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Justified Gallery

by Damian Góra · Media

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WordPress gallery plugin. Display WordPress galleries in a responsive justified image grid and a pretty lightbox.

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Health

A 91/100

no flags

Active installs

8K+

≈8.7K estimated

Momentum

+498%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “gutenberg block” and “wordpress gallery” for “photoswipe” and “pretty”. “gutenberg block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photoswipe” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress gallery” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “pretty” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

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91 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 97/100
Support 70/100
Security 90/100

91 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins

8K+

Active installs

≈8.7K estimated

188.4K

Total downloads

since 2016 · 4.2% still active

4.9/5

Rating

206 reviews

+498%

7.7K

Downloads · 30d

category median +11%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

4.2%

of downloads still active

At least 8K of 188.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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 2 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.

Ratings · 206 reviews

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5★
196 4★
7 3★
0 2★
1 1★
2

Details

Version
1.11.1
Last updated
19d ago
Added
2016-06-04 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
4.6
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
5.4
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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.

92 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Most to gain: Support resolution

Update recency 100/100

Updated 19 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 95/100

4.9★ over 206 reviews, smoothed to 4.74★

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Support resolution 50/100

1 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months

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Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+498% vs prior 30d
7031 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.7K · peaks are release surges

7.7K31 Oct 2026

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Justified Gallery · #2352youQi Blocks · #676Image Photo Gallery · #1378Map Block for Google · #1381

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.931 Oct 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

9131 Oct 2026

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.

96131 Oct 2026

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

2

releases in the last 12 months

19d ago

latest release · v1.11.1 · 12 Oct 2026

27

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.11.1 · 12 Oct 20261.11.0 · 30 Sep 20261.10.0 · 27 Jan 20251.9.0 · 19 Nov 20241.8.1 · 8 Jul 20231.8.0 · 5 Jul 20231.7.3 · 11 Jan 20231.7.2 · 10 Jan 20231.7.1 · 22 Dec 20221.7.0 · 28 Nov 20221.6.0 · 24 May 20221.5.1 · 1 Mar 20221.5.0 · 20 Jul 20211.4.5 · 9 Dec 2020

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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.

v1.10 64%
v1.8 12%
v1.4 9.8%
v1.1 0.3%
Older / other versions 14%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
8K–9K ≈8.7K

Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.

Install history since 12 Oct 2016

8K31 Oct 2026

Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Shone1389
    7mo ago

    Simple. Clean. Very useful.

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  2. ★★★★★ Josh Journey
    8mo ago

    Justified Gallery allows you to easily create beautiful galleries while being efficient with image sources. Coded in a way that doesn’t affect page loading times, support is friendly, and works well with Arisoft Lightbox. It displays panoramas and vertical images very well within a sea of photos. Wish I found this sooner. Justified Gallery comes highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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  3. ★★★★★ chrislahay
    1.1y ago

    I was looking for a quick and easy solution to replace an outdated gallery plugin and was happy to find this one. Quick and easy to install, setup was simple and I didn’t need to go through the site and update gallery codes as this one replaced it seamlessly.

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  4. ★★★★★ paoloeuvrard
    1.6y ago

    I have other gallery plugins, and a lifetime deal with some of the most well-know gallery plugin suite. But I switched to Justified gallery for its simplicity. It is low on resources, opens quickly, and has the minimal options you need to show your pictures properly. What else could you really need?

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  5. ★★★★★ rrrReviews
    1.7y ago

    complete,fast,simple,works impeccably

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  6. ★★★★★ doreenhawdon
    1.8y ago

    Nice bit of justification. Works well. The only reservation I’ve got is that it took a fair amount of hacking to remove the caption rollovers.

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  7. ★★★★★ azielaskowski
    2.1y ago

    Very easy to use and well designed. I’m glad to have this plugin.

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  8. ★★★★★ Fernando Ortiz
    2.1y ago

    Super perfecto

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 1.10.0 UPDATE: Freemius SDK 1.10.0
  2. — Version 1.9.0 ADD: Ability to set background and text color in the gallery preview ADD: Ability to limit the number of images in the gallery preview FIX: Unwanted image cropping when max row height is set to -1 FIX: Incorrect display 1.9.0
  3. — Version 1.8.1 FIX: Incorrect image caption background color for Layla tile style 1.8.1
  4. — Version 1.8.0 FIX: Unnecessary loading of Swipebox files when using Photoswipe lightbox FIX: Unnecessary database post query in plugin settings page FIX: Ensure that plugin notices are closed by the current user UPDATE: Justified Gall 1.8.0
  5. — Version 1.7.3 FIX: Plugin security enhancements and code-related best practices 1.7.3
  6. — Version 1.7.2 FIX: Plugin security enhancements and code-related best practices ADD: Update Photoswipe library ADD: Update Swipebox library 1.7.2

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

All 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.11.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
    2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.0 Patched in 1.10.0
  2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Justified Gallery <= 1.7.3 - Missing Authorization via 'dismiss_how_to_use_notice' and 'dismiss_notice' ↗
    2023-08-10 CVE-2023-40213 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.7.3 Patched in 1.8.0
  3. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
    2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.2.1 - 1.7.3 Patched in 1.8.1
  4. Patched Medium · 6.4 Justified Gallery <= 1.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-12-23 CVE-2022-4651 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.0 Patched in 1.7.1
  5. Patched Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
    2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.1

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Russian 80%
English (UK) 77%
Japanese 44%
German 18%
Spanish (Spain) 12%

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.

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Share of voice

How often each assistant names Justified Gallery when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.

Assistants
ChatGPT, Claude
Topics tracked
Gallery
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Readme readiness

4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "WordPress gallery plugin. Display WordPress galleries in a responsive justified image grid and a pretty lig..."
  • ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
  • ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
  • ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 2,524 characters of description.
  • ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("best gallery plugin", "gallery grid", "Gutenberg block" missing).

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 289 days in tier
  2. 2025-09-12 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2025-09-11 9K+ → 10K+ up after 10 days in tier
  4. 2025-09-01 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2257 days in tier
  5. 2019-06-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 313 days in tier
  6. 2018-08-19 3K+ → 9K+ up after 487 days in tier
  7. 2017-04-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 22 days in tier
  8. 2017-03-28 900+ → 2K+ 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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