WP fancybox
by Noor Alam · Media
Also makes 25 other plugins · 152.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
View image, YouTube video, Vimeo video, inline HTML in lightbox. Add fancybox lightbox effect to your WordPress site.
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gallery”, “image” and “lightbox” 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.
62 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 18.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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 511 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 511 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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fancybox your tag | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| wordpress fancybox gallery | #22 | #24 | — |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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
- “gallery”, “image” and “lightbox” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 778 · 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
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 7 Jun 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 · 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.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wpblogtuts9.3y ago
This is by far the best fancyBox lightbox for mobile devices. Thank you so much for this plugin and keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis9.3y ago
Hello. Thank you for your plugin development. Love this plugin. It seems to work fine with shortcodes provided on WP plugin page. The display interface is attractive, and captions display in the lower left corner of the overlay. Personal experience: it worked on my Win 10 Chrome desktop browser, and Android tablet, just fine.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.4). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-07-04 CVE-2025-26591 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 No patch available
- 2020-08-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.2 Patched in 1.0.3
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 6.8.1
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "View image, YouTube video, Vimeo video, inline HTML in lightbox. Add fancybox lightbox effect to your WordP..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,031 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gallery", "photo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 323 days in tier
- 2023-12-15 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-14 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-13 800+ → 900+ up after 435 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 800+ up after 427 days in tier
- 2021-08-03 500+ → 700+ up after 1189 days in tier
- 2018-05-02 400+ → 500+ up
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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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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Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
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