What do you have an empty spot in the admin center where the gallery configuration text should be?
If not make sure the text below is inside of themes/default/languages /modifications.english.php file and any other modifications.language.php file in there. If you are using another theme other than a default repat the above except modify themes/yourtheme/languages /modifications.english.php
//Begin SMF Gallery Text Strings
$txt['smfgallery_menu'] = 'Gallery';
$txt['smfgallery_admin'] = 'Gallery Configuration';
//Permissions
$txt['permissiongroup_smfgallery'] = 'SMF Gallery';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_view'] = 'View SMF Gallery';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_view'] = 'Allows the user to view the Gallery';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_view'] = 'You are not allowed to view the Gallery';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_add'] = 'Add Picture';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_add'] = 'Allows the user to add a picture.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_add'] = 'You are not allowed to add a picture.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_bulk'] = 'Bulk Uploads';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_bulk'] = 'Allows the user to use the bulk upload feature.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_bulk'] = 'You are not allowed to bulk upload.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_edit'] = 'Edit own Picture';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_edit'] = 'Allows the user to edit their own picture.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_edit'] = 'You are not allowed to edit that picture.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_delete'] = 'Delete own Picture';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_delete'] = 'Allows the user to delete their own picture.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_delete'] = 'You are not allowed to delete that picture.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_ratepic'] = 'Rate Picture';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_ratepic'] = 'Allows the user to rate a picture.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_ratepic'] = 'You are not allowed to rate that picture.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_editcomment'] = 'Edit own Comment';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_editcomment'] = 'Allows the user to edit their own comments.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_editcomment'] = 'You are not allowed to edit that comment.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_comment'] = 'Leave Comments';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_comment'] = 'Allows the user to leave comments on a picture.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_comment'] = 'You are not allowed to leave comments.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_report'] = 'Report Pictures/Comments';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_report'] = 'Allows the user to report pictures and comments.';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_report'] = 'You are not allowed to report content.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_autocomment'] = 'Auto Approve Comments';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_autocomment'] = 'Comments do not need to wait for approval.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_autoapprove'] = 'Auto Approve Pictures';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_autoapprove'] = 'Pictures do not need to wait for approval.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_usergallery'] = 'Personal Gallery';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_usergallery'] = 'Allows the user to have a personal gallery';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_usergallery'] = 'You are not allowed to have a gallery.';
$txt['permissionname_smfgallery_manage'] = 'Admin Gallery';
$txt['permissionhelp_smfgallery_manage'] = 'Allows the user to add/delete/edit all catagories. Delete Comments, Delete Pictures, Approve Pictures';
$txt['cannot_smfgallery_manage'] = 'You are not allowed to manage gallery.';
//END SMF Gallery Text Strings