Full Screen Galleries
v1.4by Nick Halsey · updated 3 months ago
Full Screen Galleries creates an automatic full-screen slideshow mode for image galleries in your content. Posts and pages with several immages are au …
- Rank
- #14,927
- Up2 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 140
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 3.7K
- 3,673 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 4 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Full Screen Galleries at a glance
Full Screen Galleries is a WordPress plugin by Nick Halsey with 100+ active installs, the #14,927 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 5 times, 67% more than the month before. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Version 1.4 came out on Jul 19, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. Among the 108 plugins tagged “automatic”, it ranks #22. It was first released in 2021.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats140 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Full Screen Galleries |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | 7 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 11 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 140 · -6.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 140 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 140 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 141 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 140 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 141 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 140 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 140 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 139 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 139 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 139 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 141 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 141 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 149 |
Rank over time
#14,927 · up 15 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #14,927 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #14,929 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #14,930 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #14,994 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #14,963 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #14,948 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #14,973 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #14,964 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #14,982 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #15,013 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #14,962 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #14,929 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #14,936 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #14,942 |
Growth %
Average -0.48% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.71% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | +0.36% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | -0.71% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.71% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +0.72% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -1.42% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -5.37% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #14936 → #14963
- Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.456%
- v1.344%
Rating trend
5.0★★★★★4 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.4
- Requires WordPress
- 5.7
- Tested up to
- 7.0.8
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- First released
- Mar 16, 2021
- Last updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Full Screen Galleries
How many websites use Full Screen Galleries?
Full Screen Galleries is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #14,927 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Full Screen Galleries been downloaded?
3,673 times in total since 2021. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 5 times. See download stats
When was Full Screen Galleries last updated?
Version 1.4 came out on Jul 19, 2026 (3 months ago).
Is Full Screen Galleries 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 Full Screen Galleries still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 3 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Full Screen Galleries have?
5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Full Screen Galleries?
The plugins most like Full Screen Galleries, by the tags they share, are Media Cleaner (90K+), Clean Image Filenames (30K+) and Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider (500K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
5.0
★★★★★
4 reviews
- 5 stars: 4 reviews, 100%
- 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 140 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 4 |
| Total downloads | 3.7K |
| Author | Nick Halsey |
| First released | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Version | 1.4 |
| Requires WP | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Last updated | Jul 19, 2026 |
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