Photo Gallery by FooGallery vs Ninja Drive for Google Drive – All-in-One Solution

Photo & Image Gallery FooGallery makes it easy to create stunning photo and image galleries using drag and drop in minutes. It’s responsive, retina-ready, SEO-friendly, and optimized for performance. With beautiful gallery layouts, live previews, a built-in lightbox, and deep customization options, FooGallery is a complete gallery solution for modern WordPress websites. Launch Your Own FooGallery Demo (Backend included) FooGallery gives you live previews as you design your galleries, includes a visual gallery layout selector, and integrates seamlessly with the WordPress block editor and shortcodes. It’s developer-friendly, performance-focused, and fully extendable. Visit the FooGallery Homepage All FooGallery Demos Key Features 7 Beautiful Free Gallery layouts: Responsive – demo Image Viewer – demo Masonry – demo Simple Portfolio – demo Justified – demo Single Thumbnail – demo Carousel – demo Built-in Lightbox: Adjust colors, transitions, captions, and controls with fullscreen, thumb strip, auto progress, prev/next, and download button support. Advanced Customization: Control thumbnail sizes, spacing, hover effects, caption line limits, mobile columns, background fill, custom attributes, and more. Visual Gallery Builder: Use the gallery layout selector, live preview device switcher, drag-and-drop uploads, advanced attachment modal, and shortcode helpers to build galleries faster. Block Editor & Shortcodes: Add galleries with the WordPress block editor, preview them live while editing, and fine-tune output with shortcode arguments and page/offset controls. Performance Optimized: Lazy loading, pagination, reduced layout shifts, fingerprinted assets, and broad compatibility with image optimization and caching plugins for fast loading times. SEO-Ready: ALT and title attributes, attachment descriptions, and full integration with Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO. Albums built-in: Responsive album layout – demo All-in-one Stack album – demo (just activate the albums feature) Import / Export galleries between WP installs, with progress and resume support for large imports – docs Drag n Drop reordering of images and galleries Drag n Drop images into gallery to upload into gallery (and media library) Custom CSS for both galleries and albums One-click gallery page creation FooGallery Migrator – easily migrate from Envira / NextGen / Modula Multisite Support Password protected galleries PRO Features FooGallery PRO adds professional-level features and integrations for photographers, agencies, and eCommerce users. PRO Starter Plan Our PRO Starter plan is our most affordable plan and includes features that take your WordPress galleries to the next level! PRO Starter is mostly for photographers or website owners that want better-looking galleries and lightboxes. View PRO Starter Details 4 additional gallery layouts: Polaroid – demo Grid – demo Slider – demo Spotlight – demo 11 hover effect presets – demo 12 CSS thumbnail effects (Instagram-style) – demo Colors and color sorting: Extract dominant colors from images, sort galleries by color, and apply opaque or tinted backgrounds for a more art-directed look. PRO Expert Plan Our PRO Expert plan unlocks exactly what you would expect – expert-level features! Our most popular plan is for professional photographers and website owners who want to invest in how their galleries look and work. View PRO Expert Details Video Galleries: Import from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Vimeo, or self-hosted sources demos Filtering & Tagging: Filter by Media Tags or Categories with multi-level filtering, search, dropdown filter styles, and advanced selection modes demos Dynamic Galleries: Load images from folders, Lightroom, Real Media Library, Infinite Uploads, or posts, with support for ACF fields and richer post query controls. demos Advanced Pagination: Load More, Infinite Scroll, and Numbered pagination demos Advanced Custom Captions Create captions using placeholders & custom HTML demos EXIF metadata Showcase your photo metadata in the Lightbox demo Media Category Folders Browse and work with media category folders directly inside the attachment modal. Bulk Copy Easily copy gallery settings to other galleries more info PRO Commerce Features Our PRO Commerce plan is for the photographers who make a living from selling their photos online. We have integrated with WooCommerce, to bring you innovative tools to help you sell more with hardly any effort. View PRO Commerce Details WooCommerce integration: Sell your photos or create dynamic product galleries with sorting, filtering, ratings, stock status controls, and deeper WooCommerce integration. more info Image Protection: Watermarking and no right-click options demo Master Product Setup: No more separate products for each image – link all your photos to a single master product. Supports variations, file downloads, WooCommerce blocks, and guided product setup tools. Buttons and Ribbons Add custom