WordPress plugin comparison
Acclectic Lightbox vs Simple Lightbox
Acclectic Lightbox
by Acclectic Media
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Simple Lightbox
by Archetyped
100K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Acclectic Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Acclectic Lightbox about 2.
- Acclectic Lightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
- Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Oct 12, 2021 for Acclectic Lightbox.
- Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Acclectic Lightbox.
- Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Acclectic Lightbox.
Line by line
Simple Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Acclectic Lightbox | Simple Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #57,171 | #331 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 11.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.3(239) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.8.19 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.20 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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