WordPress plugin comparison
Awesome Lightbox vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Awesome Lightbox
by Rajat Sharma
Fewer than 10 installs
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
by dFactory
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Awesome Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Awesome Lightbox about 2.
- Awesome Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 1, 2026 for Awesome Lightbox.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2024 for Awesome Lightbox.
Line by line
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Awesome Lightbox | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #57,518 | #327 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 67 | 81.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 17% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.34 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 20 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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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