Ultimate Addons for Elementor vs Photo Gallery by GT3
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| Feature | Ultimate Addons for Elementor v2.9.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Photo Gallery by GT3 v2.7.7.32 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | September 4, 2026 |
| Editions | Ultimate Addons for Elementor · Ultimate Addons for Elementor Pro (upgrade) ($) | GT3 Photo & Video Gallery - Lite · GT3 Photo & Video Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Builds headers and footers visually inside Elementor; Free widget set includes WooCommerce widgets and a post duplicator; Shortcode lets a saved template appear anywhere | Gutenberg gallery block, shortcode and Elementor widgets in the free version; Grid and masonry layouts in the free version; Lightbox and lazy loading settings |
| Cons | Requires Elementor to be active; Many premium widgets and templates are behind the Pro upgrade; Large codebase with many optional modules to review | Pro adds more layouts, albums and video options; Replaces the core gallery shortcode and filters post content; Optional usage statistics sent to gt3wpgallery.com when switched on |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Visual header and footer builder, Display rules for header and footer templates, Template shortcode, WooCommerce widgets, Post duplicator, Current year and site title shortcodes, Angie AI abilities when Angie is active, Usage analytics behind an opt-in | Gutenberg gallery block, GT3 Galleries custom post type, gt3-gallery shortcode and override of the core gallery shortcode, Gallery output inserted through the_content, Elementor gallery widgets, Global gallery settings with lightbox and lazy loading defaults, REST routes for gallery data and block rendering |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | GT3 usage statistics server |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang, WPML, WPForms | Elementor |
| Other | Angie | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | ultimateelementor.com | gt3wpgallery.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 2 |