PDF lightbox viewer by csomorelwood
by csomorelwood · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
With this plugin you will be able to view PDF files in lighbox popup, and play mp3 files via shortcodes.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-09-28. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈24 estimated
Momentum
n/a
needs 60 days of downloads, 1 so far
Biggest opportunity: “lightbox”, “lightbox pdf” and “pdf” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1289 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1289 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf viewer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “lightbox”, “lightbox pdf” and “pdf” 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 16 Sep 2026 · 1 day · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
Not enough downloads data yet to chart. It builds as we snapshot daily.
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 117 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simplebooklet PDF Viewer and Embedder 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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