Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo Gallery & YouTube API
Video Gallery is a responsive WordPress plugin designed to display YouTube and Vimeo videos on your website. You can mix YouTube and Vimeo videos together inside a single gallery. The plugin features built-in…
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Video Gallery is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 78/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 4 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Momentum — downloads up 100% vs the previous 30 days
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Video Gallery stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| responsive lightbox | #75 |
| video gallery | #20 |
| video player | #39 |
| vimeo gallery | #8 |
| youtube gallery | #23 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 7 reviews
About Video Gallery
From the official readme · v2.0.3Description
Video Gallery is a responsive WordPress plugin designed to display YouTube and Vimeo videos on your website. You can mix YouTube and Vimeo videos together inside a single gallery. The plugin features built-in integration with the YouTube Data API to fetch titles, descriptions, and thumbnails automatically, saving you time and effort. It is fully compatible with page builders, featuring a dedicated Gutenberg block and an Elementor widget.
With built-in playback analytics, you can track which videos are popular, monitor platform shares (YouTube vs. Vimeo), and export play logs directly from your dashboard.
Video Gallery Pro Demo
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Video Tutorial
Common Use Cases
- Video Portfolios: Showcase your videography, film, or editing work to potential clients.
- Product Video Reviews: Build trust in your online shop by embedding video reviews and tutorials.
- E-Learning & Courses: Create a structured list of video lessons and guides for your students.
- Music Video Playlists: List music videos or live performances for bands and solo musicians.
- Event Reels: Highlight company events, webinars, or conferences.
Key Capabilities
- Mixed Video Galleries: Display YouTube and Vimeo video items side-by-side in one grid.
- Mobile-Responsive Layout: Gallery grid scales to fit smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
- Lightbox Popup Player: Play videos in an overlay lightbox so visitors stay on your website.
- Custom Covers: Upload your own custom cover images to override default API thumbnails.
- Elementor & Gutenberg Integration: Embed galleries using dedicated widgets or blocks.
- Playback Insights: Monitor play counts, device shares, and platform details inside your dashboard.
Free Features
- Create unlimited YouTube and Vimeo video galleries.
- Mix YouTube and Vimeo video URLs in a single gallery.
- Fully responsive grid layouts.
- Adjustable column counts (1, 2, 3, or 4 columns).
- Server-side YouTube API integration for automatic title, description, and thumbnail fetching.
- Responsive Lightgallery engine for popup player.
- Custom poster thumbnail uploads.
- Title and description editor fields.
- Gutenberg block integration.
- Elementor widget integration.
- Built-in playback analytics with graph charts and CSV export logs.
- Custom CSS setting overrides.
Premium Features
Upgrade to Video Gallery Pro for advanced controls and features:
- Automated YouTube Channel feeds and Vimeo Channel/Showcase API imports.
- Load entire YouTube playlists automatically by entering a Playlist ID.
- Multi-playlist support with tabbed grid navigation menus.
- Premium Masonry and Isotope layouts.
- AJAX Load More pagination button with modern design presets.
- Upload and stream self-hosted local HTML5 video files (MP4/WebM).
- Custom lightbox customization (colors, overlay opacity, transition animations).
- Hover animations (zoom, float shadow, and border-glow effects).
- Translation ready and compatible with multi-language sites.
- Lifetime updates and priority developer support.
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External Services
This plugin utilizes external third-party services to load video players and fetch details:
- YouTube Data API (Google LLC)
* Description: Fetches video titles, descriptions, and durations to generate galleries.
* Data Shared: No personal user details or IP logs are shared.
* Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- YouTube Image Services (Google LLC)
* Description: Retrieves default video thumbnail cover images for display on the grid.
* Data Shared: No personal visitor details are shared.
* Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Vimeo (Vimeo.com, Inc.)
* Description: Loads the Vimeo iframe video player and retrieves Vimeo video player assets.
* Data Shared: Standard referrer headers and player analytics are shared during video playback.
* Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
YouTube and Vimeo Installation
- Upload the plugin folder directly to your
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to the ‘Video Gallery’ tab in your WordPress dashboard.
- Click ‘Add Video Gallery’ and insert your YouTube or Vimeo URLs.
- Save the gallery and copy the generated shortcode.
- Paste the shortcode on any page or post to display the video grid.
Frequently asked questions
How many videos can I add to a single YouTube video gallery?
There is no limit to the number of videos you can add to a single gallery.
Can I mix YouTube and Vimeo videos in the same video gallery?
Yes, you can mix YouTube and Vimeo video items together in a single responsive gallery.
Is this video gallery fully responsive on mobile?
Yes, the gallery layouts are mobile-friendly and adapt to fit all mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
Does a YouTube or Vimeo video play in a popup lightbox?
Yes, the plugin plays all videos in a clean overlay popup lightbox so visitors remain on your website page.
Can I use custom cover images for my YouTube or Vimeo videos?
Yes, you can upload custom images from your WordPress Media Library to replace default video thumbnails.
How do I display a responsive video gallery on my website?
Copy the shortcode generated by the gallery editor and paste it into any post, page, widget, or page builder text block.
Can the plugin load video details automatically?
Yes, the server-side YouTube API integration fetches video titles, descriptions, and durations automatically.
Does this plugin support the Vimeo API?
The free version allows you to add Vimeo URLs manually. The Pro version supports Vimeo API channel and showcase imports.
Does this plugin work with page builders like Elementor or Divi?
