Lightbox with PhotoSwipe vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

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

Health A91

Health B82

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	Lightbox with PhotoSwipe	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100	97/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	31/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	115	2,003 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	87/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	15d ago
Downloads · 30d	18.6K	131.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.4%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Lightbox with PhotoSwipeResponsive Lightbox & Gallery

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.