Import external attachments vs Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

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

Import external attachments

by ryanpcmcquen

Health D47

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

by Arno Welzel

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Import external attachments Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

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	Import external attachments	Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.21★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	26	115 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.5y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	301	37.0K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Import external attachments Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

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.