Descriptions as Captions in Galleries
by Milan Dinić · Media
Show image descriptions as captions in galleries.
41 health vs 60 average across 1,348 Media plugins
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3744 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 63
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-22 30+ → 20+ down after 723 days in band
- 2023-08-30 40+ → 30+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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