Shutter Reloaded Plus
by danaila_iulian · Uncategorized
Darkens the current page and displays an image (like Lightbox, Thickbox, etc.), but is a lot smaller (8KB) and faster.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images”, “javascript” and “keyboard navigation” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.1K 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.
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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 4706 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4706 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| keyboard navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| viewer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 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
- “images”, “javascript” and “keyboard navigation” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 101 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
12.9y ago
latest release · v0.6 · 13 Dec 2013
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Andrei Chira11.9y ago
It’s lightweight, that’s the best thing about it. And it just works, no errors, no incompatibilities.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danaila_iulian12.9y ago
I am and have been using it on my blog for a long time, it works great, have not missed a beat so far. It’s perfect from a usability point of view, very lightweight, responsive, cross-browser, it just works no matter what other plugins you have installed.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Darkens the current page and displays an image (like Lightbox, Thickbox, etc.), but is a lot smaller (8KB)..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,846 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "javascript" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-10 300+ → 200+ down after 687 days in tier
- 2024-01-23 400+ → 300+ down after 443 days in tier
- 2022-11-06 500+ → 400+ down after 545 days in tier
- 2021-05-10 700+ → 500+ down
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).
- S Shutter Reloaded 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
- F FancyBox 3K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Slimbox 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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