fancyBox 3 for WordPress vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

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

fancyBox 3 for WordPress

by w3dev

Health D51

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

fancyBox 3 for WordPress jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

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	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 · 51 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.25★ ✓	3.95★
Reviews	7	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.8y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	372 ✓	263
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

fancyBox 3 for WordPress jQuery 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.