Base64 Images vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

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

Base64 Images

by macprawn

Health D45

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Base64 Images	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	31/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	3	2,003 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	5.9y ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	73	130.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

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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.