Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo
by Milind More · Media
Embed YouTube/Vimeo videos in a lightbox popup. Easily create thumbnails and customize playback settings. Supports both platforms and is compatible wi …
54 health vs 61 average across 1,265 Media plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 640 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 162
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-09 200+ → 100+ down after 678 days in band
- 2023-03-03 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
- 2023-02-27 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in band
- 2023-02-08 300+ → 200+ down after 26 days in band
- 2023-01-13 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in band
- 2023-01-08 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-01-03 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
- 2022-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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All-in-One Video Gallery 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lazy Load for Videos 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/youtubefancybox" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo: 100+ active installs, 3.3★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/youtubefancybox