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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More
Easy galleries that come with a side of aggressive emails and subscription traps.
HealthyGrowing
65/100
Users enjoy the simple interface but feel trapped by aggressive emails and feature locks after subscriptions end.
Active installs
~150,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.7★
1,591 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+8%
Growing
585 → 629 installs/day
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
Growing · +8% in the last year
585/day a year ago→629/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayEnvira Gallery is a capable and easy-to-use photo gallery plugin that earns praise for its simplicity and responsive support, but is undermined by aggressive email practices, a subscription model that heavily restricts the plugin after expiry, and misleading feature advertising in the free version.
What people like
- +Easy to set up with several ready-to-use layouts, suitable for simple gallery needs×2
- +Support team is responsive and effective at resolving compatibility issues
Common complaints
- −Plugin aggressively locks out core functionality (e.g., creating new galleries) when a paid subscription expires
- −Aggressive and unsolicited email spam — users report receiving emails even after opting out and deleting their address during setup×2
- −Free version description is misleading, advertising features that are only available in the paid Pro version without making this clear
- −Recent update broke Instagram plugin re-authentication and removed the support login option, leaving premium users unable to file support tickets
- −Plugin UI feels outdated on both the frontend and backend
- −Lightbox double-trigger bug reported by at least one user
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.20★Verified rating — drops from 4.70★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 22%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 1,591 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-13★★★★★Greatjohnnybanzai581-shot
- 2026-05-13★★★★★Decent plugin, but something has changedtgrblogger
- 2026-04-08★★★★★Great Product!askthecompgeek1-shot
- 2026-04-08★★★★★Great for picturesmarcno11-shot
- 2026-04-07★★★★★Locked outCoFOX
- 2026-04-07★★★★★Prompt response and grid fix!JPD Studio
- 2026-04-07★★★★★all is goodpapillon123
- 2026-04-07★★★★★it workskilokoffie
- 2026-04-07★★★★★Kostenlose Versionthovi1-shot
- 2025-10-30★★★★★Dodatek “must have” dla prezentacji zdjęciowychrmielniczek
Releases
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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.
695
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
939
Prior 7-day baseline
827
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
13,578
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,475
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
-26.0%
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.
21%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.44
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
79%
5★ share in analyzed sample
22%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-36%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.37 → 4.20★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered