VenoBox Lightbox
by neilgee · Media
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds the VenoBox Responsive Lightbox to links to display Vimeo and YouTube videos, images, galleries, iframe, inline content in a lightbox …
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+68%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “lightbox”, “modal” and “pop up” 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.
50 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 28.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1148 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pop up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “lightbox”, “modal” and “pop up” 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 263 · 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
3.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.8 · 10 Sep 2023
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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.
Crossed into this band 3.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cybermagefroll5.3y ago
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vu Tru So6.6y ago
Works perfectly for me, Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atomizer8.9y ago
gave you 5 stars because of the goof who gave you only 1 when he shouldn’t have …else i’d have given it 4 🙂 please consider adding another meta option for displaying both an image title and caption – be nice to have the title at top and caption at bottom thx!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy8.9y ago
Works perfectly for me. I’ve tried most of the free lightbox plugins out there, but this is the best one I’ve found. Thanks This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Andy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Philippe Cadu9.5y ago
Hello I do not know coded but how I can do to have the white background and overout the text in black. thank you for your reply Phil
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ retroguy9.8y ago
This is what I’ve been looking for – it just works, is not overly complex to configure but has the options I need. Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.2y ago
Simple and functional. A fine tool. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eve201610.3y ago
I like it, does the job fine. Suggestions (to make it unbeatable); 1. A ‘loading’ icon, so when there’s some waiting time people see something is happening 2. Possibility to show a ‘close’ button. Some people need such clarity 🙂 and also, on a phone it may sometimes be difficult to tap next to Venobox to close it 3. Possibility to show Venobox within the window. Sometimes I’d like to show something without need to scroll, and almost fill the whole window (googlemap f.e.) I like your approach, but would be happy to have a choice!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds the VenoBox Responsive Lightbox to links to display Vimeo and YouTube videos, images, gall..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Beaver Builder, Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 968 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "modal", "pop up" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-04-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-04-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2023-02-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-02-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Pop-up 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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