Your family photos shouldn’t live on Facebook.

They get compressed, analyzed, and buried. Host them inside your WordPress site instead—at full quality, completely private. Keep control. No extra costs.

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The Heirloom Difference

Complete Privacy

No scanning, no metadata collection, no selling your data. Only people you invite can see your photos.

Own Your Data

Your photos live on your server, not Facebook’s. You’re not a product—you’re the owner.

Full-Quality Photos

No compression. Every detail preserved at original resolution. See your memories exactly as captured.

No Ads

Your gallery stays clean. Just pure photos—no clutter, no sponsored content, no tracking.

No Algorithms

Your gallery displays exactly what you organize. No hidden sorting or mysterious re-ordering.

Your Server, Your Rules

You control everything. No surprise terms of service changes or corporate decisions affecting your memories.

Fully own your photos + data

Take complete control of your memories without depending on outside companies—your photos and data stay on your server, never synced externally or monetized. Heirloom is open-source and transparent, so you truly own your data forever.

Fully control your image metadata

Organize and tag your photos with the metadata that matters—add captions, dates, locations, people tags, and albums to bring your memories to life. Free users get essential standard fields, while Pro users can create unlimited custom fields to match their unique archiving style.

Manage Albums, Tag People

Organize photos into albums to tell stories and group memories by theme, event, or time—then tag the people in your photos to create meaningful connections between faces and moments. Rediscover memories faster and easily share collections with the people who matter most.

Free forever. Powerful Upgrade Options.

Free
$0

Unlimited Gallery Images
Unlimited Users
Upload multiple file types
Up to 5 Albums
Up to 5 People to Tag
Choose Private or Public Gallery

Pro
$49/yr

Unlimited Albums
Unlimited People to tag
Create Custom Meta Fields
Bulk Operations
Custom User Capabilities
Allow Likes & Comments on Images
Analytics Dashboard
Email Support

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FAQs

Gallery storage depends on your web hosting plan—there’s no artificial limit from the plugin. Most shared hosting accounts include 50-200+ GB of storage space, which easily supports tens of thousands of images organized across albums. That’s typically enough for most family galleries. If you ever need more storage, you can upgrade your hosting plan, and your gallery will expand with it.

Your photos live on your own website’s server. We don’t have access to them, and they’re never uploaded to external services. You own your photos and have full control of your data.

es. Galleries are private by default, nonce-protected, and shared links use secure tokens. Only people you authorize can view photos.

Yes, two ways: Email them an invite link—they set a password and access the gallery (no confusing backend). Or use shared links—no account needed, just click to view. A Pro gallery lets you set expiration dates on shares.

Cancel anytime through Freemius. All your photos, albums, and gallery data stay exactly as they are—nothing is deleted. You’ll simply lose access to Pro features and revert to Free tier limits (like 5 albums instead of unlimited).

No. Gallery images are lazy-loaded, and the plugin is optimized for performance. Most users see no impact.

Yes. The gallery is fully responsive and works on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Free users have access to our comprehensive knowledge base, which covers setup, common workflows, troubleshooting, and FAQs. Most issues are resolved by searching the KB first. Pro users also get direct email support from our team, with responses typically within 24-48 hours.