Image Filters vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

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

Health D45

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Image Filters moved down one install band, 50+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Image Filters	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	1	88 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	154	2.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	9.7% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Image FiltersLightbox for Gallery & Image Block

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.