Responsive Lightbox
by subhansanjaya · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 12.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin offers a nice and elegant way to add Lightbox functionality for images, html content and media on your webpages.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “lightbox” for “gmaps”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gmaps” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 202.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 450 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 450 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nivo lightbox your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| modal dialog your tag | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| responsive lightbox your tag | #8 | #10 | down 1 |
| lightbox pop | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| nivo | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| gmap | #14 | #4 | 0 |
| gmaps | #14 | #5 | up 1 |
| simple lightbox | #19 | #12 | 0 |
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pop up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “lightbox” for “gmaps”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gmaps” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.9K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.5 · 8 Aug 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 5.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sginsbe5mo ago
This is exactly what I needed and it’s super simple, thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bojan Denić2.7y ago
Thanks for the best lightbox-free plugin on the market for WordPress!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devgirl3.5y ago
I am very impressed with this plugin, it worked right out the box and looks great and works on mobile too. I liked that it doesn’t have a ton of extras that slow down the process and my website, I just wanted a good lightbox that worked easily! Thank you! This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by devgirl.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cloudybright3.7y ago
It’s enabled by default and flat out works. Images now open is a small popup window and disappear with one click. Easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mertoncel4.2y ago
Works very well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenwebb4.6y ago
This plugin works for just displaying the image in a lightbox, but I’m looking for something that displays the attachment as a modal with title description etc
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phirefly6.1y ago
Most other plugins require you to use a shortcode. This one allows you to use normal HTML which is what I wanted 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sfilippov6.2y ago
After installation on the site, nothing has changed. Does not support Woocommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 55 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 31 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin offers a nice and elegant way to add Lightbox functionality for images, html content and media..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Multisite, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,412 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("modal dialog", "Nivo Lightbox", "pop up" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-01 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2035 days in tier
- 2017-03-06 10K+ → 20K+ up
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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Pop-up 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Modal Popup with Cookie Integration 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
VenoBox Lightbox 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Lightbox Pop – Responsive Lightbox 200+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags F - E Elegance Modal Box 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Responsive Lightbox 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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