WP ImageViewer vs Lightbox

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

WP ImageViewer

by Marcel Pol

Health B81

Lightbox

by Stefan Hüsges

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

WP ImageViewer 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	WP ImageViewer	Lightbox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800 ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.35★ ✓	4.13★
Reviews	10 ✓	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	170 ✓	99
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

WP ImageViewer 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.