WP Gallery Image Shortcode
by davidpotter · Media
Adds the [wpgalleryimage] shortcode for inserting into a post or a page one of the images you uploaded into your WordPress gallery.
41 health vs 71 average across 618 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.5, 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 6079 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
19
now · peak 46
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-08-05 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-04 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-07-31 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-30 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-29 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-28 10+ → 20+ up after 26 days in band
- 2024-07-02 20+ → 10+ down after 454 days in band
- 2023-04-05 30+ → 20+ down after 33 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - W WOW Slider 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags F
- C Cleaner Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- I Import external attachments 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wpgalleryimage-shortcode" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Gallery Image Shortcode — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Gallery Image Shortcode: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpgalleryimage-shortcode