Custom Social Profile Gallery
by A WP Life · Social
Also makes 31 other plugins · 78.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create beautiful social profile galleries with lightbox preview, supporting links to any major social media platforms - Instagram, Flickr, Facebook
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom profile” for “social profile”. “custom profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social profile” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 37.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 7 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 27 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social profile | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| bootstrap social link | #14 | #19 | — |
| flickr gallery | #14 | #20 | down 1 |
| custom profile photo | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| profile photo | #24 | #24 | — |
| custom profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social profile link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 26 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
- Swap “custom profile” for “social profile”. “custom profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social profile” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 632 · peaks are release surges
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.
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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
27d ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 5 Oct 2026
93
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years 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 29 May 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mojoswift3.2y ago
This plugin was exactly what I was looking for. A clean, simple easy-to-use image gallery that looks, scrolls and navigates similar to Instagram. I can imagine that many clients of various developers would also find this suitable for their needs. After downloading the plugin I had a few issues/questions regarding set-up and translation – which the support team quickly assisted with and resolved. Very reactive and super helpful – which is always highly appreciated!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ woonwg6.4y ago
It is a very good plugin for gallery display
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A WP Life9.4y ago
This is very simple and easy Instagram gallery plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Create beautiful social profile galleries with lightbox preview, supporting links to any major social media..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,818 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom profile", "photo gallery", "social gallery" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-22 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-03-13 100+ → 200+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2024-02-17 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-02-13 100+ → 200+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2023-12-29 200+ → 100+ down after 720 days in tier
- 2022-01-08 300+ → 200+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2020-10-28 400+ → 300+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2019-12-11 300+ → 400+ up after 305 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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Social Gallery Block 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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