Random Gallery
by David G · Media
Random Gallery displays a different subset of your images every time your page is refreshed.
48 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1247 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
102
now · peak 266
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.4y ago
latest release · v00.01
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-01 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ebuege4.1y ago
yes this great plugin do what you want. Gives me a tones of design alternates with random properties.. clean and lightweight code with good performance
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel de Korte4.5y ago
Works great and is easy to work with. Hopefully the creator will keep this plugin update 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inMountains4.8y ago
It shows the same pictures, never change.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ element305.4y ago
Author’s response time is commendable. Only issue I have is once you click on an image and it expands you can’t get out or see the next one easily. More options would be nice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ glynmthomas5.4y ago
Very happy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrewm575.5y ago
I needed a simple sidebar gallery widget and this fits the bill perfectly. It’s straightforward to use the shortcode. My sole question was answered by the developer within a few hours. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by andrewm57.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jd4425.5y ago
I use this plugin to create Jetpack galleries that display random images from my media folder. The shortcode made it easy to set up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ metapoic948.0y ago
Thanks for this pretty plugin, I used when I’ve tried to add rows in my gallery shortcode, thanks for that body <3
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-29 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 200+ → 300+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down
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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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - W WOW Slider 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags F
- C Cleaner Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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ACF Galerie 4 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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