WordPress plugin comparison

Bilych Gallery vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Bilych Gallery

by Bilych

10+ installs3.5

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 Bilych Gallery.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Bilych Gallery about 1.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 20, 2015 for Bilych Gallery.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Bilych Gallery.
Bilych Gallery has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Bilych Gallery	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#38,802	#1,293
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	2.5K
Rating	3.5(2)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.1.42	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	11 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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