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Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery - GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery
by gt3themes · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Sep 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Photo Gallery
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Photo Gallery still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Photo Gallery, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer gt3themes since Jun 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Photo Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Photo Gallery safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.7.30). Not on the exploited list. 23 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Photo Gallery update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.7.7.32. No one-star spike after it. 4 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
gt3themes6 Jun 2016 to 4 Sep 2026, 192 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Photo Gallery
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20263
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Photo Gallery
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20254.7
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star136
4 star4
3 star1
2 star0
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.7.7.30).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.7.7.30 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Photo Gallery
4 May 2026249
11 May 2026550
18 May 2026833
25 May 2026443
1 Jun 2026370
8 Jun 2026368
15 Jun 2026379
22 Jun 2026317
29 Jun 2026357
6 Jul 2026381
13 Jul 2026334
20 Jul 20264,526
27 Jul 20261,227
3 Aug 20261,148
10 Aug 2026594
17 Aug 20264,454
24 Aug 2026962
31 Aug 20263,888
7 Sep 20261,161
14 Sep 20261,096
21 Sep 2026878
28 Sep 2026622
5 Oct 2026554
12 Oct 2026453
19 Oct 2026802
26 Oct 2026642
2 Nov 2026106

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 51% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.7.7.32
Authorgt3themes
Added6 Jun 2016
Last updated4 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryContent Management
Tagsgallery, gallery block, image gallery, photo gallery, wordpress gallery plugin

Questions

Is Photo Gallery still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Photo Gallery, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer gt3themes since Jun 2016.

Was Photo Gallery removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Photo Gallery safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.7.30). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Photo Gallery update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.7.7.32. No one-star spike after it.

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