Joomla: The 3 best photo gallery plugins

There are many photo gallery plugins for the CMS Joomla. In this practical tip, we present the three best.

3rd place: "sigplus" for small homepages and galleries

"sigplus" is a small and clear plugin with all necessary functions.

"sigplus" is particularly suitable for smaller websites or galleries that are based on Joomla. The plugin is easy to use and offers you a range of effects. For example, you can add captions to your pictures or switch on transitions.
Thumbnails are created automatically by "sigplus". The download is completely free. Unfortunately, this plugin is only available in English.

The fee-based, English-language Joomla plugin "RSMediaGallery!" Offers a somewhat larger range of functions.

With the plugin you can move photos via drag'and'drop. Similar to "sigplus", thumbnails are created automatically here. To protect your photos, you can watermark them.
You also have the option of making the photos available for download in Joomla. There are numerous extensions for this plugin, such as the so-called slideshow module. With this extension, the photos are played in a kind of slideshow.
This plugin is also only available in English and costs around 9 euros (at the time of testing).

The "Phoca Gallery" offers successful functions completely free of charge.

"Phoca Gallery" offers a variety of functions. You can also expand the plugin with other useful functions. However, you first have to familiarize yourself a little with the operation in order to use all functions effectively.
As with other gallery plugins from Joomla, you also have the option of watermarking photos and making them available for download.
In the gallery view you can also view extended information on the respective image (Exif information).
Like "sigplus", this plugin is free of charge and only available in English.

In another article, we will show you an overview of free web space providers for your homepage.