Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ ZeroGravity

   10.7y ago

   There is an error in the plugin where it checks twice for a GIF file but doesn’t check for PNG. I have been repeatedly reporting this here and on the authors website with no result. I even provided the code to fix the issue. It would take a couple of minutes to update but it has never been done.

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2. ★★★★★ Mike Hickcox

   11.7y ago

   This is perfect for me … I can put photos into a folder, take them out – nothing more needed. The plugin grabs one at random. Several folders can be specified, so I have photos in different formats in different folders. And the pop-up larger photo is nice. It works very well.

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3. ★★★★★ Apprentice

   12.9y ago

   I really like this plugin- I tried a few image widgets and this is the easiest to install and operate. Most other widget doesn’t allow random images. However, other image widgets are not limited to only one widget. You can add unlimited image widget on the sidebar. Some of my pages are long, so I wish to add enough random image on the sidebar, which I’m unable to do with this. With this plugin, once you use the RIGWPPZ widget, you can’t stack another RIGWPPZ widget below so that you can have more than one random image on the sidebar. I wish they can update that….otherwise, this is a great plugin. And will receive a 5 star. It works with the latest wordpress 3.6.1

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4. ★★★★★ passegua

   13.3y ago

   don’t explain which folder must select I tried ALL, but not working

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 PrettyPhoto Library (Multiple Plugins and Themes) <= 3.1.4 - DOM Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2014-08-01 CVE-2013-6837 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 7.5 Patched in 7.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-05-29 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2025-05-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-05-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-05-22 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2025-05-09 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-05-07 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-05-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-05-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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).

• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• Gallery : FooGallery 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom: 200+ active installs, 2.8★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/random-image-gallery-with-pretty-photo-zoom