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Featured Image Gallery Widget

v1.1

by Nick Halsey · updated 3 months ago

Widget areas are great opportunities to stimulate content discovery on your site. The featured image gallery widget makes this process visual, automat …

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Rank
#26,997
No change yet
Active installs (est.)
≈ 22
20+ reported · High
Total downloads
2.7K
2,717 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -33.3% (30d)·Toward 10+ · ETA unknown

Featured Image Gallery Widget at a glance

Featured Image Gallery Widget is a WordPress plugin by Nick Halsey with 20+ active installs, the #26,997 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 2 times, 33% fewer than the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.1 came out on Jul 18, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. Among the 801 plugins tagged “media”, it ranks #304. It was first released in 2018.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

50 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Featured Image Gallery Widget Compare series
Downloads over time: 26 days across 1 series.024Oct 10Oct 14Oct 18Oct 23Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateFeatured Image Gallery Widget
Nov 4, 20264
Nov 3, 20260
Nov 2, 20260
Nov 1, 20262
Oct 31, 20262
Oct 30, 20260
Oct 29, 20260
Oct 28, 20262
Oct 27, 20261
Oct 26, 20263
Oct 25, 20263
Oct 24, 20262
Oct 23, 20260
Oct 22, 20264
Oct 21, 20261
Oct 20, 20260
Oct 19, 20264
Oct 18, 20265
Oct 17, 20262
Oct 16, 20264
Oct 15, 20262
Oct 14, 20262
Oct 13, 20261
Oct 12, 20260
Oct 11, 20263
Oct 10, 20263

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 21 · +16.7% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.161820Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202621
Nov 7, 202621
Nov 5, 202616
Nov 4, 202616
Nov 3, 202616
Nov 2, 202616
Nov 1, 202616
Oct 31, 202616
Oct 30, 202616
Oct 29, 202616
Oct 28, 202616
Oct 27, 202618

Rank over time

#26,997 · up 5,027 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 6 days across 1 series.#28K#30K#32KOct 27Oct 30Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 6, 2026#26,997
Nov 4, 2026#31,979
Nov 2, 2026#32,232
Oct 30, 2026#32,067
Oct 28, 2026#32,085
Oct 27, 2026#32,024

Growth %

Average +1.29% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-10%0%10%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 20260.00%
Nov 7, 2026+15.63%
Nov 5, 20260.00%
Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 20260.00%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 20260.00%
Oct 31, 20260.00%
Oct 30, 20260.00%
Oct 29, 20260.00%
Oct 28, 2026-11.11%

Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.101520Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202620+
Nov 7, 202620+
Nov 6, 202620+
Nov 5, 202610+
Nov 4, 202610+
Nov 3, 202610+
Nov 2, 202610+
Nov 1, 202610+
Oct 31, 202610+
Oct 30, 202610+
Oct 29, 202610+
Oct 28, 202610+
Oct 27, 202610+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
    • Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.054%
  • v1.146%

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.1
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
–
First released
Nov 9, 2018
Last updated
Jul 18, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Featured Image Gallery Widget

How many websites use Featured Image Gallery Widget?

Featured Image Gallery Widget is active on 20+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #26,997 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Featured Image Gallery Widget been downloaded?

2,717 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 2 times. See download stats

When was Featured Image Gallery Widget last updated?

Version 1.1 came out on Jul 18, 2026 (3 months ago).

Is Featured Image Gallery Widget compatible with the latest WordPress?

It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.

Is Featured Image Gallery Widget still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 3 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Featured Image Gallery Widget have?

No one has reviewed Featured Image Gallery Widget on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to Featured Image Gallery Widget?

The plugins most like Featured Image Gallery Widget, by the tags they share, are Image Widget (100K+), Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (100K+) and Default Featured Image (50K+). Compare all alternatives

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Featured Image Gallery Widget
Estimated installs≈ 22
Reported installs20+
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads2.7K
AuthorNick Halsey
First releasedNov 9, 2018
Version1.1
Requires WP4.9
Requires PHP–
Last updatedJul 18, 2026

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