Plugin audit
ACF Photo Gallery Field
ACF Photo Gallery Field is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
60K+
Rating
4.0★
wp.org · 29 reviews
Downloads / 30d
3.6K
Momentum
+11%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2091 tracked Developer Tools plugins: health 74 vs 59 average · rating, weighted for review count, 3.9★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #9 acf range field Down 2
- #12 custom photo
- #14 pro photo
- #16 advanced gallery field
- #16 photo post Down 1
- #18 photo Down 4
- #18 photo gallery Down 5
- #24 acf
Tags still to break into the top 24: custom, fields, gallery.
What to fix first
- 1
“custom”, “fields” and “gallery” aren't earning a slot
You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 2
Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Last updated 11 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
- 3
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists.
Ranking signals
Listing score 86/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 315 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Strong
4.0★ over 29 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 11 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions and names who it is for. No FAQ section.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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