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

How many websites use PhotoPress?

PhotoPress has 50 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 4.9.29. It requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+.

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PhotoPress – Gallery

Name: PhotoPress – Gallery
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: padams

Extends the [gallery] shortcode to be able to create galleries from image taxonomies or the featured images of specific Posts.

By padams·Images·Free

3.5(2 reviews)

·50 active installs·Updated 8 years ago

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As of April 2026, PhotoPress is a WordPress images plugin with 50 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Autoptimize.

3.5/52 reviews

50active installs

11K+total downloads

14 yearssince 2012

Overview

This plugin adds a variety of additional features to the core gallery shortcode that expand the options for specifying which images should be included in the gallery including the ability to create dynamic galleries of images that match a specific taxonomy “term”. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with the PhotoPress – Image Taxonomies plugin which allows you to easily associate a wide variety of custom meta data with images.

Also, the plugin can be used to create gallery containing with the featured images of any Pages/Posts (even custom post types) that you specify. This is particularly useful when creating a “Gallery of Galleries” or any grouping of Posts that you want to be styled like your other galleries.