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Gallery by Visual Portfolio

by nK · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 24 Oct 2026, 114 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Gallery by Visual Portfolio
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio still maintained?
Yes. Last release 24 Oct 2026, 114 releases in the last 24 months. 24 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Gallery by Visual Portfolio, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nko since Sep 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Gallery by Visual Portfolio removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.2). Not on the exploited list. 20 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Gallery by Visual Portfolio update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.9.0. No one-star spike after it. 24 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
nko19 Sep 2017 to 24 Oct 2026, 156 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
11 days ago
Releases, 24 months
114
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
8.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Gallery by Visual Portfolio
Q1 20243
Q2 20247
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 202594
Q4 20252
Q1 20264
Q2 20262
Q3 20265
Q4 20261

Last release 24 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (4 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Gallery by Visual Portfolio
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20254.6
Q1 20264.8
Q2 20264.8
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star306
4 star16
3 star4
2 star6
1 star8
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.5.2).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Mar 2026Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid <= 3.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion7.5<= 3.5.13.5.2Patched before disclosure
3 Dec 2024Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox JavaScript Library6.4<= 3.3.93.3.10Patched before disclosure
14 May 2024Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via title_tag Parameter6.4<= 3.3.23.3.3Patched before disclosure
15 Aug 2022Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid <= 2.18.0 - Contributor+ CSS Injection4.3<= 2.18.02.19.01119
15 Aug 2022Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid <= 2.17.1 - Unauthenticated CSS Injection5.3<= 2.17.12.18.01119

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

Support

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

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Gallery by Visual Portfolio
4 May 20262,732
11 May 20263,841
18 May 20264,638
25 May 20262,600
1 Jun 20262,040
8 Jun 202622,552
15 Jun 20263,715
22 Jun 20262,553
29 Jun 20262,264
6 Jul 20263,634
13 Jul 20261,891
20 Jul 202622,619
27 Jul 20263,829
3 Aug 20264,341
10 Aug 20262,114
17 Aug 20261,953
24 Aug 202622,308
31 Aug 202624,016
7 Sep 202622,470
14 Sep 20266,146
21 Sep 20263,555
28 Sep 20262,339
5 Oct 20262,127
12 Oct 20261,781
19 Oct 202612,590
26 Oct 20264,761
2 Nov 2026468

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.9.0
AuthornK
Added19 Sep 2017
Last updated24 Oct 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.2
Requires PHP8.3
CategoryContent Management
Tagsgallery, portfolio, image gallery, photo gallery, video gallery

Other plugins by this author: Advanced WordPress Backgrounds, Custom Block Builder - Lazy Blocks, Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects - Ghost Kit, Sociality, DocsPress - Online Documentation, CyberPress, Vatomi, Mind - AI Page Builder, Redirect.txt

Questions

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio still maintained?

Yes. Last release 24 Oct 2026, 114 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Gallery by Visual Portfolio, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nko since Sep 2017.

Was Gallery by Visual Portfolio removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Gallery by Visual Portfolio safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Gallery by Visual Portfolio update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.9.0. No one-star spike after it.

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