WP Photo Album Plus
by Jacob N. Breetvelt · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 10.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin is more than just a photo album plugin, it is a complete, highly customizable multimedia cms and display system.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
-31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “lightbox”, “pdf” and “video” for “photos”, “cms” and “google photos”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photos” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pdf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cms” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google photos” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 3.5M 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.
This plugin shipped 70 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
- Version
- 9.3.05.002
- Last updated
- 6d ago
- Added
- 2010-02-03 · 16 yrs old
- Requires WP
- 6.9
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.5
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 199 reviews, smoothed to 4.58★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
10 of 14 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
67
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
64%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+3.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plus | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| album | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| photo album | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| multimedia | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| albums | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| photo albums | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| photo your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| lightbox plus | #1 | #1 | — |
| custom photo | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| google plus | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| cms | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| photos | #4 | #4 | up 3 |
| exif | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| plus one | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| google photos | #7 | #6 | up 4 |
| audio your tag | #12 | #10 | up 4 |
| wp to pdf | #6 | #4 | up 6 |
| wp pdf | #7 | #6 | up 6 |
| customizable | #19 | #19 | up 3 |
| overlay | #13 | #15 | up 10 |
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
223 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 194 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “lightbox”, “pdf” and “video” for “photos”, “cms” and “google photos”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “photos” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pdf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cms” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google photos” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “audio”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 27.2K · peaks are release surges
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
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
70
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v9.3.05.002 · 27 Oct 2026
96
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.3 years ago; the previous band took 2.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bodzio161.7y ago
To be honest, after using it for few years you have to say it is way over expectations! Any! And a full commitment of the author to look for our needs, update it for free is something you just cannot admire enough.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neil402.8y ago
Our website has used this plugin for our Photography galleries for some time now. It is the best one out there in my opinion. The author Jacob is very pro-active and extremely helpful, resolving issues very quickly. Highly recommended plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oleksandra3.5y ago
Plugin is great and really powerful with lots of settings. But it ”eats” a lot of memory so other plugins stopped working. I do not need all those numerous settings, I just need a gallery with possibility for users to download and comment pictures from frontend, so I decided to look for another decision. I`ve made contribution in translating this plugin into Ukrainian. Wish you luck 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ qnkov4.9y ago
The plugin is amazing. It has a lot of options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mwschaff5.1y ago
I wanted to display my photo on my website by allowing users to select an album with photos grouped by category (B&W, Landscape, People, etc.) from which they would see a gallery of thumbnails of all the images. By clicking on the thumbnail they could see a larger version of the image. Finally, if they are interested in buying the image they can click on the large version which takes them to my third-party order fulfillment site. WP Photo Album Plus was the only plugin the could provide this type of functionality that I could find. It works great. The developer, Jacob N. Breetvelt, is very responsive and helpful also if there is ever an issue or question. I highly recommend this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sbuwp5.6y ago
I use WP Photo Album Plus for the presentation of historical postcards. It is a fantastically powerful tool with a lot of possibilities. Especially the mass import of images with the corresponding data as CSV file were crucial for me. But the other functions are also impressive with very many setting options. Furthermore, the very fast support for questions of understanding or also function extensions is extremely good. Many thanks to Jakob and the other supporters.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mlecat5.7y ago
Already 6000 albums and nearly 50000 photos in my website and it works perfectly, and “cherry on the cake” the support is very responsive and open to changes. Great plugin, great developer. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by mlecat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 159329325.7y ago
🙂 super plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 37 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (9.3.05.002). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-10-16 CVE-2026-110981 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.2.11.1 Patched in 9.2.11.002
- Patched High · 8.8 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.02.002 - Authenticated (Custom+) Command Injection via 'value' Parameter (crop item) in update-photo AJAX Action ↗2026-10-15 CVE-2026-92115 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command Affects <= 9.3.02.002 Patched in 9.3.02.003
