Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom
by gopi_plus · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 940+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin which allows you to simply and easily show random image anywhere in your template files or using widgets with onclick pretty photo zoom.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “gallery” and “random image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 62 average across 3,305 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 35.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,327 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1103 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 7.1
2.8★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1103 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pretty photo your tag | #19 | #24 | up 1 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| random image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gallery” and “random image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 264 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 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 8 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ZeroGravity10.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike Hickcox11.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Apprentice13.1y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ passegua13.4y ago
don’t explain which folder must select I tried ALL, but not working
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (9.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects < 7.5 Patched in 7.5
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin which allows you to simply and easily show random image anywhere in your template files or usin..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,243 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-29 300+ → 200+ down after 362 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 400+ → 300+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2023-06-18 500+ → 400+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 500+ down after 198 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 700+ → 600+ down after 582 days in tier
- 2020-08-15 1K+ → 700+ down after 664 days in tier
- 2018-10-21 900+ → 1K+ up after 184 days in tier
- 2018-04-20 1K+ → 900+ 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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Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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