New Simple Gallery
by gopiplus · Media
To display images as an automatic slideshow that can also be explicitly played or paused by the user.
42 health vs 59 average across 1,595 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1324 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 167
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-17 30+ → 20+ down after 804 days in tier
- 2024-04-04 20+ → 30+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2024-02-09 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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