WordPress plugin comparison

Acclectic Lightbox vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Acclectic Lightbox

by Acclectic Media

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Acclectic Lightbox.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Acclectic Lightbox about 2.
Acclectic Lightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 193 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Oct 12, 2021 for Acclectic Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Acclectic Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Acclectic Lightbox.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Acclectic Lightbox	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#73,496	#1,752
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	4.3K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.46
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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