Envira Gallery vs YouTube Showcase
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | YouTube Showcase v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | September 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | Video Gallery - YouTube Gallery, Playlist and Video Grid · YouTube Showcase Pro ($) |
| 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 | Visual block builder with live preview; Shortcodes for grids, galleries and item lists; Search, recent and featured video widgets |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Some layouts are only in the paid Pro version; Upgrade prompts appear in the block editor and admin |
| 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 ($) | Visual block builder with live preview, Video grid and gallery shortcodes, Search, recent and featured video widgets, Videos stored as an emd_video post type, Unlock All Layouts upsell in the block editor |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | api.emarketdesign.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 6 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |