Image Wall

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.

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 · 64% 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 46 days ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.

1. ★★★★★ senseimitch

   3.7y ago

   I really hope Gustav continues to update and support this plugin. It truly is one of the best tools I have enabled on my family website, great way for people to explore the visual content on your site. Thank you Gustav!!

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2. ★★★★★ evgenyem

   8.4y ago

   Всё работает быстро и красиво, легко и понятно настраивается

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3. ★★★★★ Gascone

   8.6y ago

   Wordfence was considering this plugin abandoned. So I contacted Gustav to see if the plugin was still safe to use. He confirmed it was safe. He said there was no need for a plugin update but anyhow he was going to update the plugin’s version so that the abandon warning would go away. Gustav was awesome in his customer service. No more warnings from Wordfence. Image Wall has always worked like a charm!

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4. ★★★★★ ealadin31

   9.7y ago

   Just added it working on how it works but seems ok so far

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5. ★★★★★ Ruefel

   10.5y ago

   yes, perfect, thanks for the fun

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6. ★★★★★ eric4969

   10.8y ago

   Problem when i add the option “open_links_in_new_window” wih WP 4.41, no image at all is shown. When i just write “[image_wall]” to my page it works !

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7. ★★★★★ bakerjohnj

   11.0y ago

   Kudos. This is a great plugin. Good luck in your adventures. Great blog too.

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8. ★★★★★ punchup

   11.4y ago

   This plugin is simple and produces an attractive masonry display. HOWEVER, there is a huge built-in contradiction: the shortcode parameters “include_categories” “exclude_categories” “include_tags” “exclude_tags” are non-functioning. The author states that on the one hand the images MUST BE “attached to a page or a post.” BUT, “if the image is attached to a post, the post should not be filtered by a exclude/include tags/categories argument.” Then what’s the point? This plugin is of no use to me since the Wall will display every piture I have in every post, including the Featured Image. I can’t imagine a situation where someone would want that, unless your site is so small and only has a few pictures. Why include those shortcode parameters and describe them if they are useless?

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All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Image Wall <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-07-16 CVE-2025-48156 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1 Patched in 3.2
2. Patched Medium · 6.1 Image Wall <= 3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30869 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0 Patched in 3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-09-15 200+ → 100+ down after 697 days in tier
2. 2024-10-18 300+ → 200+ down after 48 days in tier
3. 2024-08-31 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-08-30 300+ → 200+ down after 442 days in tier
5. 2023-06-15 400+ → 300+ down after 337 days in tier
6. 2022-07-13 500+ → 400+ down after 455 days in tier
7. 2021-04-14 600+ → 500+ down after 225 days in tier
8. 2020-09-01 700+ → 600+ down after 376 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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Image Wall: 100+ active installs, 4.9★ (54 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/image-wall