Smart Image Gallery
by codepeople · Media
Also makes 32 other plugins · 85.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Smart Image Gallery allows to insert images, and pictures, in your blog, directly from the WordPress media library, or eternal images repositories...
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “album” and “gallery” for “picasa” and “smart image gallery”. “album” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picasa” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smart image gallery” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 43.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
1.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| picasa | #6 | #22 | 0 |
| smart image gallery | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| album your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 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 “album” and “gallery” for “picasa” and “smart image gallery”. “album” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picasa” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smart image gallery” sits at #23 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 313 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 15 Aug 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ m2nl11.0y ago
Dont work the free version
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.3). 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 6.8.3
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Smart Image Gallery allows to insert images, and pictures, in your blog, directly from the WordPress media..."
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,369 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "album", "photo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 200+ → 100+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 100+ → 200+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 200+ → 100+ down after 537 days in tier
- 2024-01-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-18 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-01-13 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Colorbox 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Image Gallery Block 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Image Collage 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP fancybox 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Smart Image Gallery into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/photoshow" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Smart Image Gallery — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Smart Image Gallery: 100+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/photoshow
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