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SimpLy Gallery

by GalleryCreator · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 12 Oct 2026, 44 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SimpLy Gallery
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SimpLy Gallery still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 44 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns SimpLy Gallery, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer gallerycreator since Oct 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SimpLy Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SimpLy Gallery safe?
12 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.3.2). Not on the exploited list. 10 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SimpLy Gallery update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 12 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
plugin-master4 Oct 2019 to 4 Oct 2019, 1 commits
gallerycreator5 Oct 2019 to 12 Oct 2026, 173 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
23 days ago
Releases, 24 months
44
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SimpLy Gallery
Q1 20241
Q2 20243
Q3 20244
Q4 20242
Q1 20253
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20254
Q1 20263
Q2 20264
Q3 20264
Q4 202623

Last release 12 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 3.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for SimpLy Gallery
Q4 20235.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20243.4
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20254.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q4 20263.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star109
4 star2
3 star1
2 star1
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Security record

7 vulnerabilities in 24 months (12 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.3.3.2).

Show 12 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
10 Jul 2026Mixed Media Gallery Blocks <= 3.3.3.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via sliderMaxHeight Block Attribute6.4<= 3.3.3.13.3.3.2Patched before disclosure
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 3.2.4.43.2.4.5Patched before disclosure
23 Mar 2026Mixed Media Gallery Blocks <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution8.8<= 3.3.23.3.2.1Patched before disclosure
12 Dec 2025Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Plugin Settings Modification4.3<= 3.3.03.3.1Patched before disclosure
26 Oct 2025SimpLy Gallery <= 3.3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.3.2.13.3.2.2123
4 Apr 2025Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.2.53.2.618
21 Nov 2024Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery <= 3.2.4.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.2.4.23.2.4.3Patched before disclosure
27 Jun 2024Gallery Blocks with Lightbox. Image Gallery, (HTML5 video , YouTube, Vimeo) Video Gallery and Lightbox for native gallery <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via galleryID and className Parameters6.4<= 3.2.13.2.2Patched before disclosure
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.11.8.4 to 3.1.43.1.51174
1 Mar 2023Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization in pgc_sgb_action_wizard8.1<= 3.0.73.0.81313
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 2.3.62.3.6286
23 Aug 2021Gallery Blocks with Lightbox <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 2.2.12.2.115

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.3.3.1 (security, XSS, sanitize); 3.4.3 (security, vulnerability, XSS); 3.1.5 (security); 3.0.8 (security, vulnerability); 3.4.5 (security).

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

Support

75% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SimpLy Gallery
4 May 2026652
11 May 202616,732
18 May 20263,314
25 May 20261,968
1 Jun 202616,370
8 Jun 20262,327
15 Jun 20261,568
22 Jun 202615,959
29 Jun 20262,434
6 Jul 20262,794
13 Jul 20261,664
20 Jul 20261,562
27 Jul 20261,319
3 Aug 202630,732
10 Aug 20262,578
17 Aug 20262,019
24 Aug 20261,716
31 Aug 20261,644
7 Sep 202616,152
14 Sep 20263,604
21 Sep 20262,304
28 Sep 202616,877
5 Oct 202617,746
12 Oct 202616,539
19 Oct 20263,731
26 Oct 20263,072
2 Nov 2026306

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.4.5
AuthorGalleryCreator
Added5 Oct 2019
Last updated12 Oct 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress6.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management
Tagsgallery, lightbox, image gallery, video gallery, media library folders

Questions

Is SimpLy Gallery still maintained?

Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 44 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SimpLy Gallery, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer gallerycreator since Oct 2019.

Was SimpLy Gallery removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is SimpLy Gallery safe?

12 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.3.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest SimpLy Gallery update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.4.5. No one-star spike after it.

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