KindPixels PDF Gallery vs Firelight Lightbox

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

KindPixels PDF Gallery

by KIND PIXELS

Health B83

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

KindPixels PDF GalleryFirelight 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	KindPixels PDF Gallery	Firelight Lightbox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	361 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	28d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	407	105.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2%	2.5% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

KindPixels PDF 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.