Responsive Gallery Grid vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Responsive Gallery Grid and Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block are close on health (A · 89 vs A · 87). Responsive Gallery Grid has the stronger maintenance.
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
Responsive Gallery Grid
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
4K–5K
20K–30K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable
Stable
Overall health
A · 89 ✓
A · 87
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100 ✓
90/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
89/100
97/100 ✓
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.5★
4.9★ ✓
Reviews
66
88 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
94/100
98/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
18d ago ✓
5mo ago
Downloads, last 30d
2.8K ✓
2.6K
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
-9%
+18%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.9%
9.7% ✓
Category
Media
Blocks
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Responsive Gallery GridLightbox for Gallery & Image Block
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.