buttons, download buttons, styled call-to-actions, and attention-grabbing ribbons to your images. demo Product Info in Lightbox Show product details, price, stock messaging, add-to-cart, checkout, view product, and download actions directly in the lightbox. Gallery Blueprints Create Gallery Templates that share settings across galleries for faster gallery management – docs PRO Addons We also have a collection of powerful add-ons available to enhance your gallery experience. All the Addons work with the FREE version too! User Uploads Addon: Allow visitors to upload images & videos into galleries. Includes image moderation, form field customization, email notifications and more. more info Social Addon: Increase visitor engagement by allowing them to like, comment and share images in your galleries. more info Whitelabel: Allow power users to rename or rebrand “FooGallery”, modify the shortcode, menu, and disable features. more info Client Proofing: Create a private proofing page where your clients can select or reject images in the galleries. (Coming soon!) 3D Splat Viewer: Create emmersive 3D walk-throughs for showcasing products or real-estate. (Coming soon!) See More Demos How to Create a Photo Gallery in WordPress Install and activate FooGallery from the Plugins menu. Click Add Gallery and choose your layout. Upload or select images from your Media Library. Customize captions, hover effects, and lightbox settings. Publish and embed your gallery using a block or shortcode. Integrations and Compatibility Works seamlessly in the Block Editor / Gutenberg. WooCommerce integration to sell photos online. Lightbox plugins : FooBox, dFactory. Page builders : Elementor. SEO Plugins: Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO. Caching Plugins: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, Autoptimize, WPOptimize. Media Tools: ShortPixel, Imagify, Real Media Library, and Infinite Uploads. Others : Jetpack, Polylang. Documentation FooGallery Documentation

Ninja Drive is a complete Google Drive plugin for WordPress that lets you connect, browse, and manage your Google Drive directly from the WordPress dashboard. Use it as a WordPress file manager for Google Drive, a media library extension, a Google Drive embed plugin, and a client file sharing tool — all in one. With Ninja Drive, you can build a file browser, a Google Drive gallery, an embedded document viewer, a media player, and an upload form, all in one plugin. Disclaimer: Ninja Drive is an independent, third-party plugin and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official partner of Google LLC. “Google Drive” and related trademarks belong to Google LLC. Ninja Drive simply connects to the publicly available Google Drive API using your own authorized account. Official Website | Documentation | Video Tutorials | Support Ninja Drive is for you if you want to: Manage Google Drive files without ever leaving WordPress Let visitors or clients upload files directly to your Drive Embed documents, videos, audio, galleries, and sliders on any page using widget builder Serve downloadable products securely from Google Drive Improve your WordPress media library with Google Drive storage and use everywhere through Classic Editor Restrict file and folder access by user role, password, or login status Features Easy Setup – Quickly connect your account to WordPress and start managing files without complicated configurations. Widget Builder – Create custom display widget to show your files in list, grid, slider, or gallery formats. Google Drive File Manager – Perform complete file operations like upload, download, rename, move, copy, delete, share links, and create folders right from your WordPress dashboard. File Browser Widget – Display a customized Google Drive file browser for chosen folders on your website to allow your user to navigate selected folders. Gallery – Allow users to preview, and download your gallery images and get notifications download notifications via email and admin dashboard. Media Library Integration (Pro) – Use Google Drive files as WordPress media attachments and sync between both platforms. Multiple Account Support (Pro) – Connect multiple accounts and switch between them easily. Auto Sync (Pro) – Automatically sync your Cloud folders when you have been assigned and allowed. File Uploader (Pro) – Enables visitors or clients to upload files directly to your Google Drive account from a public or private page. Have preview mode which is only visible only own uploaded files/image and more options. Media Player (Pro) – Play Google Drive audio and video files (Custom thumbnail) with the option to restrict downloads and create custom playlists width different layouts. Search Box Widget (Pro) – Place a search box anywhere on your site so visitors can search your Google Drive files instantly. Slider Carousel Widget (Pro) – Create interactive sliders to showcase Google Drive images, videos, or documents in a visually engaging way with different layouts. One-Click Import to Media Library (Pro) – Import Google Drive files