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NGG Smart Image Search

Name: NGG Smart Image Search
Rating: 4.9 (13 reviews)
Author: wpo-HR

NGG Smart Image Search provides smart search and display functionalities for images in NextGEN galleries.

NGG Smart Image Search ranks #9,760 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #1,049 of 6,352 in the Media category, a 4.9/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Aug 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.2)

v4.0.1 Current Version v4.0.1

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 17 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 19 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,049 of 6,352 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads -40.7% this week

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#9,760

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Active Installs

400+

-10.1%

KW Avg Position

9.6

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11.4K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 500

Total Progress 44%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 4 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Sep 22, 2025 UNPATCHED

NGG Smart Image Search [ngg-smart-image-search] <= 3.4.3 (unfixed)

CVE-2025-58027 · No fix released
Jul 1, 2025

NGG Smart Image Search [ngg-smart-image-search] < 3.4.3

CVE-2025-52832 · Fixed in v3.4.3
May 7, 2025

NGG Smart Image Search [ngg-smart-image-search] < 3.4.1

CVE-2025-47503 · Fixed in v3.4.1
Feb 11, 2025

NGG Smart Image Search [ngg-smart-image-search] < 3.3.2

CVE-2024-13658 · Fixed in v3.3.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.0.1
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: wpo-HR

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

NextGEN Gallery frontend search gallery displays image search smart search

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for NextGEN Gallery site owners who want visitors to search their image galleries. It solves the problem of finding specific images across selected NextGEN galleries by title, description, filename, or tags, and displaying the results in customizable layouts.

Search by title, description, filename, tags
Basic and extended search modes
Widget and shortcode search input
Works with NextGEN Pro/Plus Galleries
Advanced thumbnail list display
Fancybox v5 image display
Sortable and paginated results
Different settings for public/private users

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about NGG Smart Image Search

There are four ways to perform a search: Dynamic Gutenberg search block. URL parameter sngg. Static searchstring in the display block. Legacy widget or shortcode. Extended documentation: https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/the-search-process/

You can customize: searchable fields included/excluded galleries and albums sort order result limits separate settings for public vs. logged-in users All parameters can be configured via Gutenberg block or widget.

Display options: display="li" linked images display="at" advanced thumbnails display="am" advanced mosaic display="si" NextGEN single images display="bt" Basic Thumbnail Gallery display="pt" Pro Thumbnail Gallery display="ma" Pro Masonry Gallery display="mo" Pro Mosaic Gallery Additional parameters: sort order, paging, limits. Extended documentation: https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/image-display/

Basic mode: whitespace-separated terms (OR). Extended mode: &, &-, &t, &t- separated terms (AND). Special extended search options: g:{gallery_id} select images from specified gallery a:{album_id} select images from specified album r:{number} select a number of recent images l:{number} select a number of last uploaded images (with largest picture ID) i:{picture_id} inspect single specified image u:{user_id} select images uploaded by specified user A search string can have escape characters at the beginning to switch between basic and extended mode, and escape options at the end to switch display modes. Extended documentation: https://r-fotos.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-galleries-smart-image-search/new-functionalities-v4/image-display/