Dynamic Links vs FancyBox

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

Health D45

Health D40

Active-install trajectory

FancyBox moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Dynamic Links	FancyBox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 40
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	2	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.8y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	33	371 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Dynamic LinksFancyBox

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.