Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery

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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.

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1757 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 1531 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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

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. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Michał Pliszka

   4mo ago

   I had a problem with the plugin, but the support team resolved it very quickly and efficiently. What surprised me the most was that it was Sunday, and I still received fast assistance and a solution to the problem. I have been using this plugin for a long time and I am very happy with it. It works great, and the quality of the support is excellent. I definitely recommend it!

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2. ★★★★★ marinastjeanart

   4mo ago

   Great plugin and excellent support team! I had a technical issue and they were very helpful, patient, and quick to respond. Highly recommend!

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3. ★★★★★ websista

   4mo ago

   I found Modula difficult to use and not well‑suited for an easy workflow. I work exclusively with WordPress and focus on teaching small business owners and start‑ups how to confidently edit and manage their own websites. After testing the free version and then purchasing both the Starter and Trio plans, I still found the plugin cumbersome and unintuitive. Because I train clients who often have limited time and technical experience, I look for plugins that are logical, easy to navigate, and simple to teach. Modula requires more time and effort than the average small business owner can reasonably invest. One of the main advantages of using plugins is that developers handle updates, which helps keep websites secure without requiring business owners to hire a developer for every change. This ease of maintenance is essential for small businesses and start‑ups, and unfortunately Modula did not meet that standard for my needs. This topic was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by websista.

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4. ★★★★★ Whims

   6mo ago

   I’ve found Modula gallery to be the easiest to configure and use gallery plugin. Their support is also top notch

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5. ★★★★★ azamat78

   6mo ago

   Keyboard navigation is available only in the Premium version! Are you kidding me?

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6. ★★★★★ neilslaterphotography

   6mo ago

   Andrei very quickly analysed the CSS issue and provided a fix. Nice work!

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7. ★★★★★ rotello

   6mo ago

   It’s the best Gallery plugin on wordpress. you can do a lot with the free version. Support has been quick and helpful

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8. ★★★★★ idamac

   6mo ago

   I had an issue with accessibility of background images and Andrei was incredibly helpful, responding almost immmediately and keeping track of the situation and asking for my feedback. The issue was resolved very quickly and other minor queries answered too. Communication is everything when you need support and being kept up-to-date regularly is reassuring, especially if you have a site about to go live and need the issue to be sorted.I’ve always found Modula to be simple to use and the free featres are really good. The extra features in Premium are worth exploring to expand what you can do with this plugin.Really happy to recommend Modula and reassured that I’ll get great service if I have issues with future projects.Thanks! PS Any provider who sends a picture of a dog with huge puppy-dog eyes in a support email is a winner in my book! 😂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.14.31 Fixed: Security issue. 2.14.31
2. — Version 2.14.30 Fixed: PHP warning for undefined variable $item_data when gallery has no renderable images. Fixed: Bulk add images to gallery from Media Library not working correctly. Fixed: Telemetry retry queue could grow indefinitely 2.14.30
3. — Version 2.14.29 Fixed: Image caption changes no longer affect the description in media library. 2.14.29
4. — Version 2.14.28 Fixed: Fatal error on frontend when gallery settings are invalid. 2.14.28
5. — Version 2.14.27 Changed: Moved several lightbox settings to base plugin. Fixed: Copy caption on double tap not working on mobile. Fixed: Large captions in lightbox pushing image out of view. 2.14.27
6. — Version 2.14.26 Fixed: Schema.org markup now generates a unique ID per gallery when multiple galleries are present on the same page. Added: Filter to disable gallery schema.org display. 2.14.26

All 21 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.0.16). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 7.5 Modula Image Gallery <= 3.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Exposed 'modulaSettings' REST field on the modula-gallery CPT ↗
   2026-10-15 CVE-2026-107659 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.11 Patched in 3.0.12
2. Patched Medium · 5.3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 3.0.11 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2026-10-07 CVE-2026-105876 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.0.11 Patched in 3.0.12
3. Patched High · 7.5 Modula Image Gallery <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Private Gallery Image Disclosure via 'modula_gallery_id' and 'modula_image_id' Parameters ↗
   2026-09-24 CVE-2026-89406 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.0.2
4. Patched High · 8.1 Modula Image Gallery <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion (Non-PHP) via 'file' Parameter ↗
   2026-09-24 CVE-2026-92713 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.2 Patched in 3.0.3
5. Patched Medium · 6.4 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 2.14.25-2.14.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-22 CVE-2026-65475 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 2.14.25 - 2.14.30 Patched in 2.14.31
6. Patched Medium · 6.4 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.14.23 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-05-26 CVE-2026-42688 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.14.23 Patched in 2.14.24
7. Patched High · 7.5 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.14.18 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-04-20 CVE-2026-39481 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.14.18 Patched in 2.14.19
8. Patched Medium · 4.3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.13.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post/Page Editing ↗
   2026-02-13 CVE-2026-1254 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.13.6 Patched in 2.13.7
9. Patched Medium · 6.4 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.13.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-02-04 CVE-2026-23976 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.13.4 Patched in 2.13.5
10. Patched Medium · 4.3 Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.13.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Gallery Modification ↗
    2025-12-15 CVE-2025-14003 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.13.3 Patched in 2.13.4
11. Patched Medium · 6.5 Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery (Modula) <= 2.13.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Directory Listing ↗
    2025-12-11 CVE-2025-13891 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.13.3 Patched in 2.13.4
12. Patched High · 7.5 Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via Race Condition ↗
    2025-12-02 CVE-2025-13646 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 Patched in 2.13.3
13. Patched High · 7.2 Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
    2025-12-02 CVE-2025-13645 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 Patched in 2.13.3
14. Patched Medium · 4.3 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.13.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2025-11-22 CVE-2026-24939 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.13.6 Patched in 2.13.7
15. Patched Medium · 4.3 Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.12.28 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image File Move ↗
    2025-11-14 CVE-2025-12494 Improper Authorization Affects <= 2.12.28 Patched in 2.12.29
16. Patched Medium · 6.4 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox 5 JavaScript Library ↗
    2025-04-02 CVE-2024-9416 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.10.1 Patched in 2.10.2
17. Patched High · 8.8 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.11.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2025-01-07 CVE-2024-12853 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.11.10 Patched in 2.11.11
18. Patched Low · 2.2 Modula <= 2.7.4 - Incomplete Authorization via 'save_image' and 'save_images' ↗
    2023-09-10 Improper Authorization Affects < 2.7.5 Patched in 2.7.5
19. Patched High · 7.5 Customizable WordPress Gallery Plugin – Modula Image Gallery <= 2.6.9 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change ↗
    2022-10-28 CVE-2022-41135 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.6.9 Patched in 2.6.91
20. Patched Medium · 6.1 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.6.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-06-06 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6.6 Patched in 2.6.7
21. Patched Medium · 6.4 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2020-02-19 CVE-2020-9003 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.2.5 Patched in 2.2.5

Translated into 16 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2021-11-02 90K+ → 100K+ up after 245 days in tier
2. 2021-03-02 80K+ → 90K+ up after 198 days in tier
3. 2020-08-16 70K+ → 80K+ up after 219 days in tier
4. 2020-01-10 60K+ → 70K+ up after 148 days in tier
5. 2019-08-15 50K+ → 60K+ up after 98 days in tier
6. 2019-05-09 40K+ → 50K+ up after 159 days in tier
7. 2018-12-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 136 days in tier
8. 2018-07-18 20K+ → 30K+ up after 107 days in tier

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Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery: 100K+ active installs, 4.7★ (616 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/modula-best-grid-gallery