WordPress plugin comparison

Always Valid Lightbox vs Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

Always Valid Lightbox

by Joffrey Quillet

50+ installs4.5

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Always Valid Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Always Valid Lightbox about 4.
Always Valid Lightbox is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 24, 2012 for Always Valid Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Always Valid Lightbox.
Always Valid Lightbox has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Always Valid Lightbox	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin
Popular rank	#20,353	#424
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	93.1K
Rating	4.5(2)	3.9(95)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.19
Last release	14 years ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4

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