Filterize Gallery vs Firelight Lightbox

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

Health D42

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Filterize Gallery	Firelight Lightbox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	1	360 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.2y ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	19	86.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	2.5% ✓
Category	Search	Media

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

Release activity

Filterize GalleryFirelight Lightbox

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.