WP-Slimbox2 Plugin
by malcalevak · Uncategorized
A WordPress implementation of the Slimbox2 javascript.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+78%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “jquery” for “picasa”. “jquery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picasa” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 138.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slimbox2 your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| slimbox your tag | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| picasa | #14 | #9 | up 1 |
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “jquery” for “picasa”. “jquery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “picasa” sits at #14 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
13.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.3.1 · 29 Aug 2013
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WGschaider11.3y ago
I just wanted to show single images on my page in a lightbox – because this way they can be resized simple and good looking. After the WP update my previous Plugin didn´t work anymore – WP Slimbox2 saved my day:-)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ffwebdesigner11.5y ago
old but gold!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hans Scholte13.0y ago
After spending too much time on a slimbox plugin that seems not to be supported anymore, WP-slimbox Plugin worked without a problem. Has a good range of settings too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel Nooijen13.2y ago
I use this plugin to support Nextgen. Now I can let see photos the right way!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.3.1 Changed index.php to UTF-8 without BOM encoding to resolve issues for some users. 1.1.3.1
- — Version 1.1.3 Updated to Slimbox 2.05 to support WordPress 3.6 Removed unnecessary xfarbtastic.css 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Utilizes built in Farbtastic javascripts. Consolidated load_farbtastic and keypress.js Moved CSS files to css folder. 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Fix to resolve failures experienced by some users in v1.1. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Extensive re-write including several minor fixes to eliminate PHP warnings and errors. Ability to use rel="nolightbox" to exclude an image. Ability to customize image link URLs by simply placing ‘/ DESIRED URL /’ in fron 1.1
- — Version 1.0.3.4 Addition of Russian/русский язык translation. 1.0.3.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 77 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 53 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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 9 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,350 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "picture" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 574 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 307 days in tier
- 2022-10-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 410 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 7K+ → 6K+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2021-01-20 8K+ → 7K+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2020-08-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 327 days in tier
- 2019-09-18 10K+ → 9K+ 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).
- C Cleaner Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
- J jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Featherlight Disabled 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
fancyBox 3 for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - J jQuery Lightbox 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Slimbox 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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