Jordy Meow

<p><strong>Media Organizer</strong>. You can now organize your photos in folders and collections. From those collections, you will be able to create galleries easily, without the need of a specific plugin.</p>
<p><strong>Synchronize with Lightroom</strong>. Upload and keep your photos, collections, keywords and metadata synchronized with WordPress. Then, for instance, modifying your photos, their quality, or changing your watermark on all of them at once will be easy!</p>
<p>Learn more about it all here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photo Engine</a>.</p>
<h3>Media Organizer</h3>
<p>You can use attributes (collections=’…’, keywords=’…’) in the standard WP Gallery shortcode to link your galleries to your collections and keywords. No need to own a specific plugin or anything, it works naturally with WordPress. The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/meow-gallery/" rel="ugc">Meow Gallery</a> and the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/meow-lightbox/" rel="ugc">Meow Lightbox</a> are recommended to enhance your galleries with better layouts and options. They can directly get your collections.</p>
<h3>Synchronize with Lightroom</h3>
<p>If your plan is to synchronize Lightroom with WordPress, you will also need the WP/LR Sync Plugin for Lightroom. Please have a look at the official website of <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photo Engine</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Do you have many photos in your WordPress already and they are not linked with your Lightroom? No problem, Photo Engine can do that too. Using EXIF and image perceptual analysis, the plugin will help you linking them through a process call Total Synchronization or you can do it manually. The process is explained here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">Total Synchronization</a>.</p>
<p>You are using a certain photo everywhere but you now have a better one? From Lightroom, you can swap one photo to another and this will be replicated automatically on your WordPress. You have nothing else to do. The module is called “Switch Photos” in Lightroom.</p>
<h3>Support for Themes and Plugins</h3>
<p>If you are using specific gallery plugins or photography themes, Photo Engine can bring all the power of Lightroom to them, magically, seamlessly. You will be free to choose the theme or gallery plugin you like the best and even switch between them. Photo Engine has a built-in extensions system so that you can extend it easily and support specific themes and plugins. A powerful extension called “Post Types” is already included and probably does everything you need. More information about it here: <a href="https://meowapps.com/wplr-sync/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">Post Types Extension</a>.</p>
<h3>API & External Apps</h3>
<p>There is an external API available through Photo Engine that iPhone, Android developers or anybody else can use to make apps. There is one available for iPhone, you can search for it on the iTunes Store (it is not free, and not made by Meow Apps).</p>
<h3>Unique & Powerful Plugin</h3>
<p>I am myself an user of this plugin and even though it is the only one, I want to make it better every day. If you have issues, frustrations, or anything to say, contact me. I will work hard to make it even more awesome.</p>
<p>Languages: English, Spanish (by <a href="https://nbadiola.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Nahuai Badiola</a>). If you want to translate the plugin in another language, please contact me 🙂</p>


Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

Organize your photos in folders and collections. Synchronize with Lightroom. Make your life easier! :)

Thomas

<p><strong>Meow Gallery is the lightweight, polished gallery solution for WordPress.</strong> Built from scratch for simplicity, appearance, and speed. Features a Gallery Block, shortcode support, or works as an override for the standard WordPress gallery. It’s responsive, retina-friendly, with modern layouts, and tightly optimized.</p>
<p>Stop fighting bloated gallery plugins that turn your WordPress into a slower experience! 😘</p>
<p>Meow Gallery focuses on what actually matters: <strong>Beautiful Layouts</strong> and <strong>Performance</strong>. Check out <a href="https://meowapps.com/meow-gallery/" rel="nofollow ugc">our official site</a> and see <a href="https://meowapps.com/meow-gallery/layouts/" rel="nofollow ugc">the layouts in action</a> to get started.</p>
<h3>Core Features</h3>
<p>🎨 <strong>Beautiful Layouts</strong><br />
Choose from Tiles, Masonry, Justified (like Flickr), Square (like Instagram), Cascade, and Horizontal. Pro version adds Carousel and Map layouts.</p>
<p>🚀 <strong>Performance First</strong><br />
Built from scratch with modern code. No legacy bloat, no unnecessary features. Just clean, fast galleries.</p>
<p>🔌 <strong>WordPress Native</strong><br />
Works naturally with WordPress and Gutenberg without hacking it. Use the Gallery Block, shortcode, or override the standard WordPress gallery. Switch back anytime—no lock-in.</p>
<p>📱 <strong>Responsive & Retina</strong><br />
All layouts are fully responsive and retina-ready for crisp images on any device.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyboZqZb9JQ?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>Since Meow Gallery works with WordPress naturally, it’s compatible with most plugins and themes:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lightbox</strong>: Use any lightbox you prefer. We recommend <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/meow-lightbox/" rel="ugc">Meow Lightbox</a> for the best experience.</li>
<li><strong>Lightroom</strong>: Fully compatible with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wplr-sync/" rel="ugc">Photo Engine</a> for media organization and Lightroom sync.</li>
<li><strong>External Links</strong>: Use <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/gallery-custom-links/" rel="ugc">Gallery Custom Links</a> to add custom URLs to your images.</li>
<li><strong>Audio</strong>: Add audio to images with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/audio-story-images/" rel="ugc">Audio Story Images</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>SEO-friendly with automatic sitemap integration (works with Yoast SEO and others).</p>
<h3>Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Infinite/Lazy Loading</strong>: Faster page loading and smoother experience</li>
<li><strong>Carousel Layout</strong>: Dynamic slider/carousel that can also work as a hero</li>
<li><strong>Map Layout</strong>: GPS-based photo display for travel galleries</li>
<li><strong>Animations</strong>: Bring your galleries to life with smooth animations</li>
</ul>
<p>You can find more information on <a href="https://meowapps.com/meow-gallery/" rel="nofollow ugc">Meow Apps: Meow Gallery</a>.</p>


Meow Gallery

Was working well out of the box in my Gutenberg editor, while another Gallery was giving me problems. Simple to use, but well done.

Very useful

I choose this gallery because if the plugin is abandonned, it won’t break every galleries. It’s simple to use with nice options and galleries look good.

Clean and easy gallery


After trying a few other gallery plugins (names omitted to protect the guilty), I tried out Meow Gallery. What I like about it: ease of use, slight learning curve, customizable, and fully functional. I cannot stand plugins where the free version is crippleware. That is NOT the case here. What I don't like: it isn't completely straightforward, and sometimes the image search through your media library doesn't find pictures. In the latter case, you have to search for unused items. 



Overall, I'd give it 4.5 stars. It's worth downloading and worth using. 


Easy to Use and Fully Functional

Tired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? You've earned a coffee ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast.

Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) vs Meow Gallery