Project Showcase – Responsive Portfolio, Case Studies & Filterable Grid Layouts
by GS Plugins · Media
Also makes 18 other plugins · 40.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Introducing a WordPress plugin that enables users to display their projects in a variety of layouts through a project showcase.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “portfolio” and “portfolio gallery” for “case” and “responsive portfolio”. “portfolio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “case” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “portfolio gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive portfolio” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 13.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 6 releases 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| project showcase your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| case studies | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| projects your tag | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| case | #7 | #21 | up 1 |
| project | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| project management your tag | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| filterable | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| responsive portfolio | #19 | #20 | 0 |
| projects management | #7 | #15 | down 1 |
| projects gallery | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| projects portfolio | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| filterable portfolio | #18 | #15 | up 1 |
| project portfolio | #21 | #18 | up 1 |
| responsive filterable portfolio | #20 | #16 | 0 |
| portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 24 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
- Swap “portfolio” and “portfolio gallery” for “case” and “responsive portfolio”. “portfolio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “case” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “portfolio gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive portfolio” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “project management”. #16 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 753 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v3.0.5 · 27 Oct 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 3 years to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AndyWon4mo ago
Good support. Quick and efficient!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aalayyoub12mo ago
GSPlugins offers excellent, reliable plugins and truly standout support. Everything installs smoothly, works as advertised, and their team responds fast with helpful fixes. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vfxrio4.7y ago
The plugin is great and works 100% as described and it allow custom CSS. Support is always keen to help and documentation is complete and useful.top plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hrzip6.4y ago
If you every get any kind of problem on your website they will fix it fast. Plugin is fast and code customizable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Debasis Pradhan7.2y ago
Golam Samdani Is a Nice Guy He Helped me a lot with my project and the GS project plugin Itself is an awesome plugin which Helped me in completing my project.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielemilone8.8y ago
Great Plugin, Easy to Install/Use But the greatest of all was the real-time support of the dev team via chat in their website! My problem solved when we are chatting! Keep up the good work. You guys are rock (y)
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Project Showcase <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-30 CVE-2024-56261 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.2
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.
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Introducing a WordPress plugin that enables users to display their projects in a variety of layouts through..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("suitable for", "ideal for", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 18 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,327 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "portfolio gallery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-04 100+ → 200+ up after 1079 days in tier
- 2021-09-21 90+ → 100+ up
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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Filterable Portfolio 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Portfolio Block – The Ultimate Project & Portfolio Builder 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPZOOM Portfolio Lite – Filterable Portfolio Plugin 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Portfolio, Gallery, Product Catalog – Grid KIT Portfolio 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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