ImageLightbox.js
by Znuff · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 70+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsive and touch-friendly lightbox for Wordpress. Uses ImageLightbox.js by Osvaldas Valutis
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
-32%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “lightbox” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,770 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 5.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5.3.27, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2681 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2681 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagelightbox.js your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| lightbox 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). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “lightbox” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 157 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SandraJay10.4y ago
As a realtor, my sites depend on images. Big images with few distractions surrounding them. This gives me EXACTLY what I want. I’m new to WP so this is so easy to use. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert G.10.8y ago
works good and damn it`s small
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TheAdrianoo11.1y ago
Brakuje chociażby kilku podstawowych opcji, jednakże działa najszybciej, najlepiej, i zawsze dostosowuje się do sytuacji.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sielwolf12.6y ago
elegant and functional. I love it. Do you maintain the developpment of this plugin ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stefano Dotta12.7y ago
I tried this plugin on my test environment and I must say it works nicely. There are no options available and as the plugin author suggests, you must edit the plugin source code if you want to use the various settings available. Look for the string “$type=”f”;” and change it with a, b, c, d or e. Check out the demo from the script creator to find our the combination that suits you best: http://osvaldas.info/examples/image-lightbox-responsive-touch-friendly/ The combination I’d like is missing though: overlay, activity, caption and close button (basically “f” without the navigation). The navigation looks ugly on a smartphone if you have a lot of pictures in your post as it spans on multiple lines. It is possible to hack the CSS in order to hide the navigation for a specific media queries. Example: @media only screen and (max-width: 960px){ #imagelightbox-nav { display: none; } } Regards, Stefano
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 251 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 60+ → 70+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 70+ → 60+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 80+ → 70+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 90+ → 80+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-05-18 100+ → 90+ down
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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