Image Gallery
by A WP Life · Media
Also makes 31 other plugins · 78.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create responsive image gallery, photo gallery with lightbox, grid & masonry layouts. Display using shortcode, Gutenberg block or Elementor widget.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery”, “masonry” and “photo gallery” for “photoswipe”, “random image” and “gallery image”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photoswipe” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “masonry” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “random image” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photo gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gallery image” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 249.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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 13 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 27 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 32 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
52
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image gallery your tag | #9 | #14 | up 4 |
| flow image gallery | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| random image gallery | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| new image | #5 | #9 | up 1 |
| photoswipe | #8 | #9 | down 1 |
| random image | #9 | #14 | up 3 |
| responsive image gallery | #14 | #20 | up 2 |
| image viewer | #10 | #11 | up 2 |
| gallery image | #12 | #17 | up 5 |
| divi masonry image gallery | #8 | #11 | up 3 |
| image gallery horizontal | #9 | #17 | up 1 |
| responsive image | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| image dimensions | #18 | #19 | — |
| masonry image gallery | #10 | #16 | up 7 |
| masonry gallery | #18 | #17 | up 4 |
| image gallery plugin | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| gallery image content post | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| gallery image content post wordpress | #13 | #19 | — |
| image gallery block | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| grid gallery | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| masonry your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
161 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 119 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery”, “masonry” and “photo gallery” for “photoswipe”, “random image” and “gallery image”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photoswipe” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “masonry” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “random image” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photo gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gallery image” sits at #12 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 9.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
13
releases in the last 12 months
27d ago
latest release · v2.0.9 · 5 Oct 2026
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 45 days ago and the previous band took 14 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 29 May 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.9 Date: 20 July 2026 Modernized All Gallery admin list page styling for Shortcode and Copy buttons. Added priority guard to automatically yield execution to Image Gallery Premium when both plugins are active. 2.0.9
- — Version 2.0.8 Date: 09 July 2026 Fixed Premium plugin page link. Added sorting and filters in our plugins page. Fixed horizontal scroll issue on our themes and plugins page. 2.0.8
- — Version 2.0.7 Date: 29 June 2026 Fixed Elementor widget styling and layout responsiveness in editor context; added automatic asset dependencies and inline JS initialization. Resolved Elementor widget Fatal Error race condition on clas 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Date: 27 June 2026 Fixed admin menu active state highlighting for Docs page when multiple gallery plugins are active by assigning a unique menu slug ( ig-doc-page ). 2.0.6
- — Version 2.0.5 Date: 27 June 2026 Fixed title and overlay styling on frontend thumbnail grids to match modern design system. Improved Right Click Ban integration button hover and focus states in admin settings. Added seamless Premium p 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.4 Date: 25 June 2026 Added Gutenberg Block support to easily select and render galleries. Added Elementor Widget support to embed galleries via Elementor Page Builder. Added Right Click Protection integration in the Layout 2.0.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create responsive image gallery, photo gallery with lightbox, grid & masonry layouts. Display using shortco..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,157 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 417 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 482 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-19 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 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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Gallery by Visual Portfolio 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
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