Fullscreen Galleria
by pdamsten · Media
A simple fullscreen gallery to Wordpress
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
800+
≈850 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “flickr” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 108.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 87 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fullscreen | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| galleria your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| gps | #9 | #9 | down 1 |
| photography your tag | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| flickr | #15 | #16 | up 1 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “flickr” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 675 · 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.6.13 · 5 Aug 2026
67
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ogdenrouge8.2y ago
Super-nice plugin! True fullscreen view — no toolbars, just a tasteful row of tiny thumbnails of upcoming images at the bottom of the fullscreen. Fullscreen Galleria is the ONLY plugin I’ve found which allows me to make a true fullscreen carousel view and does NOT involve the generation of shortcodes which have to be copied into the page. With Fullscreen Galleria it is easy to edit the gallery. I’m using Fullscreen Galleria with another plugin which generates a mosaic gallery view and a smaller carousel view which allows viewer comments. I don’t think Fullscreen Galleria by itself will allow user comments or generate a mosaic or other type of initial gallery page. Fullscreen Galleria seems to work well with the other plugin — so now I have it all — true full screen, nice mosaic initial page, and the ability to add viewer comments. I happen to be using the plugin Catch Gallery to make the mosaic and comment-friendly views, but there are many similar plugins. Catch Gallery is apparently pretty new — but so far so good. PS — I’ve deactivated Jetpack because it might have been a little glitchy with Fullscreen Galleria and I think it has a lot of stuff I don’t need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ christianschulzendorff8.7y ago
Works nice and looks good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pecktron200010.4y ago
I use this plugin on a photography portfolio site and it works great. I like how you can navigate through the photos by clicking on the thumbnails which appear along the bottom of the lightbox. This is great when there are many photos and clicking through them all one at a time would be inconvenient.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joanwalsh10.8y ago
just lovely. thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tjoepke11.0y ago
Simple and perfect! Thanks And don’t forget the WPtouch Mobile plugin for mobile devices.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ musicdruel12.5y ago
Thank you so much. I was searching a cleany and simple plugin like this for a while. Great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ APTM12.6y ago
I was fiddling around with Jetpack image carousel and tiled galleries only to find frustration. This plugin does way better! The screenspace get’s surely a lot better used than in JP’s Carousel and you can define what you want extra or completely clean and clever. The random photobox is so original and smart loading as well. At first I missed the original ratio’s of my images, but all squared and tiled looks very tight. I just keep on refreshing and smiling 🙂 [EDIT] After 2 weeks and various concerns after checking out FS galleria on mobile devices and realizing with Google analytics that 25% of my visitors are on mobile devices I have to give up this plugin… it just doesn’t work on Mobile. Tip: JuiceBox.net
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hartmutnz12.9y ago
Great gallery plugin, makes a good full-screen gallery with thumbnails below.. works well on normal size screens, BUT would really love to see this “RESPONSIVE” for Iphones and other small screens.. that is the future. Thanks for your good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.13). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Fullscreen Galleria <= 1.6.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'href' Attribute in Post Content ↗2026-08-15 CVE-2026-16079 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.6.12 Patched in 1.6.13
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Fullscreen Galleria <= 1.6.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29801 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.11 Patched in 1.6.12
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 6.4.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Clicking image shows attachment page").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 425 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "photography" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 900+ → 800+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 1150 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 742 days in tier
- 2020-09-22 3K+ → 2K+ 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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Easy Image Gallery 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - W WOW Slider 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags F
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