WordPress plugin comparison

Always Valid Lightbox vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Always Valid Lightbox

by Joffrey Quillet

50+ installs4.5

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Always Valid Lightbox.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Always Valid Lightbox about 4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 24, 2012 for Always Valid Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 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 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Always Valid Lightbox	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#20,411	#327
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	81.9K
Rating	4.5(2)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	14 years ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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