Gallery for Social Photo

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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.

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.

31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 7.8 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.

1. ★★★★★ johanvandemerwe

   6.3y ago

   I tried the free version of this plugin which is limited to the installation only, none of the settings are manageable in the free version. That is quite a showstopper. All seems to focus on forcing you to buy the professional edition. I don’t mind that, but as a seasoned WordPress developer and user I’ve seen too many plugins that did beautiful things with loads of presets, but in the end didn’t fit. That is why I would like to see that a few settings could be modified in a free version of this plugin. Not everyone is buying this plugin but still even when used on freeloader sites it should be seen as a compliment for the development team. When no one makes use of your product, nobody is talking about it either. You can add widgets by adding shortcodes into a text widget. You create feeds that receive a short code that can be copied into the text widget. I would give this plugin more stars if it at least not everything was part of the pro-version. In relation with other plugins, the free version gives you a taste of what it could do. For the whole potential you have to put your trust on the paid version. The masked options at least show that a lot of settings are available, so maybe this could be the plugin you are looking for. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe. This topic was modified 6 years ago by johanvandemerwe.

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2. ★★★★★ mastersg

   6.4y ago

   It isn’t a free plugin. According to the plugin description by the author , it states “You can fetch images or video specifically from your account and other user accounts or even only from hashtags. This plugin will automatically fill your site with linked thumbnails for your Instagram pictures. You can easily change this behavior using the standard options provided. The only thing you will need to get going is a valid Instagram token ID and you can generate the token from settings page with just one click.” Once you download the plugin , get your token etc , turns out to use the plugin, everything is in pro version. Why not just state that all functions are available in pro version in your description instead of tricking people. Absoloute rip off . Avoid this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ pavena

   9.8y ago

   برنامه شما فوق العاده است رایگانش کنید تا همه بتوانند از آن استفاده کنند وقتی تعداد فیدها زیاد شد فید های قدیمی نمایش داده نمی شود بخش همه فیدها را صفحه بندی کنید

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All 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.0.43). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Gallery for Social Photo <= 1.0.0.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-25 CVE-2025-26742 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0.36 Patched in 1.0.0.37
2. Patched Medium · 5.4 Gallery for Social Photo <= 1.0.0.27 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Duplication ↗
   2022-05-24 CVE-2022-2224 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.0.0.27 Patched in 1.0.0.29
3. Patched High · 8.8 Gallery for Social Photo <= 1.0.0.25 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection ↗
   2022-05-24 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.0.0.25 Patched in 1.0.0.27

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-13 1K+ → 300+ down after 2857 days in tier
2. 2018-09-16 2K+ → 1K+ down

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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Gallery for Social Photo: 300+ active installs, 4.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/feed-instagram-lite