Yes, PhotoPress is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use PhotoPress?

PhotoPress has 100 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best PhotoPress alternatives?

Popular alternatives to PhotoPress include Autoptimize, WebP Express, Modern Image Formats. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does PhotoPress work with the latest WordPress?

PhotoPress has been tested up to WordPress 5.8.13. It requires WordPress 5.2.0+ and PHP false+.

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PhotoPress

Name: PhotoPress
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: padams

Making WordPress work for photographers with beautiful image galleries, slideshows, meta-data tools, and more.

By padams·Images·Free

3.7(3 reviews)

·100 active installs·Updated 4 years ago

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As of April 2026, PhotoPress is a WordPress images plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2005. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Autoptimize.

3.7/53 reviews

100active installs

16K+total downloads

21 yearssince 2005

Overview

PHOTOPRESS is an integrated suite of image management and gallery presentation features that photographers can use to build photography centric websites. The plugin allows you to create beautiful designed image galleries as well as extract, store and publish any EXIF/IPTC/XMP meta-data embedded in your images.

The broader goal of PHOTOPRESS is to make WordPress easy to use for photographers by bringing critical image management and presentation features together into a single, modern, and free plugin. Features currently include: