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Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
10
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.7
out of 5, from 1,597 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
0.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Envira Gallery and who is behind it?
Envira Gallery is a WordPress plugin in the “Media” field, made by Syed Balkhi. It has been listed in the directory since 27 Jan 2014, so for 12 years. Syed Balkhi has 41 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 10 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“The fastest drag & drop photo gallery plugin. Create stunning image galleries, albums, video galleries & lightbox displays in minutes — no coding!”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was Envira Gallery last released?
The last release of Envira Gallery came 10 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Envira Gallery have?
Envira Gallery had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is Envira Gallery tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does Envira Gallery compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 41.1% of them had a more recent last release than Envira Gallery; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | Envira Gallery | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 10 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1,597) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 0.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | envira-gallery-lite |
|---|---|
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 10 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 1,597 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 0 of 3 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 27 Jan 2014 |
| Total downloads | 8,128,656, updates included |
| Tags | albums, gallery, image-gallery, lightbox, photo-gallery |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| albums | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| gallery | 35 | 5 | 11 |
| image-gallery | 16 | 2 | 9 |
| lightbox | 21 | 3 | 23 |
| photo-gallery | 13 | 2 | 10 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2014
Envira Gallery has been listed since 27 Jan 2014. Of the 190 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2014, 78.4% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firelight Lightbox | 200,000 to 299,999 | 43 days before the reference date | 4.8 (355) |
| Gallery | 100,000 to 199,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 4.8 (986) |
| Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin | 100,000 to 199,999 | 1 day before the reference date | 3.9 (95) |
| Modula Image Gallery | 100,000 to 199,999 | 0 days before the reference date | 4.7 (613) |
| Photo Gallery by 10Web | 100,000 to 199,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 4.5 (1,581) |
| Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes | 300,000 to 399,999 | 7 days before the reference date | 4.3 (4,339) |
| Responsive Lightbox & Gallery | 100,000 to 199,999 | 70 days before the reference date | 4.9 (1,999) |
| Shortcodes Ultimate | 400,000 to 499,999 | 35 days before the reference date | 4.9 (5,924) |
Do you maintain Envira Gallery?
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hafenstudios (2026): Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/envira-gallery-lite/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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