Tribulant Gallery Voting
by Tribulant Software · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 17.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Let users cast votes/likes on your WordPress gallery images/photos.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “cast” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 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.
66 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 19.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 548 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 548 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| voting your tag | #14 | #19 | down 1 |
| online voting | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| cast | #18 | #15 | up 1 |
| wp voting | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| contest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| likes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “cast” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 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.
- One page off on “voting”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 465 · peaks are release surges
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 21 Oct 2026.
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
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.5 · 1 May 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 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 25 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexvustin20241.6y ago
Hi! How can I remove the voting icon from other galleries? I need one gallery with voting, not all on the site pages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bouzan1999.2y ago
Hello guys, Where do I type in the code [gallery]. I downloaded the plugin, and it is activated, but there is still no voting option. Thanks for the help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.3y ago
Not compatible with lightbox either.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ An Clochar10.8y ago
This is a super plugin. We ran a photo competition and once all the entries were in we wanted the public to vote on the best photo. The best photo voted by the public receive a great prize. The support from the Team is excellent and I’m giving 5 stars for the support and the plugin which is so easy to install and have a gallery with a very simple functional voting system. Thanks guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IH Malta11.0y ago
Very sipmle and useful plugin, but in our site we need to choose galleries for voting (we do not need to add “vote” buttons to every gallery). I had to add a class to the <p> tag in the plugin template, and add a CSS rule (visibility:hidden or display:none) on the all pages where the gallesies should be without VOTE buttons. Also, I think the plugin needs an option to reset (delete) the voted IP addresses from database. Now you can delete the outdated IP records manually via PhpMyAdmin. Also, it will be very useful to add another option: the different (separate) vote counting (from the same IP) for the different galleries. And the separate IP removing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nexxsys11.6y ago
Works perfectly. just as said . 5.5 stars. no bloatware no gimmicks just simple and straight to the point
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ unmonde-montagnes11.6y ago
Fonctionne sur WP 4.1 mais le rendu n’est pas très joli. Sinon facile à utiliser
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dobop11.7y ago
I changed from longtime usage of NextGEN Gallery and consider Tribulant Gallery as a superior solution for most requirements. I had to try some configuration and coding but got my different galleries exactly as functional as I want.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.8.1
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
2 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 "Let users cast votes/likes on your WordPress gallery images/photos."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 796 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "contest" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-08 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-06 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-05 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-01 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-28 300+ → 400+ up after 4 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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WP Voting Contest Lite 400+ installs · 3.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
ePoll – Contest Poll Survey & Voting 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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