Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery

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346 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 243 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 23% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 14 months ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Suzana

   4mo ago

   I love in this exceptional plugin following: Their support help:– Fast, loving, compassionate and respectful. All honor!– They love feedback;– And they have giganticaly open minds in business new era, Aquarius (technology), by adding suggestions they feel are good. Which is awsome! Wau. I love their Image defailt size-ratio:– The images shapes on the website into the perfect size;– The perfect size is seen elegant and clear.– Perfect for me because I don-t know how to set the correct visual ratio. Simplistic Settings I can define:– There is no complicated setting;– Their Tabs beneath the images are clear, with helpful guidance beneath each button;– All I do is define OFF or ON – So clear.– I don-t need to go to varius different settings. They have one for galery and one for filtering;– There is no dividing in Group galeries through one channel of setting but they did the opposite: For each galary is separated setting that is clear. If I would have group galeries I could just use plugin Page Builder and create dividing in desired way. It is very simplistic approach yet very proffesional! It is not too little, it is just right and NOT TOO MUCH which could create confusion. Simplistic Filtering– Could be any more easy to add filters with this plugin? And it is so simplistic to add them to images which I can mark all of my desired images at the same time, go to filter defining and instantly I have all desired images in filter I want.– Counting of images for each filter is in setting. I would not need to count and write how many images I have in each filter;– Setting is available for: size, color, dots, counting. So easy to understand what I need to do.They are progressive, active in updates which I can relax, knowing that this plugin will last forever and help me make money through my drawing designs donation exchanges ONE DAY. I highly recommend.I wish you big millionaire success “Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery.”Suzana Trnovšek This topic was modified 1 week, 5 days ago by Suzana.

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2. ★★★★★ lightwarp

   5mo ago

   As a photographer I needed a more clean and modern look for a justified layout. I asked for support and was quite surprised that they were willing to work with me on it. Finally we got the results that I think we all can benefit now. Thank you.

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3. ★★★★★ sempervirentz

   5mo ago

   I have been using this plugin (premium version) for four years now, and it has consistently performed very well. The support is excellent, and the plugin continues to be actively developed and improved.

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4. ★★★★★ art1site

   5mo ago

   The photo gallery is perfect for a portfolio, and support was quick to respond when I had an issue (which wasn’t even caused by the plugin, but by the theme my website used).

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5. ★★★★★ grav

   5mo ago

   Amazing photo gallery! This is the one to get! It’s got beautiful styling, current, modern, and classic. It has all the key features, including filtering for galleries with many photos. It’s flexible, intuitive, easy to use, has many options, and prompt support. The developers are responsive to feature requests and customization requests also.

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6. ★★★★★ koelker12

   5mo ago

   This is exactly what I was looking for on my portfolio site. Easy to use while still offering plenty of customization options for look and feel. Really like the way filters work and how I can tag entries as multiple categories, even setting one category to load by default which I use to show “Featured” entries first. While the free version is excellent on its own, I ended up purchasing the premium version because I wanted to use a couple of the extra customization features there and was pleased with the base functionality. And while I didn’t expect to ever use the premium support, I did end up contacting the team for an issue my site was having on certain devices. Support responded and identified the issue immediately, which ended up being related to another plugin, not this one. So good experience on that front, too!

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7. ★★★★★ impressionestudio

   6mo ago

   Very good solution for filtering posts and pages. One good idea is to somehow copy the created shortcode in the plugin and automatically adjust the settings in order to be able to slightly modify existing filters.

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8. ★★★★★ Trevor

   7mo ago

   Just what I needed. Defining the filters and allocating pictures to each filter is very straightforward. A good range of design options, even in the free version. My limited experience of customer service has been very positive. Nice work.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.0 Date: 16 July, 2026 Added: Native Gutenberg block with live server-side rendering in the block editor. Added: Native Elementor widget with real-time gallery preview inside the builder. Added: Optional per-page overrides 2.2.0
2. — Version 2.1.9 Date: 07 July, 2026 Added: Image numbering badge feature. Added: Sticky publish/update button for easier saving. Fixed: Gallery saving method and settings persistence. 2.1.9
3. — Version 2.1.8 Date: 27 June, 2026 Added: Right Click Protection integration in individual gallery Layout settings. Added: Right Click Protection details in documentation page. Improved: Version bump to 2.1.8. 2.1.8
4. — Version 2.1.7 Date: 2 June, 2026 Perfectly working with new WordPress version 7.0 filter bug fixed in gallery. 2.1.7
5. — Version 2.1.6 Added: Bulk selection capability using “Shift + Click” for faster image management. Improved: Image gallery loading sequence to prevent layout shifts. Optimized: Filter button responsiveness on mobile devices. 2.1.6
6. — Version 2.1.5 Added: Dual action overlay buttons (Link + Lightbox view) for gallery items. Fixed: Lightbox missing description issue and restored support for line breaks in text. Fixed: Issue where images reverted to “External Link”. 2.1.5

All 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Portfolio Filter Gallery 2.0.2 - 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗
   2026-10-08 CVE-2026-105977 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects 2.0.2 - 2.2.0 Patched in 2.2.1
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Portfolio Filter Gallery <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-08 CVE-2026-105976 Incorrect Authorization Affects <= 2.2.0 Patched in 2.2.1
3. Patched Medium · 6.4 Portfolio Gallery – Image Gallery Plugin <= 1.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-06-26 CVE-2024-6262 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.4 Patched in 1.6.5
4. Patched Medium · 6.4 Portfolio Gallery – Image Gallery Plugin <= 1.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29769 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.6 Patched in 1.5.7
5. Patched Medium · 4.3 Portfolio Gallery – Image Gallery Plugin <= 1.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2020-01-29 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.1.2 Patched in 1.1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-09-14 30K+ → 20K+ down after 988 days in tier
2. 2022-12-31 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2022-12-30 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2022-12-29 20K+ → 30K+ up after 813 days in tier
5. 2020-10-07 10K+ → 20K+ up after 803 days in tier
6. 2018-07-27 9K+ → 10K+ up after 59 days in tier
7. 2018-05-29 2K+ → 9K+ up

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Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery: 20K+ active installs, 4.8★ (348 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/portfolio-filter-gallery