WordPress plugin comparison

Boxzilla vs Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

Boxzilla

by Danny van Kooten

20K+ installs4.8

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Boxzilla.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Boxzilla about 124.
Boxzilla is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 133 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 20, 2026 for Boxzilla.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Boxzilla.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Boxzilla.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Boxzilla	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin
Popular rank	#1,126	#424
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	93.1K
Rating	4.8(133)	3.9(95)
Support threads resolved	0%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.93	×1.19
Last release	2 months ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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