GB Gallery Slideshow
by gb-plugins · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
GB WordPress Gallery Slideshow is Ajax and jquery based plugin. Easy to use slider, which enables you to create customized special effect slideshows.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
70+
≈71 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gallery”, “image” and “photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
39 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 27.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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.
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4438 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4438 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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gallery”, “image” and “photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 241 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #18,900, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 7 Sep 2014
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ earrame11.2y ago
I purchased the premium version of this plugin and it works pretty well, but it seems to have conflicts with NextGen gallery that is also installed. The Developer was some what responsive when I first purchased it, but no response at all with my most recent issue. May have to find another solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ galp12.4y ago
Saw the demo, thought it was a beautiful product. I came close to purchasing, except for one major issue…there is no option to keep the image’s proportions between landscape and portrait because they are loaded as backgrounds. I could overwrite the fixed settings but it’s too much hassle. If the developer gives the option to keep image proportions, this would be one I would be willing to pay for. Otherwise, it’s a very beautiful slideshow plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ikomaor12.7y ago
finally a slideshow that gives me so many possibilities while keeping a beautiful look and ease of us. works smoothly. highly recommended. using it for 2 month already.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Amir_b12.9y ago
Great plugin, works smoothly. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ EYaacoby13.0y ago
Useful and easy to use image flow and very comfortable user access and integration. A must have plugin for any site, especially if photos is a main feature of your domain.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence3 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.3). 0 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-04-10 CVE-2025-32649 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3 No patch available
- 2014-08-11 CVE-2014-8375 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 1.6 Patched in 1.6
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "GB WordPress Gallery Slideshow is Ajax and jquery based plugin. Easy to use slider, which enables you to cr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("General questions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,562 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 60+ → 70+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 80+ → 60+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 90+ → 80+ down after 123 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 100+ → 90+ down after 1287 days in tier
- 2022-06-28 1K+ → 100+ 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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