When it comes to YouTube gallery plugins there are many options to choose from. If your site is heavily concentrated with videos you will want to display them in a variety of ways. To add creativity and engage viewers the following are the best video gallery plugins available and all of them are free.
Envira Gallery
The best WordPress gallery plugin is Envira Gallery. Envira lets you produce galleries from your YouTube videos, Vimeo, Wistia and even self-hosted WordPress videos.
This gallery features a lightbox where you can open the videos, it also lets you show them and paginate them. A widget is also available, and is simple to use, it allows you to drag and drop your video gallery to a sidebar in any widget ready area.
WordPress Video Gallery
If you want a highly customizable and powerful plugin then WordPress Video Gallery is it. An HD flv player built-in is included in this plugin and it has the capability of showing your videos in customized skins with HD quality.
Most websites should acclimate to the default settings, but if you want to change them there are many choices available to do so.
This plugin offers sample videos and will spontaneously create a video gallery page. You can preview the gallery and then add the default videos so you can make your own.
YouTube Simple Gallery
For simplicity and ease of use choose YouTube Simple Gallery. This plugin allows you to set up galleries by individually selecting the videos you want to use. It features a shortcode method which defines the plugin along with the URLs of the video you want to use.
This plugin also allows you to put a gallery in a widget and opens videos in a lightbox popup
Ultimate Video Gallery
An easy way to manage your YouTube videos is through Ultimate Video Gallery. This plugin allows you to paste the video URLs and the video details will automatically come from YouTube.
Limitless galleries can be produced; it lets you select the title and description of each video. Once a gallery has been made it can be easily added to a Post or Page shortcode.
Workbox Video
Workbox Video allows you to make your video galleries just by simply adding video URLs. This plugin works with YouTube, Vimeo, and Wistia and enables you to add your videos one at a time.
The videos are displayed in a single column gallery with thumbnail descriptions off to the right. The video will appear in a lightbox pop up when clicked on. This plugin only permits you to make one gallery, but you can add as many videos as you want.
Presentation and Functionality
The key to picking a video gallery plugin is going to be based on the look you want to present and the function you need. There are many wonderful styles and features to choose from. It just depends on what will work best for you.