Envira Gallery vs YouTube Embed Plus
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | YouTube Embed Plus v14.2.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | September 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | Embed Plus for YouTube · Embed Plus Pro for YouTube ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Galleries for channels and playlists, plus livestream support; Facade mode loads the real player only on click; Deferred JavaScript and minified assets for performance |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Pro features need a separate Pro download and licence key; Galleries and live embeds need a YouTube Data API key; Many options, so setup takes some time |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Facade mode with click-to-load player, Channel and playlist galleries via the YouTube API, Livestream embeds with live fallback template, Defer JavaScript for embeds, Gutenberg block for YouTube embeds, Pro features delivered as a separate download ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Social | — | YouTube Data API |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 4 |