Grey Owl Lightbox
by greyowl0015 · Media
Responsive lightbox plugin for images, galleries, videos, HTML and AJAX content with JavaScript event support.
71 health vs 64 average across 935 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.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
166
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 1405 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 40+ → 50+ up after 105 days in band
- 2026-02-21 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in band
- 2026-02-06 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-05 50+ → 40+ down after 68 days in band
- 2025-11-29 60+ → 50+ down after 73 days in band
- 2025-09-17 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-15 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-14 50+ → 60+ up after 318 days in band
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