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RPS Image Gallery

By redpixelstudios

Content Management /

RPS Image Gallery Review - In-Depth Analysis

RPS Image Gallery enhances WordPress galleries with responsive layouts, slideshows, and advanced linking options. It dynamically adjusts column counts and supports multiple galleries on a single page.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.68/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 14+ reviews)

Active Installations

800+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

RPS Image Gallery enhances the core WordPress gallery function by dynamically adjusting the column count based on viewport width and enabling an image in the gallery to either invoke a slideshow or link to another page, post or any URL. The link and link target are specified in the image's Edit Media screen using the Gallery Link URL and Gallery Link Target fields. When an image having a Gallery Link URL is clicked, the user will be directed to that location.

In addition, RPS Image Gallery combines attachments from multiple posts or pages into a single gallery, enables the use of paging, and provides the ability to link a gallery image to the post to which it is attached. It uses Masonry script for galleries displaying images with various aspect ratios and allows the use of installed theme gallery styles while leveraging slideshow capabilities.

This plugin supports multiple galleries appearing on a single page and displays a download link/button on the slideshow. It also supports EXIF data display and offers compatibility settings to ensure excellent coexistence with a wide variety of themes and plugins.

Comparing to Alternatives

RPS Image Gallery does not have any close direct alternatives in its category, making it a unique choice for users seeking image gallery solutions.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Simple and effective image gallery functionality
Good support for resolving plugin conflicts
Generally positive user feedback with a majority of high ratings
No recorded security vulnerabilities, indicating a safe plugin

Weaknesses

Update issues causing site loading failures for some users
Lack of a pro version limits advanced feature availability
No direct alternatives to compare feature sets
Some users report the plugin not working at all after installation

User Sentiment Analysis

With 80% of ratings at 4 or 5 stars, users generally appreciate the plugin, though a notable minority report serious issues.

Positive highlights

'This is a great plugin, love to donate but really need the updates to work when we update.' - Mr Lampstand
'Very good support in case of problems. Another plugin no longer works by conflict with their plugin. They've fixed it and it works very much!' - Jelkeweb

Common complaints

Plugin update caused the blog to stop loading and control panel became inaccessible
Plugin does not work as expected for some users

Weaknesses

Update process can break the site
Plugin functionality is inconsistent for some users
No premium version to access enhanced features

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for a straightforward, free image gallery plugin with decent support and no known security risks.

Not ideal for

Users who require guaranteed stability during updates or advanced features available in premium plugins.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers basic image gallery features suitable for most standard needs.

Final Verdict

RPS Image Gallery is a solid choice for users seeking a free and simple image gallery plugin without security concerns. It enjoys mostly positive reviews and responsive support for conflict resolution.

However, users should be cautious about updates as some have reported critical issues causing site downtime. The lack of a pro version limits advanced functionality, so those needing more features or guaranteed update stability might consider other options.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free RPS Image Gallery plugin.

responsive galleries

slideshow

advanced linking

Screenshots

FAQ

You must have the Redux Framework plugin installed in order to edit the default options. Once activated you will see an Image Gallery link show under the WordPress admin Settings tab.

You may use any of the standard image sizes including “thumbnail”, “medium”, “large”, “full” and any other additional image size registered by the active theme.

[gallery size="thumbnail" size_large="large"]

Yes. You will need to select which one you want to use, but the approach is simple:

[gallery caption="true" caption_source="caption"] [gallery caption="true" caption_source="description"]

The ‘caption_auto_format’ attribute will automatically add paragraph tags where double line breaks are found and break tags for every single line break.

[gallery caption_auto_format="true"]

Though the WordPress Gallery editor only allows you to manage a single gallery, you can combine galleries from multiple post/pages onto a single page. To do this, create a post/page for each gallery that you want to include. Record the post IDs for the gallery pages, then add a gallery shortcode for each of them on the post/page that will contain them. For example:

[gallery id="134" group_name="group1"] [gallery id="159" group_name="group2"]

This code will pull the gallery from post 134 and 159 and display them one after the other. The group name attribute allows for each gallery to display in a separate slideshow. Excluding the group name or making it the same will cause the slideshow to be contiguous between the galleries.

Alternatively, you can create multiple galleries from the attached images on a post/page. To do so, get a list of the image (attachment) IDs that you want for each gallery, then pass them to the gallery shortcode in the “include” attribute like so:

[gallery include="10,11,24,87"] [gallery include="7,16,23,45"]

Keep in mind that all of the included images must be attached to the post/page to be successfully added to the gallery.

Since version 2.0.9, all you need to do to combine multiple galleries is pass along a comma delimited list of ids like so:

[gallery id="134,159" orderby="title"]

This code will take all of the images from the two galleries, merge and order them by the image title.

You can make the EXIF data show by adding the exif_locations argument to the shortcode like so.

[gallery exif="true" exif_locations="slideshow"]

The EXIF fields that can be displayed are “camera”, “aperture”, “focal_length”, “iso”, “shutter_speed”, “title”, “caption”, “credit”, “copyright” and “created_timestamp”. The order you enter the fields is reflected in the output.

[gallery exif="true" exif_locations="slideshow" exif_fields="aperture,focal_length,iso,shutter_speed"]

Contributors and developers

“RPS Image Gallery” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

redpixelstudios

Free Version

WPS

6.68

Average

Ratings

4 out of 5 | 14

Version

2.2.7

Last updated

4 years ago

Active installations

800+

WordPress version

6.0.14 or higher

PHP version

or higher

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RPS Image Gallery Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (14)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.68

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