Shared Albums for Google Photos & Apple iCloud

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96 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 80 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.

At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 39 days.

1. ★★★★★ markcarrara

   4mo ago

   It took awhile to understand the short code syntax but once I got it, it did exactly what I wanted. Google albums load much faster than if stored on my website with the cheap hosting I have

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2. ★★★★★ meanderingminds

   5mo ago

   This lightweight plugin allowed me to easily link Google Photo albums we already had to a memorial page on our website. It has so many customizable options and we will be able to integrate our stories and memories of our loved ones with the photos much more easily than trying to teach people how to use Google Photos. The fact that anything I thought of as a “this would be great to have” feature was already included is amazing! Thank you so much for all of your hard work on this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ valterbruno

   5mo ago

   This plugin is excellent for managing a photo album with Google Photos.I haven’t found any others with these features yet.The shortcode is very simple, both to create and edit.The author is very helpful, quick to respond, and responsive to any new needs.Highly recommended. Valter

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4. ★★★★★ luisbenitez777

   7mo ago

   I’m just hoping that in the future a fullscreen-mode=mosaic, can be added to preview the smaller photos in addition to the main image. It’s a beautiful plugin; you can tell there’s effort and dedication behind it. I truly find it gorgeous. 5 STARS. ¡GRACIAS!

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5. ★★★★★ naveenbachwani

   7mo ago

   The Shared Albums for Google Photos plugin by Jan Zeman has been terrific for my photo blog, making it effortless to pull photos from Google Photos into my gallery pages without the hassle of manual uploads. I also suggested a few feature requests to suit photographers’ needs. Jan was not only prompt in his response, but soon pushed an updated release that included those improvements! This plugin is well worth using and deserves five stars.

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6. ★★★★★ imaginans

   7mo ago

   Per l’incorporamento degli album pubblicati su Google Photos è di gran lunga il miglior plugin che ho trovato. Great job. Thanks, Jan PS. If you could enter the name of the photo that would be great This topic was modified 3 months, 3 weeks ago by imaginans.

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7. ★★★★★ sandefjordtk

   7mo ago

   Sandefjord Tennis Club uses Shared Albums in Google Photos to display slideshows on Digital Signage in our clubhouse. This is a great way to showcase photos—not only on our webpage and social media but also when members and guests visit our club facilities. Tips on how to use this: Create a page in WordPress for the album you would like to display. Example of shortcode to use with cache refresh set to 1 hour. [jzsa-album link="YOUR URL HERE" mode="slider" show-title="true" show-counter="false" width="1920" height="1080" source-width="1920" source-height="1080" slideshow="true" slideshow-delay="5" interaction-lock="true" start-at="random" cache-refresh="1"] Remember to choose template “Page Builder Full Width”, “no sidebar”, “disable navigation” and “disable Footer” in the Page Settings Add the following CSS code to remove the white space on the top of the page .pagebuilder-section { padding: 0 0 !important;} Extra: Add the following CSS code to add a nice title on the page. Adjust the size of the font as necessary .jzsa-album .swiper-pagination { font-size: 70px !important; font-weight: bold !important; color: #000000 !important; background-image: linear-gradient( to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 25%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 75%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100% );} Also I recommend resizing photos to 1920×1080 px in Google Photo album to make sure the photos are displayed correctly. If you are using a WordPress caching-plugin, make sure the page is excluded from caching. Add the website to your favorite Digital Signage system. I recommend AbleSign as they provide Digital Signage for free with unlimited # of screens. This is a really easy way to display your photo album, not only on your WordPress homepage, but anywhere you can think of where you can display a webpage!

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8. ★★★★★ toonwolf

   8mo ago

   I recently started using the Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman) plugin, and it has been a game-changer for my WordPress site. It is a really feature-rich, easy-to-use tool that makes it incredibly simple to display photos from Google Photo Albums without the usual headache of manual uploads or complex API configurations. What impressed me even more than the plugin itself was the developer’s responsiveness. I had a couple of suggestions for some minor feature tweaks, and Jan was super fast in responding. Not only did he listen to the feedback, but he actually improved and released a new version of the plugin with those exact improvements in record time. If you are looking for a modern, responsive way to showcase your Google Photos—backed by a developer who genuinely cares about the user experience—I cannot recommend this plugin enough. Really impressive work! 5 stars from me…

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-15 400+ → 500+ up after 36 days in tier
2. 2026-09-09 300+ → 400+ up after 33 days in tier
3. 2026-08-07 200+ → 300+ up after 41 days in tier
4. 2026-06-27 100+ → 200+ up after 48 days in tier
5. 2026-05-10 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-05-09 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2026-05-04 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2026-05-01 60+ → 70+ up after 6 days in tier

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Shared Albums for Google Photos & Apple iCloud: 500+ active installs, 4.9★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-05. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/janzeman-shared-albums-for-google-photos