My WP Photos vs Simple Lightbox

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

My WP Photos

by mdburnette

Health B77

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	My WP Photos	Simple Lightbox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 77	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100	87/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	1	239 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	9.3K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

My WP Photos Simple 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.