by WP Chill 5 (76 reviews)

Gallery PhotoBlocks

Name: Gallery PhotoBlocks
Rating: 5.0 (76 reviews)
Author: WP Chill

Design your personal image gallery or photo gallery or even a portfolio using a handy builder. Add stunning effects to your grid and always justified …

Gallery PhotoBlocks ranks #3,931 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #454 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 76 reviews, and was last updated Oct 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.3.8 Current Version v1.3.8

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 23 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 5 days ago Last Refreshed on

#454 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -72.1% this week Actively maintained

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3K+

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KW Avg Position

12.6

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136.9K

+33 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (76 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 87.1%

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76 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Jul 27, 2026

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.3.5

CVE-2026-84781 · Fixed in v1.3.5
Jan 26, 2026

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.3.4

CVE-2026-66448 · Fixed in v1.3.4
Jan 22, 2026

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.3.3

CVE-2026-24389 · Fixed in v1.3.3
Sep 3, 2025

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.3.2

CVE-2025-58610 · Fixed in v1.3.2
Oct 16, 2024

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.2.6

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.2.6
Jul 18, 2023

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.3.0

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.3.0
Aug 17, 2022

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.2.9

Fixed in v1.2.9
Aug 10, 2022

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.2.7

CVE-2022-37407 · Fixed in v1.2.7
Aug 10, 2022

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.2.9

CVE-2022-36292 · Fixed in v1.2.9
Feb 28, 2022

Gallery PhotoBlocks [photoblocks-grid-gallery] < 1.2.6

Fixed in v1.2.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.8
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: WP Chill

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 76
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Gallery PhotoBlocks is for website owners who want to build image galleries, photo galleries, or portfolios, such as wedding albums, designer or photography portfolios, and product showcases. It solves the problem of creating justified, drag-and-drop customizable gallery layouts with lightbox zoom, hover effects, and social sharing built in.

Drag and drop builder
Pixel perfect justified gallery
Lightbox to zoom photos
Special effects on mouse hover
Social sharing
Captions with title and description
Responsive and mobile ready
Jetpack's Photon compatibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Gallery PhotoBlocks

If you are not on Hostgator but getting 403 errors then try adding these lines to your .htaccess file in the WordPress installation folder. Revert the modification if it has no effect and contact the hosting's support. SecFilterEngine Off SecFilterScanPOST Off

Open your .htaccess file and ensure you do not have this line in it: php_value mbstring.func_overload 2 Or something like this: RewriteRule wp-content/plugins/(.*.php)$ - [R=404,L] Make sure you have GD library. A possible error is "GD Library Error: imagecreatetruecolor does not exist - please contact your webhost and ask them to install the GD library". iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) settings > System Tweaks > Configure Settings > Disable PHP in Plugins – Off. Also, System Tweaks > Filter Suspicious Query Strings – Disable. Sucuri Security plugin > 1-Click Hardening – Do not use it. WP All in ONE Security: WP Security > Firewall > Additional Firewall Rules (tabs at top of page) > Bad Query Strings – Untick. AND/OR WP Security > Firewall > 6G Blacklist Firewall Rules (tabs at top of page) > Enable 6G Firewall Protection – Untick. The layout doesnt' look correct Check the console of the browser and look if you see errors, if case please open a support ticket in our forum.

Currently galleries made with Envira, FooGallery, Instagram, NextGen, JetPack, Modula, etc cannot be imported.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Gallery PhotoBlocks plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin."