Gallery Images Ape

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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.

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.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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 · 81% 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 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ senda2020

   5.4y ago

   Non-existent technical support. The plugin is incomplete or unusable in the latest versions of WP … money wasted

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2. ★★★★★ olivaser

   6.2y ago

   I like this plugin very much! Everything simple and works very fast. Themes have lots of settings.

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3. ★★★★★ eptinomy

   6.2y ago

   Simple gallery with wide range of the front end views. I used it for the header slider and gallery grid, with the single plugin. Cool!

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4. ★★★★★ athar64

   6.2y ago

   The plugin does work but there is NO support available via their so called 24/7 ticketing system – my tickets are sitting on their system for over a week but no response came back even after reminders. Without much needed support the advanced features are not practical and there is no documentation available. Why invest in paid version if you end up with a simple gallery?

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5. ★★★★★ netvigreg

   6.4y ago

   I really like gallery themes idea. It’s very simple to configure themes and reuse it for the other galleries. Very helpful.

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6. ★★★★★ implulsediz

   6.4y ago

   Nice gallery. Looks beautiful and very easy to use!

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7. ★★★★★ agrudick2017

   6.4y ago

   Do not give them your money!!!!! On the front end a “loading images” message appears and won’t go away even though all images have loaded. On the back end only the first 40 images appear on the image management page. I purchased the paid version and I am supposed to receive “premium” support. I created a support ticket and have received zero response after more than two weeks. I am now using a different gallery plug-in. I have deleted the Ape Gallery plug-in and I am going to do a charge-back on my credit card.

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8. ★★★★★ tomislavco

   6.7y ago

   Thank you for such a great gallery plugin. Everything work smooth without any problems.

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3 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (2.2.8). 2 of 5 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 6.1 Gallery Images Ape <= 2.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-03 CVE-2025-22317 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.8 No patch available
2. Open Medium · 6.4 Gallery Images Ape <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-10-31 CVE-2022-41785 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.8 No patch available
3. Open Medium · 4.3 Gallery Images Ape <= 2.2.8 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2022-10-31 CVE-2022-41995 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.2.8 No patch available
4. Patched High · 7.6 Gallery Images Ape <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Plugin Deactivation ↗
   2019-12-30 CVE-2019-25149 Improper Authorization Affects < 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.7
5. Patched Medium · 6.1 Gallery Images Ape <= 1.6.14 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2019-01-10 CVE-2019-6117 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.14 Patched in 2.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1

Translated into 20 languages, 1 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.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2025-07-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-07-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 528 days in tier
4. 2024-02-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 299 days in tier
5. 2023-04-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 285 days in tier
6. 2022-06-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 375 days in tier
7. 2021-06-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 576 days in tier
8. 2019-11-20 2K+ → 6K+ up

Competes with

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Gallery Images Ape: 1K+ active installs, 4.1★ (106 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gallery-images-ape