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Meow Gallery

by Jordy Meow · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 38 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Meow Gallery
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Meow Gallery still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 38 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Meow Gallery, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer TigrouMeow since Oct 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Meow Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Meow Gallery safe?
11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.5.2). Not on the exploited list. 30 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Meow Gallery update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.5.8. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 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
TigrouMeow21 Oct 2016 to 30 Oct 2026, 335 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
38
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Meow Gallery
Q1 20242
Q2 20245
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20255
Q2 20254
Q3 20255
Q4 20256
Q1 20263
Q2 20266
Q3 20264
Q4 20263

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Meow Gallery
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20254.8
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.9
Q3 20264.5
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star188
4 star9
3 star1
2 star4
1 star1

Security record

8 vulnerabilities in 24 months (11 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.5.2).

Show 11 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Oct 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Alt Text (aria-label attribute)6.4<= 5.5.15.5.2Patched before disclosure
30 Oct 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.5.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Information Disclosure via fetch_posts REST Endpoint6.5<= 5.5.45.5.5Patched before disclosure
18 Sep 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.5.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution5.3<= 5.5.45.5.5Patched before disclosure
18 Sep 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.5.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Information Exposure4.3<= 5.5.45.5.5Patched before disclosure
3 Aug 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.5.15.5.2Patched before disclosure
12 Jun 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Shortcode creation4.3<= 5.4.45.4.5Patched before disclosure
26 Feb 2026Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection6.5<= 5.4.45.4.5Patched before disclosure
7 May 2025Meow Gallery <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.2.75.2.8Patched before disclosure
8 May 2024Gallery Block (Meow Gallery) <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.1.35.1.4Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2021Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update8.8<= 4.1.94.2.0Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2021Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.8 - SQL Injection8.1< 4.1.94.1.9Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.5.8 (security, escaping).

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

Support

50% of 2 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 Meow Gallery
4 May 20261,631
11 May 20261,471
18 May 20261,287
25 May 20265,401
1 Jun 20261,726
8 Jun 2026894
15 Jun 2026923
22 Jun 2026726
29 Jun 20266,070
6 Jul 20261,379
13 Jul 2026851
20 Jul 2026783
27 Jul 20265,687
3 Aug 20261,744
10 Aug 2026928
17 Aug 20266,102
24 Aug 20261,109
31 Aug 2026893
7 Sep 2026709
14 Sep 202610,159
21 Sep 20261,785
28 Sep 20265,170
5 Oct 20262,223
12 Oct 20261,151
19 Oct 20261,584
26 Oct 20266,058
2 Nov 2026555

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version5.5.8
AuthorJordy Meow
Added21 Oct 2016
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.1
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsblock, image, gallery, masonry, lightroom

Other plugins by this author: Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library, AI Engine - MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini, Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF, Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered), Gallery Custom Links, Meow Lightbox, Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair, Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom), RSS Featured Image, WP Category Permalink, Meow Mailer - Free SMTP, Everything Included, SEO Engine - Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress

Questions

Is Meow Gallery still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 38 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Meow Gallery, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer TigrouMeow since Oct 2016.

Was Meow Gallery removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Meow Gallery safe?

11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.5.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Meow Gallery update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.5.8. No one-star spike after it.

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