WordPress plugin comparison

Another simple image optimizer vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Another simple image optimizer

by Raffael Jesche

30+ installs5.0

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Another simple image optimizer.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Another simple image optimizer about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 1, 2025 for Another simple image optimizer.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Another simple image optimizer.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Another simple image optimizer.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Another simple image optimizer	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#23,574	#1,293
Active installs	30+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	2.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.08	×1.12
Last release	1 year ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	5.3

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