BNE Gallery Extended vs NextGEN Gallery — WordPress

BNE Gallery Extended vs NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

Name: BNE Gallery Extended
Rating: 5 (13 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

BNE Gallery Extended

5.0·13reviews·1,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

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	BNE Gallery Extended	NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget
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Description	887 / 5000 chars18% used	2458 / 5000 chars49% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Kerry	maff
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Feature comparison between BNE Gallery Extended and NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget
Metric	BNE Gallery Extended	NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 13	2
Active installs	1,000+	500+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

BNE Gallery Extended

The default WordPress [gallery] shortcode only displays your images in a traditional column grid. BNE Gallery Extended adds a new option called “display” allowing you to also show the images as a 3D carousel or masonry grid. When adding a new image gallery or editing an existing gallery in your page, a new option will show on the gallery settings to either set the display to 3D Carousel, Masonry, or Default Grid. The default grid is what you have been used to and is the default behavior of WordPress. 3D Carousel adds a jquery rotation to your images and Masonry is similar to the default grid but allows different sizes and stacks them. The Masonry grid will also automatically reduce the number of columns for tablet and mobile screens. To use with the block editor, use a classic editor block, then use the media button on that block’s toolbar to add your legacy media gallery.

Top keywords

gallery6×3.85%
grid6×3.85%
default5×3.21%
masonry4×2.56%
3d3×1.92%
3d carousel3×1.92%
block3×1.92%
carousel3×1.92%
default grid3×1.92%
images3×1.92%
adds2×1.28%
display2×1.28%

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

The NextGEN widgets only allow showing of single images, I needed a solution to show links to galleries, so I wrote this widget. You can specify the following parameters: Maximum Galleries: the number of galleries you want to show Gallery Order: you can select random, date added ascending or date added descending Gallery Thumbnail: which image should be taken as thumbail in the sidebar (preview set in NGG, first or random image) AutoThumb parameters: if you got AutoThumb installed, the widget will use its functions to resize the image to your needs. Use a string like w=80&h=80&zc=1 here to show 80×80 square thumbnails. Output width/height: if you don’t use AutoThumb, the plugin will set the HTML attributes width & height. Default Link Id: the widget assumes that you set up pages for each gallery and link the gallery to that page (you can use the NGG Gallery Editor to do this). If a gallery has no link set, it will use the default link (id of a page or post). Exclude galleries: exclude galleries by specifying their ID as comma separated list All development is done on GitHub. If you have ideas, enhancements, etc. feel free to fork the project and send a pull request. For any issues please use the Issue Tracker. Templating: Beginning with version 0.3, you have full control over the widget’s output as it is controlled with templates. As the built-in templates would get overwritten on every plugin update, create a new directory called “ngg-sidebar-widget” in your theme’s directory and copy the two template files “tpl.outer.html” and “tpl.inner.html” over there to edit them. The outer template is just a wrapper template (useful when you need some additional markup, e.g. when creating a list), the inner template has access to all the values from the gallery and image object (written in a simple templating syntax: {=object.member}). For the most use cases you should only need “gallery.title”, “gallery.link” and “image.url”. You will have access to the following variables: gallery gid name path title galdesc pageid previewpic author link image errmsg error imageURL thumbURL imagePath thumbPath href thumbPrefix thumbFolder galleryid pid filename description alttext imagedate exclude thumbcode name path title pageid previewpic permalink post_id sortorder meta_data gid galdesc author imageHTML thumbHTML url output_width output_height output_width_tag output_height_tag

Top keywords

gallery10×2.48%
image6×1.49%
link6×

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

BNE Gallery Extended (5.0★, 13 reviews) and NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget (5.0★, 2 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. BNE Gallery Extended does carry the larger published review base (13 vs 2). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. BNE Gallery Extended has the deeper published review base (13 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

BNE Gallery Extended typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 reviews). NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between BNE Gallery Extended and NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

Migration support varies by app and category. BNE Gallery Extended and NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

BNE Gallery Extended vs NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

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NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

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Which has better reviews, BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

Should I choose BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

Which is faster to set up, BNE Gallery Extended or NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between BNE Gallery Extended and NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget?

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