Lightbox for Wordpress Gallery
46 health vs 59 average across 2,206 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.24, 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 2748 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 116
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
7.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.5
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2019-11-17 · 1,416 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Blamedutchie7.5y ago
Works, but without prev-next support in the galleries. This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by Blamedutchie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kbb7.9y ago
Simple and Light, haven’t encountered any problems. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eliz828.5y ago
1 year ago i would have given 3 stars. But now plugin deserve 5 stars. Many bug fixes and new futures has been made.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BirgerKlaus8.8y ago
Fine working Plugin, except many other Lightbox Plugins this is the one that works with my ColorMag Theme. Great Work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roxchou9.0y ago
Simple, lightweight and works right out of the box. Exactly what I was looking for. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ScarLight9.4y ago
Hi, Just to add some details, the plugin did not work after I installed and placed the image as described in the instruction. However, when I added the keyword lightbox in the “Link Rel” under “Image Details > Advanced Options” the lightbox started to work. I had previous experience working with lightbox so hope this helps if someone ran into the same problem as I did.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixelauflauf9.7y ago
Wenig Aufwand, wenn der Link zum Media File schon gesetzt wurde. Vielen Dank
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webarella9.8y ago
Простой, быстрый лайтбокс. Единственный из многих перепробованных, который действительно заработал на сайте как надо. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by Webarella.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-16 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 600+ → 700+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 700+ → 600+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 800+ → 700+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 900+ → 800+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2025-02-09 800+ → 900+ 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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WP fancybox 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP ImageViewer 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B - F FancyBox Gallery 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Simple Fancybox 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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