CTC Masonry Gallery
by UjW0L · Blocks
Also makes 19 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create refined masonry galleries in Gutenberg with hover enlargement, custom shadows, and a full-screen image viewer.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+209%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “masonry gallery”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “masonry gallery” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 2 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
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 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| masonry your tag | #3 | #14 | down 1 |
| ctc lite | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| masonry gallery | #5 | #18 | up 1 |
| masonry js | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| masonry plugin | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| post masonry | #5 | #18 | down 1 |
| shadows | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| full screen | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| image album your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| gallery masonry | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| masonry image gallery | #14 | #21 | down 4 |
| gallery box block | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| overlay your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 17 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 “block” for “masonry gallery”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “masonry gallery” sits at #5 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v2.8.0 · 8 Oct 2026
7
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 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 ↗- ★★★★★ beatty671.5y ago
SO this plugin makes really nice masonry galleries with a little hover effect that’s elegant looking and responsive and a complete pleasure to use for certain projects. I have clients who want this feature without all the hassle of the big gallery plugins, or who don’t have the budget for me to design a gallery myself…and CTC Masonry Gallery fits the bill. It’s perfect that way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sanjeev Aryal2.2y ago
beautiful masonry image galleries
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ txirrindulari242.2y ago
I like so much the way it can set the order of image, so easy to change them. Nice to use. Still it can improve certain aspects.The developer responds quickly. Thanks for your help! Good Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
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
7 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 "Create refined masonry galleries in Gutenberg with hover enlargement, custom shadows, and a full-screen ima..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Gravity Forms, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,001 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image album", "overlay" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 800+ → 900+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-01-26 700+ → 800+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 600+ → 700+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 500+ → 600+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2024-10-11 400+ → 500+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2024-08-27 300+ → 400+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 200+ → 300+ up after 59 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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Meow Gallery 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Photoswipe Masonry 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Gallery Grid 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Gallery Block 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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