PrettyPhoto vs FancyBox for WordPress

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

Health C60

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

FancyBox for WordPress moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	PrettyPhoto	FancyBox for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	C · 60	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	56/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	57/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.3★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	15	92 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	496	5.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	1.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

PrettyPhotoFancyBox for WordPress

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.