Responsive Lightbox2
by Noor Alam · Media
Also makes 24 other plugins · 155.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add responsive lightbox effect to your images, pop up photos and photo gallery in lightbox
44 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1385 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
125
now · peak 212
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.
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-12-19 · 1,392 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 ↗- ★★★★★ onijam1916.7y ago
very good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael Smith7.5y ago
Really like this plugin because the lightbox looks clean and shiny.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kittar9.7y ago
Annoying plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 6.4 Responsive Lightbox2 <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-11-22 CVE-2022-3987 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.4
- 2020-08-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-25 400+ → 300+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2025-07-04 300+ → 400+ up after 182 days in tier
- 2025-01-03 400+ → 300+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2024-08-19 300+ → 400+ up after 633 days in tier
- 2022-11-25 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2022-11-18 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 300+ → 400+ up after 1 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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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A - C Cleaner Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Gallery Block by Galleryberg: Lightbox with Tiles, Masonry, Square, & Justified Layouts 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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