Yes, it comes with a built-in Elementor widget and Gutenberg block, and you can paste the shortcode into Divi, Beaver Builder, or any other page builder.
How do I get a YouTube API key?
You can generate a free API key from the Google Cloud Console dashboard.
Can I display multiple video galleries on a single page?
Yes, you can insert multiple gallery shortcodes on the same page or post.
Is this video gallery translation-ready?
Yes, the plugin is translation-ready and compatible with standard translation tools.
Where can I get support if my video gallery is not working?
Free users can post their questions and issues on the WordPress.org community support forums.
Changelog
This update fixes the YouTube API disconnect button, defaults new galleries to disconnected state, moves Ads & Monetization settings into the Grid tab, and defaults in-grid ads to disabled. Highly recommended.
2.0.3
- Date: 01-sep-2026
- Fix: Added disconnect handler for YouTube API settings to allow clearing credentials and resetting connection status.
- Improvement: Set YouTube API integration to default to disconnected state on new galleries instead of prefilling sample credentials.
- UI/UX: Shifted Ads & Monetization configuration card into the Grid Layout tab for a cleaner and more intuitive settings workflow.
- Fix: Set In-Grid Ads to disabled by default while retaining the default banner HTML template for user convenience.
2.0.2
- Date: 17-jul-2026
- Fix: Implemented single JSON payload saving (
vg_slides_json) and disabled standard slide fields on submit to preventmax_input_varsdata loss. - Fix: Updated jQuery selectors to use starts-with name matching to fix bracket selector parsing issues.
- Fix: Implemented dual-layer metadata fallback loading for slide titles and descriptions on settings panels and front-end layouts.
2.0.1
- Date: 17-jul-2026
- Fix: Standardized Gutenberg block and Elementor widget names to “Video Gallery”.
- Fix: Resolved WP.org readme.txt formatting regarding duplicate headers, FAQ tab parsing, and blockquote list prefix indentation.
- Fix: Implemented missing Enable Ads toggles and bypassed HTML/script sanitization constraints for administrator users.
- Fix: Fixed ad display grid positioning by removing premium frequency settings and resolving PHP type comparison mismatch (casted floor outputs to int).
- Fix: Fixed play icon behavior settings saving and visibility conditional logic.
2.0.0
- Date: 16-jul-2026
- Feature: Added dedicated Gutenberg block (Video Gallery Block) and Elementor widget (Video Gallery Premium) for page builders integration.
- Feature: Built-in Video Playback Insights & Analytics tracker (Total plays, tracked videos, top videos/galleries, platform and device shares with visual graphs and CSV export).
- Optimization: Shifted legacy VideoLightning lightbox to a unified Lightgallery engine for smooth transitions and responsive mobile display.
- Cleanup: Cleaned up unused files and updated the Master Guide encyclopedia documentation sidebar menu with direct action links.
1.7.1
- Date: 20-may-2026
- Fix: Restructured settings page layout so option toggle cards display correctly on all devices.
- Fix: Set unselected option card text to inherit color so it is visible against white.
1.7.0
- Date: 19-may-2026
- Security Hardening: Migrated YouTube API integration fully server-side. Your YouTube API Key is now 100% hidden and secure from frontend exposure.
- Performance Optimization: Integrated WordPress Transients API to cache YouTube feed data. This slashes page-load overhead to near-zero, protects against API quota depletion, and optimizes SEO search indexing.
- UI Unification: Standardized YouTube galleries to utilize the premium VideoLightning lightbox popups and unified gallery grid columns for a consistent style aesthetic across all types.
- Backward Compatibility: Custom parsing logic handles all historical channel URLs, playlist lists, usernames, and raw IDs seamlessly.
- Escape Compliance: Hardened dashboard security by replacing generic attributes escaping with strict context-specific esc_textarea for textareas.
- Hook Standards: Enqueued dynamic templates styles and scripts using standard wp_add_inline_style and wp_add_inline_script instead of raw inline blocks.
- Clean Asset Optimization: Fully purged the redundant “Go to Top” visual elements, including the return-to-top HTML markup, go-to-top.js, and go-to-top.css files to streamline the plugin package size.
- Compliance Fix: Completely removed the legacy TGM Plugin Activation (TGMPA) library dependency to resolve naming conflicts, update-checker transient issues, and translation domains.
- Asset Cleanup: Removed the unused Bootstrap JS script (bootstrap.js) file and enqueues.
- Library Security: Upgraded the bundled Bootstrap CSS (bootstrap.css) to the latest secure version (v4.6.2).
- Security Hardening: Implemented absolute path execution guards (ABSPATH) on all plugin PHP files to block direct file access.
- Policy Compliance: Added formal disclosures for external third-party services (YouTube and Vimeo) used by the plugin.
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FAQ
Video Gallery: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Video Gallery free?
Yes. Video Gallery is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory. The developer also sells premium add-ons or a Pro version with extra features.
Is Video Gallery safe to use in 2026?
Video Gallery is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 78/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Video Gallery?
Video Gallery is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 112,401 times since it launched in October 2016. It was downloaded 1,046 times in the last 30 days.
Does Video Gallery work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Video Gallery up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.0 or newer.
What PHP version does Video Gallery need?
Video Gallery requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Video Gallery last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.3, was released on September 1, 2026 (4 weeks ago).
Who makes Video Gallery?
Video Gallery is developed and maintained by A WP Life.
What are the best alternatives to Video Gallery?
The most popular alternatives to Video Gallery are Responsive Lightbox (10K+ installs) and Lightbox Pop (200+ installs).
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