Block Gallery to Carousel Lightbox
by Atakan Au · Media
Also makes 11 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple carousel lightbox gallery plugin for WordPress Block Editor.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈34 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “carousel”, “gallery” and “lightbox” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| zoom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “carousel”, “gallery” and “lightbox” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Feb 2025 · 638 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 128 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 3 Jun 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 41% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 150 days.
Install history since 2 Feb 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ helo25079mo ago
When the lightbox opens, you get a full-screen enjoyable browsing experience, and the thumbnails at the bottom make switching between images. Simple but very effective solution.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple carousel lightbox gallery plugin for WordPress Block Editor."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 844 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "slider", "zoom" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 20+ → 30+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 30+ → 20+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Gallery Carousel Without JetPack 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Slick Slider 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Image Ticker & Logo Slider – Continuous Auto-Scroll Carousel with Lightbox 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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