Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery

91 Quality Score

Active Installs

23/30

The popularity score of 75 out of 30 (based on 100,000 active installs) shows solid but not dominant adoption, sitting behind category leaders like NextGEN Gallery at 400,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

The maintenance score is perfect, with the plugin last updated on June 16, 2026, indicating very active and ongoing development.

User Rating

14/15

With a 94 out of 100 rating from 611 reviewers, users are clearly satisfied with the plugin's features and ease of use.

Support Health

15/15

Support health shows 9 threads and a 100% resolution rate, which is excellent, though the relatively low thread volume means the dataset is smaller than ideal.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores a full 100 out of 15, with WordPress 7.0 testing confirmed and a PHP 5.6 requirement that still runs on older hosting environments.

Scores higher than 99% of indexed plugins

About

Create responsive image galleries with drag-and-drop grid builder. Custom layouts, video support, AI optimization. Works with any theme.

Active Installs 100k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2026-09-25 1:07pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.3+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

19 known vulnerabilities, all patched

7 High 11 Medium 1 Low

Most recent: September 24, 2026

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Modula Image Gallery <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Private Gallery Image Disclosure via 'modula_gallery_id' and 'modula_image_id' Parameters High

September 24, 2026 Patched in ["3.0.2"] CVE-2026-89406

Modula Image Gallery <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion (Non-PHP) via 'file' Parameter High

September 24, 2026 Patched in ["3.0.3"] CVE-2026-92713

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 2.14.25-2.14.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

July 22, 2026 Patched in ["2.14.31"] CVE-2026-65475

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.14.23 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

May 26, 2026 Patched in ["2.14.24"] CVE-2026-42688

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.14.18 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection High

April 20, 2026 Patched in ["2.14.19"] CVE-2026-39481

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.13.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post/Page Editing Medium

February 13, 2026 Patched in ["2.13.7"] CVE-2026-1254

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.13.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 4, 2026 Patched in ["2.13.5"] CVE-2026-23976

Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.13.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Gallery Modification Medium

December 15, 2025 Patched in ["2.13.4"] CVE-2025-14003

Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery (Modula) <= 2.13.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Directory Listing Medium

December 11, 2025 Patched in ["2.13.4"] CVE-2025-13891

Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via Race Condition High

December 2, 2025 Patched in ["2.13.3"] CVE-2025-13646

Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion High

December 2, 2025 Patched in ["2.13.3"] CVE-2025-13645

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.13.6 - Missing Authorization Medium

November 22, 2025 Patched in ["2.13.7"] CVE-2026-24939

Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.12.28 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image File Move Medium

November 14, 2025 Patched in ["2.12.29"] CVE-2025-12494

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox 5 JavaScript Library Medium

April 2, 2025 Patched in ["2.10.2"] CVE-2024-9416

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.11.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload High

January 7, 2025 Patched in ["2.11.11"] CVE-2024-12853

Modula <= 2.7.4 - Incomplete Authorization via 'save_image' and 'save_images' Low

September 10, 2023 Patched in ["2.7.5"]

Customizable WordPress Gallery Plugin – Modula Image Gallery <= 2.6.9 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change High

October 28, 2022 Patched in ["2.6.91"] CVE-2022-41135

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.6.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 6, 2022 Patched in ["2.6.7"]

Modula Image Gallery <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 19, 2020 Patched in ["2.2.5"] CVE-2020-9003

What It Does

Modula Image Gallery lets you build responsive image and video galleries using a drag-and-drop grid editor directly inside WordPress. It supports custom grid layouts, lightboxes, and includes AI-powered image optimization features to keep galleries loading fast. The plugin works with any WordPress theme and supports both image and video content sources.

Who It's For

This plugin is a strong fit for photographers, wedding and event professionals, real estate agents, and creative studios that need visually distinctive portfolio-style galleries without writing custom CSS. The drag-and-drop builder is well suited to users who want more layout control than standard WordPress galleries offer but are not comfortable hand-coding templates.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a simple image carousel or a basic 3-column grid, this plugin is overkill and a lighter alternative will be easier to maintain. Users running very large media libraries on tight shared hosting may also find the AI optimization and advanced layout features unnecessary overhead.

The Bottom Line

Modula earns an 83.99 overall quality score thanks to excellent maintenance, top-tier user ratings, and strong compatibility, making it one of the better gallery plugins in its tier. It is a confident pick for creatives who want custom grid layouts and video support without touching code. For basic gallery needs, however, the feature depth may be more than you require.

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