Horizontal motion gallery
This is a flexible gallery, User can direct both the image scrolling direction, speed just by placing the mouse on either side of the image gallery.
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Horizontal motion gallery shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 20/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Horizontal motion gallery stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| gallery | >100 |
| horizontal | >100 |
| motion | >100 |
| slideshow | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 2 reviews
About Horizontal motion gallery
From the official readme · v9.2Description
This is a flexible gallery, User can direct both the image scrolling direction, speed just by placing the mouse on either side of the image gallery.
Official website for live demo http://www.gopiplus.com/work/2010/07/18/horizontal-motion-gallery/
Horizontal motion gallery WordPress plugin create the motion image gallery in the pages and post.. The user can direct both the image scrolling direction and speed just by placing the mouse on either side of the image gallery. Clicking on an image will target new link and optionally hyperlink each images. This is an XML based slideshow gallery so we have create the XML file with image IRL.
Do you want to scroll the image automatically without mouse over? use my “image horizontal reel scroll slideshow” WordPress plugin.
Translators
- English (en_EN) – Gopi Ramasamy
- Polish (pl_PL) – Abdul Sattar
Installation
Installation Instruction & Configuration
- Unpack the *.zip file and extract the /horizontal-motion-gallery/ folder.
- Drop the ‘horizontal-motion-gallery’ folder into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder
- In word press administration panels, click on plug-in from the menu.
- You should see your new ‘Horizontal motion gallery’ plug-in listed under Inactive plug-in tab.
- To turn the word presses plug-in on, click activate.
- Go to widget link under Appearance tab, Drag & drop gSlideshow widget to your desired location in the active sidebar.
Changelog
Tested up to 5.9
9.2
- Tested up to 5.9
9.1
- Tested up to 5.8
- Use plugin short code in the widget.
9.0
- Tested up to 5.7
8.9
- Tested up to 5.5
8.8
- Tested up to 5.4
8.7
- Tested up to 5.3
Screenshots
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FAQ
Horizontal motion gallery: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Horizontal motion gallery free?
Yes. Horizontal motion gallery is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Horizontal motion gallery safe to use in 2026?
Horizontal motion gallery shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 20/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Horizontal motion gallery?
Horizontal motion gallery is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 25,549 times since it launched in November 2009. It was downloaded 114 times in the last 30 days.
Does Horizontal motion gallery work with WordPress 7.1?
Horizontal motion gallery is officially tested up to WordPress 6.1.15, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Horizontal motion gallery last updated?
The latest version, 9.2, was released on December 1, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Horizontal motion gallery?
Horizontal motion gallery is developed and maintained by gopiplus.
What are the best alternatives to Horizontal motion gallery?
The most popular alternatives to Horizontal motion gallery are Smart Slider 3 (800K+ installs), Slider, Gallery, and Carous… (500K+ installs) and Photo Gallery, Sliders, Pro… (300K+ installs).
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