MODULA · COMPARISONS
Modula vs. FooGallery
Both make galleries. Modula 3.0 was rebuilt around how galleries look and feel — a visual editor, a hover-effect builder, and a layout pack FooGallery simply doesn’t have.
★★★★★ 4.7 on WordPress.org · 160,000+ businesses made the switch
☝ This gallery is live — hover the grid. The Under Image effect, one of 40+.
“I found Modula a few years back, and after a few updates which improved compatibility with thumbnail plugins, it’s as good as I could ask for.”
Valery Pevnev — WordPress user, switched from FooGallery
The Modula 3.0 difference
We didn’t bolt features onto an old plugin — we rebuilt it.
An editor rebuilt from scratch
Modula 3.0 replaced the old metabox with a fast visual editor: live preview, drag-and-drop ordering, bulk edit, and per-image focal points. You see the real gallery while you build it.
Hover effects you can feel — and build
Over 40 hover effects ship out of the box, and 3.0 adds a hover builder so you can fine-tune every transition or compose your own — titles, captions, and social icons each get their own slot.
A layout pack nobody else has
Beyond masonry, grid, and justified: 3.0 adds Parallax Masonry, Story, Polaroid, and BnB layouts, plus a custom grid builder where you draw the exact arrangement you want.
Where Modula pulls ahead
The differences you notice in the first ten minutes.
A Modula slider on the frontend — arrows, dots and thumbnails, your call.
Design that doesn’t need rescuing
Modula galleries look right out of the box — no CSS surgery, no fighting the theme. When you do want control, the custom grid builder and the hover builder go further than FooGallery’s presets.
The lightbox is included
Slideshow, fullscreen, zoom, and deep linking ship in the box — no separate PRO lightbox to unlock. What you see on the demo page is what you install.
Fast by default
On-the-fly image optimization and unlimited CDN delivery are built into Pro plans — features that are paid add-ons or missing entirely elsewhere.
Modula vs. FooGallery, feature by feature
From $39
one-time or yearly
Modula Pro
Everything below, in the box — with the 3.0 editor and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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Unlimited galleries
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Built-in lightbox (slideshow, fullscreen, zoom)
✓
Social sharing
✓
Custom grid builder
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Hover effects library (40+)
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Hover effect builder (3.0)
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3.0 layout pack (Parallax Masonry, Story, Polaroid, BnB)
✓
On-the-fly image optimization
✓
Free, unlimited CDN hosting
✓
User role restrictions
✓
Custom CSS
✓
White labeling
✓
One-click import from FooGallery
Starts at $29
FooGallery
What you get — and what stays behind a bigger plan or missing entirely.
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Unlimited galleries
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Built-in lightbox (slideshow, fullscreen, zoom)
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Social sharing
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Custom grid builder
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Hover effects library (40+)
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Hover effect builder (3.0)
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3.0 layout pack (Parallax Masonry, Story, Polaroid, BnB)
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On-the-fly image optimization
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Free, unlimited CDN hosting
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User role restrictions
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Custom CSS
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White labeling
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One-click import from FooGallery (n/a)
What reviewers keep saying
“Modula is the best option for people who want the easiest way to create stylish galleries with images or videos. The out-of-the-box designs look great, and the custom grid builder is a feature most other gallery plugins don’t offer.”
“Among the WordPress gallery plugins we compared, Modula is arguably the best suited for most use cases. Its security functionality, such as watermarking, helps to protect your images.”
“If you want a great-looking gallery in as little time as possible, you’ll probably be happiest with Modula — and it still has advanced features such as gallery filters, deep linking, and video support when you need them.”
Frequently asked questions
Yes — Modula ships a one-click importer for FooGallery. Your images, titles, and gallery structure are copied over; your originals stay untouched until you decide to remove them.
No. Galleries render inside your existing pages and posts — nothing about your permalinks changes. Deep linking even gives each filtered view its own shareable URL.
Yes. Modula Lite ships the grid, masonry and custom grid layouts, the built-in lightbox, and the new editor. Pro adds video, filtering, the protection suite, and the rest of the extensions.
Every Pro purchase comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If it doesn’t fit your workflow, you get a full refund — no questions asked.
Ready to switch from FooGallery?
Import your galleries in one click, keep your URLs, and get the 3.0 editor from day one.
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