Image Gallery Block – Showcase Photos in Stunning Responsive Grids
by bPlugins · Media
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsive image gallery block for Gutenberg – photo galleries with grid & Polaroid layouts, albums, lightbox popups, and Pro Masonry & 3D layouts.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+82%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery”, “lightbox” and “photo gallery” for “3d”, “3d slider” and “awesome gallery”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “3d” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “3d slider” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photo gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “awesome gallery” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 46.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 14 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2024-06-09Reviewers like how easy the gallery is to set up and how the full-screen popup looks, though one flags that full screen doesn't work in Firefox while Chrome and Safari are fine.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3d gallery | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| image gallery block | #12 | #24 | down 1 |
| photo comparison | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| gallery block | #22 | #24 | down 3 |
| responsive image gallery | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| subtitles | #13 | #21 | down 2 |
| image gallery your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| responsive grid | #9 | #22 | down 2 |
| masonry gallery your tag | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| responsive image | #22 | #23 | — |
| 3d slider | #15 | #21 | down 2 |
| awesome gallery | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| photo albums | #20 | #23 | up 2 |
| photo album | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| image viewer | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| responsive image hover | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| photo showcase | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| image showcase | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| image source by image id | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| gallery box block | #22 | #24 | down 2 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
138 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 113 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery”, “lightbox” and “photo gallery” for “3d”, “3d slider” and “awesome gallery”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “3d” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “3d slider” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photo gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “awesome gallery” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
14
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v2.4.2 · 25 Oct 2026
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Garry Rigby2.4y ago
Hi, the image will not go full screen in Firefox ~ is there a fix for that? Such a great plugin if only it worked in Firefox. Great in safari and chrome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tareqtms2.8y ago
Easy to create image gallery. Popup looks great to see full screen image.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.0 Added: New Admin Dashboard UI with improved layout and user experience. 2.3.0
- — Version 2.2.11 Added: Default Dashboard Color Scheme. 2.2.11
- — Version 2.2.9 Fixed: Premium Overlay Issue. 2.2.9
- — Version 2.2.8 Fixed: Product landing page link not working. 2.2.8
- — Version 2.2.7 Fixed: Freemius Lite SDK Security Vulnerability. 2.2.7
- — Version 2.2.6 Added: New Dashboard. 2.2.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.4.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Image Gallery Block – Showcase Photos in Stunning Responsive Grids <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-10-26 CVE-2026-115613 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4.1 Patched in 2.4.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Responsive image gallery block for Gutenberg – photo galleries with grid & Polaroid layouts, albums, lightb..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,938 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "masonry gallery", "photo gallery" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 335 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 800+ → 900+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2024-05-14 700+ → 800+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2024-02-17 600+ → 700+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 500+ → 600+ up after 149 days in tier
- 2023-06-10 400+ → 500+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2023-02-27 300+ → 400+ up after 58 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 5 shared tags A -
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Easy Image Gallery 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
ShapedGallery – Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, Video Gallery & Lightbox 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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