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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Firelight Lightbox
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin Firelight Lightbox
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 | Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin | Firelight Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 100K–200K | 200K–300K ✓ |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | 0% | 0% |
| Overall health | B · 83 | A · 91 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 73/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (adjusted) | 3.94★ | 4.77★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 95 | 355 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 96/100 | 99/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | today ✓ | 1mo ago |
| Downloads · 30d | 23.3K | 27.7K ✓ |
| Category | Media | Media |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin Firelight 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.