WordPress plugin comparison

Awesome Lightbox vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Awesome Lightbox

by Rajat Sharma

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for Awesome Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Awesome Lightbox about 2.
Awesome Lightbox has no reviews yet.
Awesome Lightbox was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Awesome Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Awesome Lightbox.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Awesome Lightbox	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#65,690	#1,293
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.12
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	5.3

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