Grey Owl Lightbox
by greyowl0015 · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 70+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsive lightbox plugin for images, galleries, videos, HTML and AJAX content with JavaScript event support.
69 health vs 59 average across 2,205 Media plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
202
now · peak 273
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.0
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zabavljaev7.5y ago
Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NivNoiman7.5y ago
Great Events Hooks, good codding, responsive ! Nice JOB !!!! RECOMMEND THIS !
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 6.4 Grey Owl Lightbox <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-11-20 CVE-2024-11440 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.1 Patched in 2.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 40+ → 50+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 50+ → 40+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 40+ → 50+ up after 105 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 50+ → 40+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 60+ → 50+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 50+ → 60+ up after 2 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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