WordPress plugin comparison

Section Builder with Backgrounds vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Section Builder with Backgrounds

by Plugin Envision

1K+ 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 1K+ for Section Builder with Backgrounds.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Section Builder with Backgrounds about 23.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Section Builder with Backgrounds was updated more recently: Oct 4, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Section Builder with Backgrounds.
Section Builder with Backgrounds 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 Section Builder with Backgrounds.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Section Builder with Backgrounds	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#6,053	#1,293
Active installs	1K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	701	2.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.63	×1.12
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.3

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