directly into your WordPress media library with a single click. Embed Drive Files – Embed documents, PDFs, images, audio, videos, and folders directly into posts or pages using blocks, Elementor widgets, or shortcodes. Advanced Search – Easily locate files and folders within your connected Google Drive using powerful search filters. File List – Display files in a structured, readable list, grid, compact, table, gallery, timeline layout for better organization. Share & Download Links – Generate clean public and password protected Share or Download links for your files to share with visitors or team members with the given time. Fully Responsive – Your file browser, galleries, and embeds adapt perfectly to any device, from desktop to mobile. User Access Control (Pro) – Assigned Folders, manage permissions according to User & Role based. Appearance Options – Customize colors, layouts, and styles to match your website’s design. Auto Save Feature – Automatically saves your settings so changes are never lost. Notification Emails (Pro) – Get instant email notifications whenever files are uploaded, downloaded, or deleted. Integrations Media Library Integration (Pro) – Use Google Drive files as WordPress media attachments and sync between both platforms. Integration for Gutenberg Editor – Get multiple blocks for embedding files, Galleries, file browsers and more. Integration for Elementor – Access multiple widgets to add content into any Elementor layout using builtin Elementor widgets. Classic Editor Integration – Insert Google Drive files and links directly into Classic Editor content. File Uploader for Contact Form 7 – Allow uses to upload images to your selected google drive folder. Integration for WooCommerce (Pro) – Sell Google Drive files through WooCommerce with secure delivery. Integration for Easy Digital Downloads (Pro) – Serve your digital downloads securely from Google Drive. Integration for Tutor LMS (Pro) – Use Google Drive videos and files as LMS course materials and attachments. File Uploader for WPForms (Pro) – Receive User uploaded files from WPForms with filters options. File Uploader for Gravity Forms (Pro) – Receive User uploaded from Gravity Forms file fields. File Uploader for Ninja Forms (Pro) – Receive User uploaded files from Ninja Forms with filters options. File Uploader for Formidable Forms (Pro) – Receive User uploaded files from Formidable with filters options. File Uploader for Fluent Forms (Pro) – Receive User uploaded files from FluentForm with filters options. External Services This plugin connects to the Google Drive API services to enable integration with your Google Drive account. It allows the plugin to upload, view, edit, and manage files directly from your Google Drive, providing seamless synchronization and document management. What data is sent and when When you authorize the plugin, it requests permission (OAuth 2.0) to access your Google Drive files. The plugin sends authentication tokens and API requests to the Google Drive API endpoints when you perform actions such as uploading, fetching, or editing files. No data is shared with any third-party services other than Google. The plugin does not store or transmit sensitive user data beyond what is required for Drive access and file operations. Why this data is sent The data exchange is necessary to: – Retrieve and display Google Drive file lists. – Upload and manage files within Google Drive. – Display embedded documents such as Google Sheets or Docs in your WordPress admin or site content. Service provider information Service Provider: Google LLC Service Used: Google Drive API Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Google Drive API Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/terms Google API Services User Data Policy: https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy Service Provider: Microsoft Corporation Service Used: Office Online Viewer Terms of Service: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Service Provider: Freemius Inc. Service Used: Freemius – plugin licensing, activation, and usage analytics Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy-policy/ How to revoke access This integration ensures your files are managed securely through Google’s trusted infrastructure. You may revoke access at any time from your Google Account’s security settings. Important: After authorization, all communications occur directly between your server and the cloud storage servers over encrypted channels. No data passes through or is stored on our servers, and we do not access or collect your files. Contribute Ninja Drive is an open-source project. You can view the full sources (unminified JS) and contribute to the project on GitHub: https://github.com/plugininja/ninja-drive Translation Ninja Drive is translation-ready. If you would like to help translate this plugin into your language, you can contribute via the WordPress.org translation platform for this plugin. Shortcodes Use the built-in shortcode builder to generate parameters automatically. Example: [ninja-drive id="1"]