fancyBox 3 for WordPress vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

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

Health D49

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	fancyBox 3 for WordPress	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 49 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	7	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	3.0y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	406 ✓	402
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.6% ✓	1.8%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

fancyBox 3 for WordPressjQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

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.