Really Simple Gallery Widget
by Helen Hou-Sandi · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 5.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple widget for displaying images from the Media Library with plenty of configurable options.
48 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3306 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
88
now · peak 109
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
9.1y ago
latest release · v1.4
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,419 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 ↗- ★★★★★ muchfun8.9y ago
.. and I tried some … It works perfect, it is easy to use. Thanks for the work, Helen 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sonjoe9.8y ago
Such a great plugin. Unfortunately, no longer works showing pictures by the Specific Post/Page ID.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ felixhelix11.4y ago
Still works just as expected and doesn’t use any additional structures – just wp attachments.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mladen Gradev11.4y ago
This plugin has not been updated from 2 years, but it is still working great. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CodeFun12.3y ago
This works flawlessly. Simple, to the point and has the necessary options to make it very flexible.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
Thanks for this plugin. Needed to find something that was really simple, you did it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
Thanks for this plugin. Needed to find something that was really simple, you did it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ian.t.price12.5y ago
Would be nice to chose via category – a task to look into for me.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-20 800+ → 700+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 900+ → 800+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-18 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, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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