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ACF Photo Gallery Field

by Navneil Naicker · 60,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

77/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for ACF Photo Gallery Field
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
navzme2 Jul 2016 to 26 Dec 2025, 202 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for ACF Photo Gallery Field
Q1 20243
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Feb 2026ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Attachment Metadata Modification4.3<= 3.03.10
30 Jan 2024ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 2.6 - Missing Authorization in apgf_update_donation4.3<= 2.62.711
26 Jul 2023ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Usermeta Update4.3<= 1.92.00
20 Dec 2021ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 1.7.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.7.41.7.5n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star20
4 star1
3 star1
2 star1
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Momentum

60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for ACF Photo Gallery Field
4 May 2026504
11 May 20261,083
18 May 20261,005
25 May 20261,001
1 Jun 2026908
8 Jun 2026877
15 Jun 2026802
22 Jun 2026780
29 Jun 2026791
6 Jul 2026762
13 Jul 2026766
20 Jul 2026879
27 Jul 2026896
3 Aug 2026820
10 Aug 2026782
17 Aug 2026784
24 Aug 2026807
31 Aug 2026770
7 Sep 2026715
14 Sep 2026713
21 Sep 2026804
28 Sep 2026749
5 Oct 2026734
12 Oct 2026709
19 Oct 20261,001
26 Oct 2026886
2 Nov 2026142

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEOScore 91 · 100,000+Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom FieldsScore 91 · 20,000+Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCKScore 91 · 10,000+Genesis Custom BlocksScore 91 · 10,000+WPGraphQL for ACFScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version3.1
AuthorNavneil Naicker
Added2 Jul 2016
Last updated26 Dec 2025
Active installs60,000+
Requires WordPress5.8
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryContent Management > Media Library & Asset Management
Tagsacf, photo, custom, fields, gallery

Other plugins by this author: ACF Galerie 4, ACF Page Grandchildren, ACF Page Level, ACF Media Cluster, ACF Token Input

Questions

Is ACF Photo Gallery Field still maintained?

ACF Photo Gallery Field was last updated on 26 Dec 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is ACF Photo Gallery Field safe?

ACF Photo Gallery Field has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns ACF Photo Gallery Field?

The wordpress.org author is Navneil Naicker. Recent committers: navzme, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of ACF Photo Gallery Field?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO, Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCK, Genesis Custom Blocks, WPGraphQL for ACF.

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