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.03.002 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Session History ↗2026-10-09 CVE-2026-96278 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.3.03.002 Patched in 9.3.03.003
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.02.003 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-30 CVE-2026-102386 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.3.02.003 Patched in 9.3.03.002
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.02.002 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-23 CVE-2026-93774 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.3.02.002 Patched in 9.3.02.003
- Patched High · 7.5 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.09.002 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via Multipart Upload Filename via ImageMagick Argument Injection ↗2026-09-18 CVE-2026-87909 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component Affects <= 9.2.09.002 Patched in 9.3.01.003
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.08.003 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-10 CVE-2026-18579 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.2.08.003 Patched in 9.2.10.001
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.04.003 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-13 CVE-2026-14922 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 9.2.04.003 Patched in 9.2.04.003
- 2026-08-10 CVE-2026-17013 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.2.07.1 Patched in 9.2.07.002
- 2026-08-10 CVE-2026-18962 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 9.2.09.1 Patched in 9.2.09.002
- Patched Critical · 9.1 Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.07.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion to Unauthenticated Arbitrary ZIP File Deletion ↗2026-08-10 CVE-2026-18048 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 9.2.07.1 Patched in 9.2.07.002
- 2026-08-03 CVE-2026-17014 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 9.2.07.1 Patched in 9.2.07.002
- Patched Medium · 4.9 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.04.002 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'table' Parameter ↗2026-07-28 CVE-2026-15344 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 9.2.04.002 Patched in 9.2.04.003
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.1.13.005 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'subtext' Shortcode Attribute ↗2026-06-30 CVE-2026-10095 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.1.13.005 Patched in 9.2.01.001
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.02.004 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-06-30 CVE-2026-57675 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.2.02.004 Patched in 9.2.03.001
- 2026-06-17 CVE-2026-54829 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 9.1.13.005 Patched in 9.2.01.001
- 2026-06-11 CVE-2026-6379 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 9.1.11.001 Patched in 9.1.11.001
- 2026-04-13 CVE-2026-39511 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 9.1.08.001 Patched in 9.1.08.002
- 2026-01-06 CVE-2025-14835 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page Affects <= 9.1.05.008 Patched in 9.1.05.009
- Patched Medium · 5.4 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.0.11.006 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wppa_user_upload ↗2025-10-03 CVE-2025-8726 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.0.11.006 Patched in 9.0.11.007
- Patched High · 7.3 WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.8.08.007 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via getshortcodedrenderedfenodelay ↗2024-11-10 CVE-2024-10958 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 8.8.08.007 Patched in 8.9.01.001
- 2024-10-16 CVE-2024-9951 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.8.05.003 Patched in 8.8.07.004
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.8.02.002 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-11 CVE-2024-38713 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.8.02.002 Patched in 8.8.02.003
- 2024-06-28 CVE-2024-37416 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.8.00.002 Patched in 8.8.00.003
- Patched Medium · 6.5 WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.7.02.003 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗2024-05-23 CVE-2024-4037 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 8.7.00.003 Patched in 8.7.00.004
- 2024-05-07 CVE-2024-31377 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 8.7.01.001 Patched in 8.7.01.002
- Patched Critical · 9.9 WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.6.03.004 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗2024-04-05 CVE-2024-31286 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 8.6.03.004 Patched in 8.6.03.005
- 2023-12-05 CVE-2023-49813 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.5.02.005 Patched in 8.6.01.005
- 2023-12-05 CVE-2023-49812 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 8.5.02.005 Patched in 8.6.01.005
- 2022-01-02 CVE-2021-25115 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 8.0.10 Patched in 8.1.00
- 2015-05-20 CVE-2015-3647 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.1.3 Patched in 6.1.3
- 2014-11-06 CVE-2014-8814 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.4.17 Patched in 5.4.18
- 2014-09-17 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.4.7 Patched in 5.4.8
- 2013-05-06 CVE-2013-3254 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.0.3 Patched in 5.0.3
- 2008-02-25 CVE-2008-0939 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.0 Patched in 1.1
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Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 50 languages, 8 at 90% or more
Plus 26 more locales with partial translations.
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 "This plugin is more than just a photo album plugin, it is a complete, highly customizable multimedia cms an..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 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 Google Maps.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,240 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("audio", "pdf", "video" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-07-31 20K+ → 10K+ down after 931 days in tier
- 2019-01-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 599 days in tier
- 2017-05-23 40K+ → 30K+ down after 412 days in tier
- 2016-04-06 50K+ → 40K+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 40K+ → 50K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2016-01-01 50K+ → 40K+ down
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