WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Alternative Text vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Automatic Alternative Text

by Jacob Peattie

100+ installs4.1

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 100+ for Automatic Alternative Text.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Automatic Alternative Text about 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.1 from 7 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jul 1, 2019 for Automatic Alternative Text.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Automatic Alternative Text.
Automatic Alternative Text has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Alternative Text	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#15,339	#1,293
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	2.5K
Rating	4.1(7)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	7 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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