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Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers

by sunshinephotocart · Media

Create professional client photo galleries and photo proofing galleries for your photography business. Sell photos directly to clients with zero commi …

How scoring works →
90 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 92/100
Support 70/100

90 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

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.

98 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 91/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-53% vs prior 30d
45Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.1K

now · peak 7.3K

1.6K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Sunshine Photo Cart · #6359 you WP iSell Photo · #20757 ATR Global Price Opt · #24200 Proshots For WooComm · #45707

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.7Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.6Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

28

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v3.6.11

254

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.6.11 · 2mo ago3.6.10.1 · 3mo ago3.6.10 · 3mo ago3.6.9 · 3mo ago3.6.8 · 4mo ago3.6.7 · 4mo ago3.6.6 · 4mo ago3.6.5 · 5mo ago3.6.4 · 5mo ago3.6.3 · 6mo ago3.6.2 · 6mo ago3.6.1 · 6mo ago3.6 · 6mo ago3.5.7.3 · 8mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v3.6 72%
v3.4 11%
v3.5 9.5%
Older / other versions 7.7%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
1K–2K ≈1.5K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,439 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
3.7
Last updated
yesterday
Added
2015-08-06 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
5.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. ItsJustMe
    5mo ago

    I am a bit of a techie and got sick of Smugmug and the others and their limited customizations so I finally decided to just create my own site. I am a sports photographer though and needed the ability to sell. Looked into Sunshine Photo Cart and gave it a try. While beginners may have some issues, once you get it all set up and everything, the plugin is absolutely amazing! The best part however is the support. Derek works hard to support his plugin and honestly provides some of the best support you can find….no matter how annoying the client is 🙂 Definitely recommend.

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  2. plantey
    6mo ago

    I cannot recommend this enough! This plugin offers a great solution to sell photos and photo products, the UI is easy and attractive on the front end, back end is well designed, functionality is spot on. I contacted the developer during a site build and they were extremely helpful and quick to respond, they invite suggestions and are making continual improvements.

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  3. sharpie2112
    10mo ago

    This plugin is fantastic! I cover sporting events producing a large number of images, and Sunshine handles them with ease. Day to day issues have been non existent, and the few issues I’ve had during set up have been dealt with quickly and efficiently, without any issues. Derek’s customer service is second to none! I would recommend this plugin to anyone, for it’s flexibility, ease of use and customer care, outstanding! Richard

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  4. Andrew Blackmore
    1.8y ago

    Sunshine Photo Cart is, quite simply, the best e-commerce solution for photographers.  I am a WordPress web developer as well as a photographer and photography based websites rank as being one of the most awkward to get right with all the required functionality if you are wishing to sell your work.  I have tried a large number of alternative plugins for showcasing and selling photography, but non of these alternatives provide the seamless workflow that Sunshine provides.  Those of you who are familiar with WooCommerce and other gallery plugins will know that creating individual products for all of your images is untenable. The payment gateways provided through Sunshine are also a breeze to set-up. The magic behind Sunshine and the foresight of its creator Derek Ashauer is that once you have the plugin settings sorted, the task of uploading new images becomes effortless. The admin is well thought out and great to work with. Once set up, products are created without any further faffing around and having your images ordered correctly by capture date is an invaluable feature that many people will appreciate – especially with large galleries which need to be chronological. I failed to find another gallery plugin that did this properly, if at all. With some coding knowledge, one can make everything look as required to personal taste and there are some wonderful admin tools to clean-up and maintain the plugin. If you are a photographer who wishes to both display and sell your work, there is no better solution and Derek’s support is fantastic.

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  5. horsepowerphoto
    1.9y ago

    After using an old depreciated plugin to sell photos, and hacking the code to do what I wanted, I stumbled across the Sunshine Photo Seller Plugin. I was completely blown away how robust and polished this software was. The integration it has with the different payment platforms is just insane. There are so many configuration options to make it look and feel exactly the way you want. Any issues I had with it were a result of how I had things set up on my server, which Derek was awesome at helping me track down. I recommend this plugin 1000% if you need to sell photos on your website.

