed from the ground up. Testing by WPBeginner confirmed Envira Gallery loads faster than any other photo gallery plugin.
Your image gallery will load fast on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Responsive Lightbox Display
Every photo gallery includes a built-in responsive lightbox that works beautifully on all devices. Visitors browse images in a gorgeous fullscreen overlay without leaving the page.
The lightbox includes:
Multiple lightbox themes to match your site’s design
Touch and swipe support for mobile galleries
Keyboard navigation for desktop browsing
Fullscreen mode for immersive gallery viewing
Zoom capability for full-resolution images
Slideshow autoplay with manual controls
Photo Albums to Organize Your Galleries
Got a lot of images? Use albums to group your photo galleries into organized collections. Choose cover photos for each album and let visitors browse your galleries their way.
Albums are perfect for:
Wedding and event photographers with multiple shoots
Real estate agents with property photo galleries
Travel bloggers organizing galleries by destination
Businesses showcasing products by category
Schools organizing event photo galleries by year
Video Gallery Support
Go beyond photos. With the Video Gallery addon, embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, DailyMotion, Twitch, and self-hosted video directly in your gallery.
Mix photos and videos in the same gallery, or create dedicated video galleries. Every video plays inside the same beautiful lightbox your visitors already love.
Sell Your Photos with WooCommerce
Turn your photo gallery into a revenue stream. The WooCommerce integration lets you sell prints, digital downloads, and licensed images directly from your image gallery.
Visitors browse your gallery, click a photo they love, and purchase — all without leaving your site.
Protect Your Images
Your photos deserve protection. Envira Gallery gives you the tools to keep your gallery images safe:
[Watermarking] — Add text or image watermarks to protect gallery photos (originals are preserved)
Right-click protection — Prevent visitors from downloading your images
Password protection — Restrict gallery access to authorized users only
Gallery permissions — Control who can view each photo gallery by user role
Image licensing — Display Creative Commons and custom license info to protect your work
Client Proofing for Photographers
Running a photography business? The client proofing addon streamlines your workflow. Clients browse their photo gallery, select favorites, add feedback, and submit — all from your site.
No more emailing zip files back and forth. Your gallery becomes a professional client experience.
Beautiful Gallery Layouts
Every photo gallery deserves the right layout. Envira Gallery includes:
Masonry — Pinterest-style image gallery layout
Grid — Clean, uniform photo gallery grid
Justified — Edge-to-edge image gallery rows
Square — Uniform square thumbnails
Mosaic — Dynamic, eye-catching gallery pattern
Blogroll — Full-width image gallery layout for blogs
Social Sharing & Engagement
Help your gallery go viral. The social sharing addon lets visitors share photos to Facebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email.
Add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to every image in your gallery for maximum exposure.
SEO-Friendly Photo Gallery
Envira Gallery is built to help your image gallery rank. Every gallery includes:
Deeplinking — SEO-friendly URLs for individual gallery images
EXIF metadata display — Camera model, aperture, shutter speed with schema markup
Alt text and caption support — Properly structured image gallery data
Lazy loading — Faster initial page loads for better Core Web Vitals
Image compression — Reduce file sizes without losing quality
Adobe Lightroom Integration
Professional photographers love our Lightroom addon. Create and sync image galleries directly from your Lightroom collections. Edit in Lightroom, and your photo gallery updates automatically.
Full Envira Gallery Feature List
Drag & drop gallery builder — Create a photo gallery in minutes without code
100% responsive and mobile-friendly image galleries
Built-in responsive lightbox with fullscreen mode
Albums — Organize galleries into collections with cover photos
Video galleries — YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, self-hosted video support
Slideshow — Autoplay gallery with manual controls
Social sharing— Share gallery images to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
Watermarking — Protect photo gallery images with watermarks
WooCommerce /eCommerce Galleries — Sell photos directly from your image gallery
Client proofing — Photography business client workflow
Block Editor — Dedicated and easy to use gallery block
Import & Migration
Adobe Lightroom — Sync image galleries with Lightroom collections
Instagram importer — Import Instagram photos into your gallery automatically
Dropbox importer — Import photos from Dropbox
Zip file importer — Build galleries from zip files
NextGEN / Imagely importer — Migrate from NextGEN Gallery
After reading this feature list, you can see why over 150,000 websites trust Envira Gallery as their go-to photo gallery plugin.
Give Envira Gallery a try.
Credits
This plugin is created by Syed Balkhi and the Envira Gallery Team.
Branding Guidelines
Envira Gallery® is a registered trademark of Envira Gallery LLC. When writing about the photo gallery plugin by Envira Gallery, please use the full name “Envira Gallery.”
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Competitors & alternatives
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What is Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More?
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More is a WordPress app by Syed Balkhi, listed in Gallery. It holds a 4.7-star average from 1,597 reviews on WordPress.
Where does Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More rank on WordPress?
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More ranks #9 of 595 apps in Gallery on WordPress.
Where Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More stands in the Gallery category
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More ranks #9 of 595 apps in the Gallery category, placing it in the top 2% of the listing.
