Gallery Face Groups
This plugin recognizes faces on the pictures of a gallery, and groups pictures by people present on the shot. Saves a lot of time of finding friends and yourself on the pictures of big events. See for yourself how it…
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Gallery Face Groups stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| face | >100 |
| face detect | >100 |
| faces | >100 |
| galery | #9 |
| gallery | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Gallery Face Groups
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
Gallery Face Groups
This plugin recognizes faces on the pictures of a gallery, and groups pictures by people present on the shot.
Saves a lot of time of finding friends and yourself on the pictures of big events.
See for yourself how it works:
Demos
* Demo Gallery
* Grouped Faces of the Demo Gallery
Features
* Operates with most popular Gallery plugin for WordPress – NextGEN Gallery.
* Saves your visitors plenty of time when finding pictures on them and friends.
* You can set the threshold for face matching.
* When new pictures added to the gallery – no need to re-process old ones.
* Easy to insert the grouped pages into any page – using shortcodes.
* Generates pages by request as well.
* Using high-tech biometry
* Looks cool =)
Installation
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- The easiest way is to login to you WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins >> Add New, search for Gallery Face Groups, and click to install. You can also download the zip file from this page and upload it from the Plugins >> Add New > Upload page.
- Activate the plugin through the WordPress ‘Plugins’ menu.
- Configure the plugin ( you may need to get Application Key – it’s free and takes about 5 minutes )
- This plugin cooperates with NextGEN Gallery plugin – must be installed.
Changelog
Compatible with previous versions, no actions required
V1.0.1 – 20.06.2016
Minor improvements
V1.0.0 – 01.06.2016
Initial public release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Gallery Face Groups: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is Gallery Face Groups free?
Yes. Gallery Face Groups is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Gallery Face Groups safe to use in 2026?
Gallery Face Groups shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Gallery Face Groups?
Gallery Face Groups is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,351 times since it launched in June 2016. It was downloaded 84 times in the last 30 days.
Does Gallery Face Groups work with WordPress 7.1?
Gallery Face Groups is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Gallery Face Groups last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on August 2, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Gallery Face Groups?
Gallery Face Groups is developed and maintained by dmlihachev.
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