Slenderbox
by Matthew Petroff · Uncategorized
Overlays images on the current page using Slenderbox, a lightweight and framework-free lightbox plugin that can be used with valid HTML5.
47 health vs 58 average across 7,480 Uncategorized 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 5.0.25, 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 2777 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
16
now · peak 72
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-12 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-10 40+ → 50+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-05-31 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-29 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-25 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-24 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP Colorbox 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP fancybox 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C - J JJ NextGen JQuery Slider 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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