Random Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

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

Health D47

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	Random Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	31/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	11	2,003 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	108	129.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7% ✓	1.4%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Random GalleryResponsive 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.