Simplelightbox
by aknieriem · Uncategorized
Touch-friendly image lightbox for mobile and desktop without requiring jQuery
51 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 1094 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
206
now · peak 1.5K
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
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
3.0y ago
latest release · v2.14.4
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-01-26 · 1,424 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 ↗- ★★★★★ zhongxiyi1.8y ago
Very good plugin! Very good plugin! Very good plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aleksandar3.9y ago
Very good plugin. The only plugin that successfully opens my lazily loaded .webp thumbnails. Thank you very much! This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Aleksandar. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Aleksandar. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Aleksandar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sammuelhg4.7y ago
Nice This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by sammuelhg.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KJA4U5.4y ago
I like it. Easy to use with a simple functional settings dash board.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aommundsen5.8y ago
I love this plugin as it does its job good and does not have any bloatware in the admin panel. Also when reporting a bug in the forum, the author released a new version with a fix within only two hours. All in all, great plugin, no bloatware, and great support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ niguramu6.3y ago
Pinching images for smartphones was easily implemented.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ altos10.0y ago
It’s really nice! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lusbg200110.5y ago
Very good plugin! I had to change some options to see captions and next/prev arrows and now it works just fine! Great work, @aknieriem!
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- 2025-05-19 CVE-2024-5878 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.14.4 No patch available
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 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 438 days in tier
- 2023-09-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2023-06-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2023-06-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-02 1K+ → 2K+ 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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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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