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Meow Gallery

Tired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version5.5.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 8.1
Directory statusactive
Last directory update30 Oct 20263d ago
Active installations10K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.9 / 5 from 203 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Meow Gallery version 5.5.8 as active, updated 3d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Meow Gallery is the lightweight, polished gallery solution for WordPress. Built from scratch for simplicity, appearance, and speed. Features a Gallery Block, shortcode support, or works as an override for the standard WordPress gallery.

It’s responsive, retina-friendly, with modern layouts, and tightly optimized.

Stop fighting bloated gallery plugins that turn your WordPress into a slower experience! 😘

Meow Gallery focuses on what actually matters: Beautiful Layouts and Performance. Check out our official site and see the layouts in action to get started.

Core Features

🎨 Beautiful Layouts

Choose from Tiles, Masonry, Justified (like Flickr), Square (like Instagram), Cascade, and Horizontal. Pro version adds Carousel and Map layouts.

🚀 Performance First

Built from scratch with modern code. No legacy bloat, no unnecessary features. Just clean, fast galleries.

🔌 WordPress Native

Works naturally with WordPress and Gutenberg without hacking it. Use the Gallery Block, shortcode, or override the standard WordPress gallery. Switch back anytime—no lock-in.

📱 Responsive & Retina

All layouts are fully responsive and retina-ready for crisp images on any device.

Compatibility

Since Meow Gallery works with WordPress naturally, it’s compatible with most plugins and themes:

  • Lightbox: Use any lightbox you prefer. We recommend Meow Lightbox for the best experience.
  • Lightroom: Fully compatible with Photo Engine for media organization and Lightroom sync.
  • External Links: Use Gallery Custom Links to add custom URLs to your images.
  • Audio: Add audio to images with Audio Story Images.

SEO-friendly with automatic sitemap integration (works with Yoast SEO and others).

Pro Features

  • Infinite/Lazy Loading: Faster page loading and smoother experience
  • Carousel Layout: Dynamic slider/carousel that can also work as a hero
  • Map Layout: GPS-based photo display for travel galleries
  • Animations: Bring your galleries to life with smooth animations

You can find more information on Meow Apps: Meow Gallery.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • block
  • gallery
  • image
  • lightroom
  • masonry
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 8.1
Update activity30 Oct 20263d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version5.5.65.5.8
WordPress compatibility7.1.27.1.4
Version5.5.55.5.6
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.2
Version5.5.45.5.5
Version5.5.35.5.4
WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1
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