Gallery Carousel Without JetPack
by Syed Balkhi · Media
Also makes 98 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Transform your standard galleries into an immersive full-screen experience without requiring you to connect to WordPress.com
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “carousel”, “gallery” and “gallery carousel” 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.
44 health vs 62 average across 3,281 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 222.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 39 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jetpack your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “carousel”, “gallery” and “gallery carousel” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 405 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.2y ago
latest release · v0.7.5 · 9 Aug 2015
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JoshuaLewis9.5y ago
can’t delete my review? WordPress, what gives? This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by joshualewis. Reason: Wanting to delete review
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alikgriffin9.7y ago
Doesn’t seem to work on single image posts like the original Jetpack plugin does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miguel9.7y ago
Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ linasslepikas10.8y ago
Works like charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juan Gray10.8y ago
Yeah, I don’t have time to scavenger hunt another mysterious wordpress plugin with no clear indication of how it is to be used. 99% of WordPress gallery plugins are built to fail.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael_KS11.2y ago
If you are looking for a feature rich, fully customizable gallery plugin, you should look for something else. This plugin is simplicity itself, perfect for adding quickly and effectively a better way to display your galleries without having to invest any time in mastering it. Needless to say it is fast and reliable too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielprieger11.2y ago
Simple, but does everything that I want. Free. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ben_kahn11.7y ago
Thanks for forking this into it’s own plugin. I wanted the gallery functionality anad see no reason for the plugin bloat brought about by the full Jetpack install. This works great in conjunction with Tiled Galleries Without Jetpack! Awesome stuff!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.7.5 Updated it to match original JetPack plugin updates from 3.6.1 Tested with WordPress 4.3 Fix: plugin_dir_path() and plugin_dir_url() used for Multisite / symlink support 0.7.5
- — Version 0.7.4 Added French translation (props: Blacky) 0.7.4
- — Version 0.7.3 Updated it to match original JetPack plugin updates from 3.1.1 Fix: Language POT file Fix: WordPress 4.0 compatibility 0.7.3
- — Version 0.7.2 Added Russian translation (props: Andrey Maier) 0.7.2
- — Version 0.7.1 Prevent conflict where Jetpack or Slim Jetpack is already active 0.7.1
- — Version 0.7 Updated it to match original JetPack plugin updates from 2.9.3 0.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 "Transform your standard galleries into an immersive full-screen experience without requiring you to connect..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who want", "use this", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Jetpack, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,196 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "lightbox" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 313 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2024-06-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 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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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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