ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress vs Popping Content Light
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,769, ahead of Popping Content Light at #17,978. Over the last 7 days ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress climbed 6 places and Popping Content Light slipped 112 places. ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress has the largest install base, roughly 125× the next: 10K+ active installs against 80+ for Popping Content Light. Downloads this week: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 374 and Popping Content Light 33. Ratings: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 4.7★ from 71 and Popping Content Light 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress | Popping Content Light |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,769 ▲ 6 | #17,978 ▼ 112 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 374 | 33 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (71) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Sep 24, 2025 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Current version | 1.4.1 | 2.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,768 | #17,480 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2017 | Mar 2015 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Popping Content Light?
By active installs, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress: 10K+ sites run it against 80+ for Popping Content Light, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Popping Content Light?
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress, at #1,769 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Popping Content Light at #17,978. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Popping Content Light alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.