Photo Galleria
by Thad Allender · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Photo Galleria is a simple, yet elegant, plugin for photographers and designers who want to beautify and streamline their WordPress photo galleries.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “galleries” for “galleria”. “galleries” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “galleria” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
44 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 145.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5114 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.2.1; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5114 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| galleria | #10 | #7 | 0 |
| galleries your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “galleries” for “galleria”. “galleries” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “galleria” sits at #10 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 170 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nitromax3010.6y ago
Me sirvio de mucho
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stbedesantafe10.7y ago
Last updated over 3 years ago. Support entries unresolved. This plugin creates a gallery which displays full size on the page, no pop-ups. Tiny thumbnails appear below the currently displayed image. All options are basically handled through CSS – a pain to keep track of – especially with theme updates. Will the CSS still be viable with plugin updates? Captions are not visible. Don’t really see the purpose or benefits of this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paolo_beccari12.9y ago
Easy, fast, and ready for CSS customs. Upload and setup in less then 1 minute. Simple and elegant. Simply great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Corrado Prever13.2y ago
finally a simple gallery viewer that use default wordpress system of gallery management. with some css knowledge you can do what you want here 🙂 good job
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for photographers", "who want", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 764 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-07-19 800+ → 700+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 900+ → 800+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1026 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 876 days in tier
- 2020-05-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 584 days in tier
- 2018-10-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2018-04-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 263 days in tier
- 2017-07-16 7K+ → 5K+ down after 475 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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InPost Gallery 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - Q Quick Flickr Widget 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
- F FancyBox Gallery 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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