Meow Gallery vs Modula
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| Feature | Meow Gallery v5.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 3, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Meow Gallery · Meow Gallery Pro ($) | Modula Best Grid Gallery · Modula Pro ($) |
| Pros | Gallery block and shortcode; Several layouts: tiles, masonry, justified, square, cascade, horizontal; Replaces the standard WordPress gallery | 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 | Meow Collection needs the paid Pro version; Loads Lato from Google Fonts unless changed; Admin screens show Pro upgrade notices | 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 block, Gallery shortcodes, Gallery layouts such as masonry, justified and tiles, Settings page for galleries, Meow Collection gallery ($) | Drag-and-drop grid builder, Responsive image galleries and gallery types, Shortcode for placing galleries, Lightbox gallery viewer, AI optimisation of image titles, captions and ALT text, Page builder integration, Video galleries ($), Custom hover effects ($), Gallery filters ($), Image proofing for clients ($), Watermarked images and right-click protection ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Fonts | Modula AI service (ai.wpchill.com), WPChill telemetry service |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | ai.wpchill.com, telemetry.wpchill.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 3 |