PWP Lytebox vs Fancy Lightbox

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

PWP Lytebox

by polkan

Health D41

Fancy Lightbox

by Alobaidi

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

PWP Lytebox Fancy 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	PWP Lytebox	Fancy Lightbox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.11★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	38/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.9y ago	10.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	166 ✓	145
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

PWP Lytebox Fancy 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.