Auto Upload Images vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A87

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Auto Upload Images moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Auto Upload Images	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	31/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	106	2,003 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	87/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	7.3K	131.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.5% ✓	1.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Auto Upload ImagesResponsive Lightbox & Gallery

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.