EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries
by EWSEL Team · Media
Makes the WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.
46 health vs 72 average across 588 Media plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
59
now · peak 163
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-13 400+ → 300+ down after 409 days in band
- 2024-07-31 500+ → 400+ down after 307 days in band
- 2023-09-28 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-27 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-26 600+ → 500+ down after 234 days in band
- 2023-02-04 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-03 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-02-01 700+ → 600+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- J jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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WP Featherlight Disabled 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C - C Cleaner Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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fancyBox 3 for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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