Fancyboxify
by omerk · Media
This simple plugin enables Fancybox on image links. It groups all images within a single post and can also be disabled per post.
41 health vs 63 average across 1,041 Media plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5594 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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
26
now · peak 66
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 38 days in band
- 2026-06-02 50+ → 60+ up after 26 days in band
- 2026-05-07 60+ → 50+ down after 341 days in band
- 2025-05-31 70+ → 60+ down after 59 days in band
- 2025-04-02 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-31 70+ → 60+ down after 465 days in band
- 2023-12-22 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in band
- 2023-12-18 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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fancyBox 3 for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP fancybox 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags C -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Colorbox 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B - J jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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