WordPress plugin comparison

Basic Protected Lightbox vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Basic Protected Lightbox

by justincardoza

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 10+ for Basic Protected Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Basic Protected Lightbox about 2.
Basic Protected Lightbox has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Aug 17, 2020 for Basic Protected Lightbox.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.5.24 for Basic Protected Lightbox.
Basic Protected Lightbox has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Basic Protected Lightbox	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#43,699	#1,294
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	6 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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