Picture Gallery – Frontend Uploads & Image Editor
by videowhisper · Media
Also makes 16 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build a photo community with responsive galleries, PhotoSwipe browsing, frontend uploads and crop, resize, rotate and flip tools.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image editor”, “image gallery” and “lightbox” for “picture gallery”, “picture” and “photoswipe”. “image editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picture gallery” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picture” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photoswipe” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 32.3K 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 6 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 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
53
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
45%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| picture gallery | #4 | #21 | — |
| picture | #5 | #21 | up 1 |
| frontend upload your tag | #5 | #20 | up 12 |
| picture in picture | #4 | #20 | up 2 |
| photoswipe | #9 | #14 | up 2 |
| pictures | #9 | #23 | up 4 |
| vod | #11 | #15 | down 4 |
| photo community | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| rotate | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| sell photos | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| monetization | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| image resize without crop | #17 | #23 | down 1 |
| random image gallery | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| image editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
84 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 71 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 “image editor”, “image gallery” and “lightbox” for “picture gallery”, “picture” and “photoswipe”. “image editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picture gallery” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picture” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photoswipe” sits at #9 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 2K · 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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 30 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.8 years 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 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ radancini3.7y ago
I installed Picture Gallery plugin: it was easy to use and setup, even if the configuration page is not organized in a perfect ways (is more like a list of options). I tested for myself some photos uploads and gallery view, it seemed fine so far. But then I noticed that my website didn’t look the same… I found that the cause was this plugin! In fact, disabling it, the issue dissappeared. I investigated this a little more: it does not help removing all plugin css from setup page. So I checked the main page and I found that it was filled up with <p></p> ! For the moment I can’t spend other time on this, hopefully I will re-enable the plugin to try to fix this issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nishimachi00673.9y ago
As soon as I activated this plugin, my website disappeared! I can’t access the admin at all… the front end is missing. I’ve tried deleting the plugin via ftp, but its made no different. So now I have to figure out how to get my site up and running again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ claux674.1y ago
Do what says
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 6 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.1 Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List <= 1.6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗2026-07-20 CVE-2026-57696 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.6.5 Patched in 1.6.6
- 2025-03-12 CVE-2025-26581 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.3 Patched in 1.6.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List <= 1.5.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-21 CVE-2024-13584 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.19 Patched in 1.5.20
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List <= 1.5.22 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via videowhisper_picture_upload_guest Shortcode ↗2025-01-17 CVE-2024-12696 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.22 Patched in 1.5.23
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Picture Gallery <= 1.5.11 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-14 CVE-2024-34759 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.11 Patched in 1.5.12
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List < 1.4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-08-10 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.3
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 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Build a photo community with responsive galleries, PhotoSwipe browsing, frontend uploads and crop, resize,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,881 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("image gallery", "lightbox", "photo gallery" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-01-23 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-22 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-21 500+ → 400+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-31 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-29 500+ → 400+ down after 86 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 500+ down after 756 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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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Image Gallery 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Album Gallery for Photo & Video 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Album Gallery for Flickr 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B
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