WF Magnific Lightbox
by wunderfarm · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
WF Magnific Lightbox allows the user to view larger versions of images and galleries in a speed optimized and full-responsive lightbox (overlay).
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.4K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “copyright”, “gallery” and “image” for “lightbox overlay”, “resizing” and “tiled gallery”. “copyright” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lightbox overlay” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “resizing” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiled gallery” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 28.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 129 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnific | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| lightbox overlay | #8 | #14 | up 2 |
| responsive lightbox | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| lightbox your tag | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| resizing | #15 | #16 | up 2 |
| tiled gallery | #18 | #16 | down 2 |
| exif | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| easy lightbox | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| wordpress lightbox | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| image lightbox | #24 | #23 | — |
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “copyright”, “gallery” and “image” for “lightbox overlay”, “resizing” and “tiled gallery”. “copyright” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lightbox overlay” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “resizing” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiled gallery” sits at #18 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 695 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v0.9.14 · 26 Jun 2026
15
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 13 Sep 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bluebit7.1y ago
I’m simply impressed on how sleek and nice this lightbox looks. It’s very fast and lightweight.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dashamiro7.3y ago
A plugin that does exactly what you need – functionality without unnecessary unnecessary frills! Wonderful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Markus Echterhoff9.7y ago
Magnific Popup is an awesome lightboxing tool, which WF Magnific Lightbox makes conveniently available as a WordPress plugin, with great support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christee9.8y ago
I was using IW Magnific Popup, but in WP 4.7 it stopped showing captions in galleries. Activating WF Magnific Lightbox in its place solves the problems and “just works”. No settings changes or anything. Thank you for a working Magnific plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ space1010.0y ago
href image address not edit when image import on post ^^ thank you .. wunderfarm This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by space10.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed10.5y ago
Very good plugin, works fine, full responsive, one of the best plugins of lightbox Thanks and keep updated for ever please 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ excentricjester10.5y ago
I’ve been looking for an easy to use lightbox plugin that uses the Magnific Popup script for quite a while and this one works great! Thanks to the developers for their quick support 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beneppard10.5y ago
This plugin adds a lightbox effect. No frills, but it gets the job done. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 108 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 84 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WF Magnific Lightbox allows the user to view larger versions of images and galleries in a speed optimized a..."
- ! 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 WPML, Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 751 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gallery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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★ · 3 shared tags B - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Lightbox 2 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
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