WEBphysiology Portfolio
by Jeff Lambert · Media
Allows for the creation of an expanded-list styled or a grid-styled page containing images and supporting detail, perfect for a portfolio presentation …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈76 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gallery”, “image” and “portfolio” 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.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 53.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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 4970 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4970 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| screenshot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gallery”, “image” and “portfolio” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 108 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.6y ago
latest release · v1.4.8 · 24 Mar 2013
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ boerbabe12.2y ago
After trying literally a dozen different portfolio plug ins I tried this one and it was love at first site. The formatting is clean and super simple so it looks good in any theme I have tried and it doesn’t detract from my design- instead it blends seamlessly. Could not ask for better to shot off my design work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MechaWear12.6y ago
…Jeff at WebPhysiology gets it. Portfolios are hard. Especially if you’re not a php, css, html, mysql magic-beans necromancer. It will take a bit of effort on your part to make a good one. That’s right, EFFORT! Show me more complete documentation than this and I’ll show you a medical textbook: http://webphysiology.com/plugins/webphysiology-portfolio-plugin/ Now get to work and learn this plugin, goofball. It will be worth your time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paul Lawley-Jones12.6y ago
Page created only displayed the shortcode. Post type not applied to portfolio entry.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pjrad13.0y ago
Used this portfolio awhile back with Thesis and it works great. Simple and clean. Had a bit of a glitch with StudioPress where the grid boxes would ‘drop’ their right side frame line. In less than 24 hours, Jeff had worked out the simple solution with some stylesheet code and I am back in business. Happy to have found this straightforward portfolio and even happier with the support. Thanks, Jeff Joe OneVoiceCan.com
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michele benvenuti13.3y ago
I preferred to do my custom post and to style them with CSS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mer0X13.3y ago
Thanks for providing this, very good plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Johann13.4y ago
Plugins works well with themes, and even after a little clinch the technical support offer was AS! will definitely recommend the plugin and install it in future sites. Johann WAX Solutions
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ torstein8913.6y ago
Simple out the box plugin, that is understandable and has the fields I need for a portfolio
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows for the creation of an expanded-list styled or a grid-styled page containing images and supporting d..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,768 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gallery", "screenshot" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 80+ → 70+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 80+ → 70+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 90+ → 80+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 100+ → 90+ down after 889 days in tier
- 2023-06-18 200+ → 100+ down after 455 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 300+ → 200+ down after 387 days in tier
- 2021-02-26 400+ → 300+ down after 523 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).
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and Portfolio 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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WP Show Posts 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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