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.
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Health
B 71/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈52 estimated
Momentum
+9%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “content html” 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.
71 health vs 62 average across 3,304 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,326 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 431 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| grey | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| owl | #9 | #15 | down 1 |
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “content html” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 273 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 30 Aug 2025
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.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 195 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zabavljaev7.6y ago
Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NivNoiman7.7y ago
Great Events Hooks, good codding, responsive ! Nice JOB !!!! RECOMMEND THIS !
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 7 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,427 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "content html", "media" do not.
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 84 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 60+ → 50+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 50+ → 60+ up after 384 days in tier
- 2024-08-29 60+ → 50+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-08-05 50+ → 60+ up after 157 days in tier
Competes with
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