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Grid Gallery

Grid Gallery - for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio
by A WP Life · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 116 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Grid Gallery
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Grid Gallery still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 116 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Grid Gallery, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Oct 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Grid Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Grid Gallery safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.4). Not on the exploited list. 29 Apr 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Grid Gallery update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.6. No one-star spike after it. 20 Jul 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
awordpresslife7 Oct 2016 to 7 Oct 2025, 162 commits
FARAZFRANK27 Jan 2025 to 15 Dec 2025, 4 commits
razipathhan23 Jun 2025 to 20 Aug 2026, 15 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
116
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Grid Gallery
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 2026109
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.4.4).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Grid Gallery
4 May 2026312
11 May 2026157
18 May 2026157
25 May 2026134
1 Jun 2026108
8 Jun 2026110
15 Jun 2026754
22 Jun 20261,178
29 Jun 2026885
6 Jul 2026761
13 Jul 2026218
20 Jul 2026757
27 Jul 2026178
3 Aug 2026189
10 Aug 2026159
17 Aug 2026170
24 Aug 2026125
31 Aug 2026127
7 Sep 2026114
14 Sep 2026121
21 Sep 2026167
28 Sep 2026144
5 Oct 2026130
12 Oct 2026141
19 Oct 2026183
26 Oct 2026155
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 56% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.6
AuthorA WP Life
Added7 Oct 2016
Last updated20 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management
Tagsgallery, portfolio, image gallery, photo gallery, responsive gallery

Other plugins by this author: Portfolio Filter Gallery - Photo Gallery, Blog Filter - Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag, A WP Life Companion, Coming Soon Maintenance Mode, Weather Effect, Social Media Icon Widget - Social Profile Links with Gutenberg Block, Album Gallery for Photo & Video, Pricing Table - Responsive & Easy, Image Gallery, Responsive Slideshow - Photo Carousel, Media Slider for Photos Images Videos, Responsive Slider Gallery - Responsive Image Photo Slider

Questions

Is Grid Gallery still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 116 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Grid Gallery, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Oct 2016.

Was Grid Gallery removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Grid Gallery safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Grid Gallery update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.6. No one-star spike after it.

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