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  6. LightSquare
    2.4y ago

    As a pro photographer I’ve been looking around for a plugin like this for a long time and this guy does it! The biggest benefit for me was the stand alone style, do your own stuff, sell as much as you can without a commission. You pay your yearly licence and you’re set. The plugin had a major update recently, gets regular tweaks often and the customer service and support is fast. I know it will get better and better. Thanks Derek.

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  7. themobileheadshot
    2.8y ago

    I really like this plugin, it has a lot of features all in one place. Dev is super responsive and addresses issues right away. I like having everything done via my WordPress site as opposed to multiple external sites.

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  8. kendraheller
    2.9y ago

    With 5 star customer service paired with the integrity to put forth an amazing product, Derek at WP Sunshine has created, nothing short of a masterpiece. The workflow and options allow for a rather customized approach to your photography business, and with feedback and requests actually being listened to unlike some other plugins on the market. Sunshine elevated my small photography business and I know it can elevate yours as well.

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Known vulnerabilities

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

  1. 2026-07-27 CVE-2026-16561 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.6.11 Patched in 3.6.12
  2. 2026-07-20 CVE-2026-57703 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.6.10.1 Patched in 3.6.11
  3. 2026-05-26 CVE-2026-42776 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.6.7 Patched in 3.6.8
  4. 2026-03-26 CVE-2026-39564 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 3.6.2 Patched in 3.6.2
  5. 2026-01-27 CVE-2025-67973 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.6.2 Patched in 3.5.7.1
  6. 2026-01-23 CVE-2026-24994 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.7.2 Patched in 3.5.7.3
  7. 2025-12-30 CVE-2025-68535 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.7.1 Patched in 3.5.7.2
  8. 2025-08-29 CVE-2025-62892 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.4
  9. 2025-06-03 CVE-2025-5482 Unverified Password Change Affects <= 3.4.11 Patched in 3.4.12
  10. 2025-03-28 CVE-2025-31084 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.4.10 Patched in 3.4.11
  11. 2024-10-24 CVE-2024-50463 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') Affects <= 3.2.9 Patched in 3.2.11
  12. 2024-10-21 CVE-2024-49697 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.9 Patched in 3.2.10
  13. 2024-09-25 CVE-2024-47314 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.8 Patched in 3.2.9
  14. 2024-09-23 CVE-2024-44038 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.9 Patched in 3.2.10
  15. 2024-08-28 CVE-2024-43971 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.5 Patched in 3.2.6
  16. 2024-08-07 CVE-2024-43136 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.1 Patched in 3.2.2
  17. 2024-03-26 CVE-2024-30221 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.1.1 Patched in 3.1.2
  18. 2024-03-25 CVE-2024-30194 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.1 Patched in 3.1.2
  19. 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-1294 Improper Access Control Affects <= 3.0.24 Patched in 3.1
  20. 2023-09-05 CVE-2023-41796 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.9.25 Patched in 3.0
  21. 2022-12-12 CVE-2022-4301 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.9.14 Patched in 2.9.15
  22. 2022-12-02 CVE-2022-40692 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.9.13 Patched in 2.9.14
  23. 2022-12-02 CVE-2022-45826 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.9.13 Patched in 2.9.14
  24. 2021-06-21 CVE-2021-4415 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.8.28 Patched in 2.8.29

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

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Translated into 13 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Russian 88%
Dutch 85%
Spanish (Chile) 84%
Danish 83%
German 83%
Czech 82%
Swedish 81%
English (UK) 80%
Spanish (Spain) 77%
Ukrainian 70%
Italian 69%
Portuguese (Portugal) 66%
Polish 2%

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers: 1K+ active installs, 4.7★ (137 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sunshine-photo-cart