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Gallery PhotoBlocks

by WP Chill · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Oct 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

88/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Gallery PhotoBlocks
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security65
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Gallery PhotoBlocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Gallery PhotoBlocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Gallery PhotoBlocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Gallery PhotoBlocks safe?
15 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.3.8). Not on the exploited list. 26 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Gallery PhotoBlocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.8. No one-star spike after it. 23 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
GreenTreeLabs28 Feb 2018 to 26 Sep 2019, 101 commits
machothemes26 Sep 2019 to 6 Nov 2019, 3 commits
giucu9121 Oct 2019 to 7 Jul 2023, 14 commits
wpchill5 Nov 2020 to 5 Nov 2020, 1 commits
raldea897 Jan 2022 to 8 Nov 2024, 11 commits
altesin21 Feb 2025 to 23 Oct 2026, 13 commits

6 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
12 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Gallery PhotoBlocks
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star74
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

7 vulnerabilities in 24 months (15 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.3.8).

Show 15 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Oct 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.71.3.8Patched before disclosure
26 Oct 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.71.3.8Patched before disclosure
8 Oct 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.51.3.6Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.41.3.5Patched before disclosure
27 Jul 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.31.3.4Patched before disclosure
26 Jan 2026Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.21.3.3Patched before disclosure
3 Sep 2025Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.11.3.2Patched before disclosure
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.11.0.0 to 1.2.81.3.0Patched before disclosure
17 Aug 2022Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.2.8 - Missing Authorization Checks5.4<= 1.2.81.2.9279
10 Aug 2022Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.2.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 1.2.81.2.9286
10 Aug 2022Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.2.61.2.713
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 1.2.61.2.65
29 Jul 2020Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.1.5 - Cross-Site Scripting7.1< 1.2.01.2.0Patched before disclosure
9 Jul 2019Gallery PhotoBlocks <= 1.1.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 1.1.431.1.43Patched before disclosure
5 Jul 2019Gallery Photoblocks <= 1.1.40 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.1.401.1.41n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Gallery PhotoBlocks
4 May 202680
11 May 2026118
18 May 2026119
25 May 2026159
1 Jun 2026135
8 Jun 2026739
15 Jun 2026249
22 Jun 2026164
29 Jun 2026159
6 Jul 2026249
13 Jul 2026182
20 Jul 2026164
27 Jul 2026264
3 Aug 2026211
10 Aug 2026240
17 Aug 2026209
24 Aug 2026215
31 Aug 20262,224
7 Sep 2026337
14 Sep 2026391
21 Sep 2026296
28 Sep 2026310
5 Oct 2026242
12 Oct 2026242
19 Oct 20261,094
26 Oct 2026668
2 Nov 202669

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 47% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.3.8
AuthorWP Chill
Added28 Feb 2018
Last updated23 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management
Tagsgallery, free gallery, grid gallery, Gallery Plugin, best gallery plugin

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Questions

Is Gallery PhotoBlocks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Gallery PhotoBlocks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025.

Was Gallery PhotoBlocks removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Gallery PhotoBlocks safe?

15 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.3.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Gallery PhotoBlocks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.8. No one-star spike after it.

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