Village Client Area
A client area plugin for Photographers
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Village Client Area shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Village Client Area stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| client area | >100 |
| customer area | >100 |
| photography | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Village Client Area
From the official readme · v1.1.5Description
Village Client Area allows you to easily create password protected galleries where you can upload images form your photoshoots in a gallery and share the link with your client.
You can also password protect your client galleries to make sure only they see their images.
At the moment, for full functionality, Village Client Area relies on ( but does not require ): Advanced Custom Fields Pro and Redux Framework.
Quick feature list:
- Password Protection
- Public Client gallery list with quick search (optional)
- Image Proofing
- Gallery discussions ( commenting on galleries )
- “Themeable” Plugin API
A plugin designed for the working photographer:
This plugin comes with an intuitive image proofing that lets your client mark the images that he/she really likes and a comment area where you and your client can discuss the images.
Village Client Area uses a custom post type that allows you to easily create and manage your client galleries.
There is also a Quick Search option if you decide to create a public page where you display all of your client area galleries (only the featured images and titles are visible, the images themselves can be password protected).
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload
village-client-areato the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.1.5
- Added option to display file names or image titles for all images
1.1.4
- Fully functional translatable “village-ca” text-domain. ( Last time I’m changing text-domain related code, promise )
1.1.3
- Load ‘village-area’ textdomain
1.1.2
- Change text-domain from ‘village’ to ‘village-area’
- Improve i18n functions
- Add WordPress Filters:
- ‘village_client_area/acf_settings’
- ‘village_client_area/acf_settings_featured’
- ‘village_client_area/post_type’
1.1.1
- Fix: Selecting/Deselecting AJAX Loaded entries
1.1.0
- Fix: add WordPress 4.4 compitability
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Village Client Area: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Village Client Area free?
Yes. Village Client Area is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Village Client Area safe to use in 2026?
Village Client Area shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Village Client Area?
Village Client Area is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,343 times since it launched in August 2015. It was downloaded 78 times in the last 30 days.
Does Village Client Area work with WordPress 7.1?
Village Client Area is officially tested up to WordPress 4.3.34, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Village Client Area last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.5, was released on June 13, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Village Client Area?
Village Client Area is developed and maintained by justnorris.
What are the best alternatives to Village Client Area?
The most popular alternatives to Village Client Area are WP Customer Area (10K+ installs) and Advision Private Area (10+ installs).
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