Ninja Galleries
Version 1.0.1 fixes the PHP Warning that exists in v. 1.0. Please upgrade as soon as possible.
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Ninja Galleries shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Ninja Galleries stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| galleries | >100 |
| gallery | >100 |
| image | >100 |
| images | >100 |
| porfolio | #10 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Ninja Galleries
From the official readme · v1.0.24Description
- Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug related to themes not having post thumbnails enabled. (See note below about post thumbnails)
- Version 1.0.3 fixes a bug related to the onecolumn-page.php error.
- Version 1.0.2 fixes an activation error that some users were experiencing when activating the plugin.
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Version 1.0.1 fixes the PHP Warning that exists in v. 1.0. Please upgrade as soon as possible.
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Note – In order to use Ninja Galleries, your theme must have post thumbnails enabled. If you do not, you can still install Ninja Galleries, but there will be no functionality.
First off, Ninja Galleries is based upon the excellent Media Tags plugin by Paul Menard. If you are looking to simply tag your images, then Media Tags is the plugin you need.
Because Media Tags 3.0 is the tagging system used by this plugin, we strongly recommend that you do not use Media Tags and Ninja Galleries at the same time. Although we have gone
through great lengths to prevent any possible conflicts, it would be best to use one or the other.
Ninja Galleries is designed to work with the Lighbox Plus plugin (v. 2.2.2). If you have this plugin installed, then Ninja Galleries will open all clicked images in a Lightbox Popup.
If you do not have this plugin installed, Ninja Announcements will simply link to the image.
Features:
*Create image galleries featuring as many images as you would like.
*Once a gallery is created and tags are selected, new tagged images show up automatically.
*Outputs each gallery as a set of
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dl>
*Assign categories to each gallery for easy organization.
*Each gallery has its own url that you can to link from anywhere on your site.
*List your galleries by category using a simple shortcode.
Ninja Galleries uses http://www.yoursite.com/gallery/gallery-name as the url for gallery pages. This means that you can’t have any custom post types with this url. Unfortunately, this is
fairly set in stone at this release. Future versions will allow a custom url.
There are more screenshots and tutorials for Ninja Galleries at http://plugins.wpninjas.net.
Use
There are a few shortcodes included to make linking to your gallery or galleries easier.
*If you would like to list all the galleries within a given category: [wpnj_gal_list cat=”Category1″]
*You can list multiple categories by putting in a comma-separated list: [wpnj_gal_list cat=”Category1,Category2,Category3″]
*If you want to put in a link to a specific gallery (which will use the featured image as the link): [wpnj_gal_list gallery=”Gallery Name Here”]
*If you want to list all of the galleries: [wpnj_gal_list]
Advanced Styling
To get the gallery images to look the way you want, style
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Requested Features
*Ability to create a custom url. Currently, the user is restricted to /gallery/, future versions of Ninja Galleries will correct this.
Installation
Installing Ninja Galleries is very simple.
- Upload the plugin folder (i.e. ninja_gallery) to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Click on the ‘Media’ button at the Admin Panel to start tagging your images.
- Click on the ‘Ninja Galleries’ button at the Admin Panel to create a gallery and select image tags for it.
- Have a snack. You’re done.
Changelog
1.0.24
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1.0.23
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1.0.22
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1.0.21
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1.0.20
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1.0.19
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FAQ
Ninja Galleries: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Ninja Galleries free?
Yes. Ninja Galleries is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Ninja Galleries safe to use in 2026?
Ninja Galleries shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Ninja Galleries?
Ninja Galleries is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,239 times since it launched in March 2011. It was downloaded 41 times in the last 30 days.
Does Ninja Galleries work with WordPress 7.1?
Ninja Galleries is officially tested up to WordPress 3.1.4, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Ninja Galleries last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.24, was released on June 13, 2019 (7 years ago).
Who makes Ninja Galleries?
Ninja Galleries is developed and maintained by Kevin Stover.
What are the best alternatives to Ninja Galleries?
The most popular alternatives to Ninja Galleries are Responsive Lightbox & Galle… (100K+ installs), Easy Image Gallery (4K+ installs) and Featured Galleries (3K+ installs).
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