87
WP Photo Album Plus
Endless gallery options that might leave your database a little messy.
GrowingUpdate-pumping
87/100
Users love the deep feature set and free access despite some database bloat concerns and a steep learning curve.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.7★
199 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+76%
Growing fast
66 → 116 installs/day
Warnings
- Releases very frequently — inflates raw download counts without growing the user base.
What to watch out for
- MAJORrelease pumping (auto-update flood)
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 fast · +76% in the last year
66/day a year ago→116/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Photo Album Plus is widely praised for its extensive features, strong performance on large galleries, and responsive developer support, though a few users note database cleanup issues and lack of Spanish translation.
What people like
- +Extensive customization options and many settings×7
- +Responsive and helpful support from the developer×9
- +Handles large numbers of albums and photos without performance problems×2
- +Provides unique functionality such as mass CSV import and external purchase links×2
- +Free with no paid features required
- +Ongoing development and regular updates×2
Common complaints
- −Leaves autoload entries in wp_options after uninstall, causing database bloat
- −Lacks Spanish translation, making it harder for Spanish-speaking users
- −Steep learning curve due to the large number of settings
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.89★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 10%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
2024-02-152025-04-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 199 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-03-07★★★★★A game changerbodzio16
- 2024-01-19★★★★★Great pluginneil40
- 2023-05-10★★★★★Too heavyOleksandra
- 2021-12-20★★★★★Best plugin out there.qnkov
- 2021-10-02★★★★★Great plugin with lots of functionality, great support too!mwschaff
- 2021-03-14★★★★★Great tool!sbuwp
- 2021-03-02★★★★★What a wonderful plugin!mlecat
- 2021-02-13★★★★★:) super pluginAnonymous User 15932932
- 2021-01-28★★★★★El mejor pluging de galeria sin dudabadamo
- 2020-08-01★★★★★An exceptional Gallery optionfreeatlast
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVN · flagged as pumpingFor 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.
110
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
111
Prior 7-day baseline
100
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
891
Mean release-day peak (30d)
89
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-0.9%
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.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.67
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
92%
5★ share in analyzed sample
10%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.81 → 4.89★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered