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Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Stunning layouts that come with a side of corporate friction.
HealthyGrowing
71/100
Beautiful galleries are offset by frustrating proprietary locks and neglect following the 10Web takeover.
Active installs
~269,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.5★
1,581 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+21%
Growing
649 → 788 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreview volume down 69% vs prior 6mo
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 · +21% in the last year
649/day a year ago→788/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPhoto Gallery by 10Web is a long-standing, feature-rich gallery plugin that many users find capable and elegant for building responsive galleries, but it carries notable caveats around a confusing UI, forced proprietary features since the 10Web acquisition, and sluggish development and support.
What people like
- +Wide range of display and layout options for galleries×4
- +Capable of producing clean, responsive, elegant galleries×3
- +Free version satisfies basic gallery needs×2
- +Long-term reliability — users return to it across multiple sites and years×2
- +Image optimization helps pages load quickly
Common complaints
- −UI is confusing and basic gallery setup requires too many steps×2
- −Since the 10Web acquisition, the lightbox is forced as a fixed component, removing the ability to use a custom lightbox
- −Blocks third-party WebP image optimizers from working, pushing users toward a paid upgrade for WebP support
- −No Gutenberg block preview — editing shows an outdated banner instead of a live gallery preview
- −Plugin development appears stalled, causing theme conflicts and sitemap issues
- −PHP notices and warnings are dismissed or go unanswered by support
- −Paying customers report feeling ignored after ownership change
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.07★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 16%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 1,581 total
Latest reviews · 89 analyzed
- 2026-03-14★★★★★Freemium Version mit interessanten Funktionenmatzomanik
- 2026-02-23★★★★★Poor SupportMalae
- 2026-02-21★★★★★Very Complicated and Overengineeredludwigarcache
- 2026-01-12★★★★★Great plugin, easy to customizeshumustudios
- 2025-12-04★★★★★Buen plugin para crear galeriasmegalitosmyr
- 2025-10-07★★★★★Love' itpowerphot1-shot
- 2025-09-30★★★★★not baddejanikolic
- 2025-09-30★★★★★10web destroyed the Photo Gallery plugin….Tomperys
- 2025-09-30★★★★★Easy to use, quick to setup, freeedlewjr1-shot
- 2025-09-25★★★★★Very usefulSergio Ortiz
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Photo Gallery by 10Web
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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.
1,365
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
969
Prior 7-day baseline
1,507
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
21,379
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,299
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
+40.9%
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.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.88
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
72%
5★ share in analyzed sample
16%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-69%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.12 → 4.07★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered