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Catch Gallery
A pretty mosaic that feels stuck in the classic editor era.
HealthyDeclining
64/100
The mosaic layouts are nice but the plugin lacks compatibility with the modern block editor.
Active installs
~38,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.0★
16 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-35%
Declining fast
103 → 67 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 35% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -35% in the last year
103/day a year ago→67/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayCatch Gallery is praised for its simple, core-gallery integration and useful mosaic layout, but users frequently encounter missing block settings and compatibility limits.
What people like
- +Provides a solid replacement for Jetpack's tiled gallery
- +Offers random-order mosaic layout that is easy to set up
- +Quick and accurate support from the developer
- +Works directly with WordPress core media gallery
- +Functions within Classic editor blocks and Elementor text widgets
- +Creates galleries with minimal effort and good layout results
- +Operates with the Classic Editor×2
Common complaints
- −No new gallery settings or block options appear in the editor×2
- −Incompatible with the current WordPress version as reported by users
- −Lack of clear documentation or guidance on where to find options
- −Carousel function breaks when NextGEN Gallery plugin is active
- −Limited to working only with the Classic Editor×2
- −Fails to work with the Fotografie theme on WordPress 4.9.8 (since 4.9.8)
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.08★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.00★
- 19%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-03-162025-05-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 16 total
Latest reviews · 16 analyzed
- 2024-12-16★★★★★A good lightweight AlternativeJosh Journey
- 2024-02-22★★★★★Bonita y sencilla galería random01danielsantiago
- 2023-06-08★★★★★Nice Replacement to JetPack Tiled Galleryalikgriffin
- 2023-03-23★★★★★Ohne Funktion…j4n_solo
- 2022-10-06★★★★★Doesn't do anythinglastqa
- 2022-02-16★★★★★Image carousel no longer workingKate Jones
- 2021-10-07★★★★★Greathumananimal
- 2020-09-04★★★★★Helpful and PatientAndrew Gatto1-shot
- 2020-08-16★★★★★Great plugin and supportkiwitek
- 2020-07-31★★★★★Great pluginmiki009
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Catch Gallery
Top Media plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
71
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
65
Prior 7-day baseline
129
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
7,032
Mean release-day peak (30d)
108
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+9.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.61
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
69%
5★ share in analyzed sample
19%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.00 → 4.08★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered