WordPress plugin comparison
ARI Fancy Lightbox vs wplightbox
At a glance
- ARI Fancy Lightbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 70+ for wplightbox.
- On a typical day, ARI Fancy Lightbox is downloaded about 50 times, wplightbox about 2.
- wplightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 71 reviews.
- ARI Fancy Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2025, against Feb 6, 2023 for wplightbox.
- ARI Fancy Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.1.16 for wplightbox.
- ARI Fancy Lightbox has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for wplightbox.
Line by line
ARI Fancy Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ARI Fancy Lightbox |  wplightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,767 | #18,493 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.3K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.7(71) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.42 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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