Gmedia Photo Gallery vs Modula
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| Feature | Gmedia Photo Gallery v1.25.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Modula v3.0.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Gmedia Photo Gallery · Gmedia Photo Gallery Premium ($) | Modula Best Grid Gallery · Modula Pro ($) |
| Pros | Several gallery modules and shortcodes; Private galleries for logged-in users; Media library manager in wp-admin | Drag-and-drop grid builder for custom layouts; Responsive galleries with a lightbox viewer at no cost; Works with Elementor and common page builders |
| Cons | Some gallery modules are capped at 100 items without a licence; Premium features are sold through the vendor's Freemius store; Large plugin with many admin screens | Video galleries, filters and proofing need Modula Pro; AI optimisation runs on a remote service with usage limits; Sends opt-in usage data to the vendor once consent is given |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery display modules (amron, cubik-lite, photomania and others), Private galleries shown only to logged-in users, Import media from online services, Scheduled cron job for gallery app updates, Item cap of 100 on some modules without a licence ($) | Drag-and-drop grid builder, Responsive image galleries and gallery types, Shortcode for placing galleries, Lightbox gallery viewer, AI optimisation of image titles, captions and ALT text, Page builder integration, Video galleries ($), Custom hover effects ($), Gallery filters ($), Image proofing for clients ($), Watermarked images and right-click protection ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Gmedia online service, Freemius ($) | Modula AI service (ai.wpchill.com), WPChill telemetry service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | gmediaservice.codeasily.com, sandbox-api.freemius, codeasily.com | ai.wpchill.com, telemetry.wpchill.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 3 |