WC Disable Zoom / Lightbox features
by theorcawp · Media
Also makes 10 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin lets you disable / enable the new product gallery zoom / lightbox features in 3.0.
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Health
C 63/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image zoom” and “product gallery” for “features” and “zoom”. “image zoom” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “features” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “product gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “zoom” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
63 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 410 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 410 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| features | #18 | #24 | down 3 |
| woocommerce zoom your tag | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| zoom | #24 | #23 | — |
| image zoom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image zoom” and “product gallery” for “features” and “zoom”. “image zoom” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “features” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “product gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “zoom” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 572 · 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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 18 Sep 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jun 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vomoyi3.1y ago
Works perfectly well. Thank you to the Developer WordPress 6.3.1 WooCommerce version: 8.0.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vlkplk6.3y ago
Sorry, but it’s completely useless
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magger7.9y ago
Not work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sazzad8.1y ago
Does not works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fzed8.3y ago
not working with WooCommerce 4.3.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ozzo Veliz8.7y ago
It doesn’t work form me, my Woocommerce version is 3.3.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sisalik8.8y ago
Seems to work This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by sisalik.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Moses9.3y ago
thank you so much for this useful plugin
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin lets you disable / enable the new product gallery zoom / lightbox features in 3.0."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 117 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("image zoom", "woocommerce gallery", "WooCommerce LightBox", "woocommerce zoom" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-22 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 700+ → 800+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 800+ → 700+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 700+ → 800+ 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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Ultimate Product Gallery for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Product Video & Variation Image Gallery for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
FlexiZoom – Product Image Zoom for WooCommercee 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
DreamFast Product Gallery for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Smart Product Gallery for FluentCart — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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