Simple Google Photos Grid vs Gallery for Google Photos

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Simple Google Photos Grid

by josheli

Health C63

Gallery for Google Photos

by bPlugins

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Simple Google Photos Grid Gallery for Google Photos

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Simple Google Photos Grid	Gallery for Google Photos
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 63	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	48/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	62/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.49★
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	303	775 ✓
Category	Media	Blocks

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Simple Google Photos Grid Gallery for Google Photos

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.