WordPress plugin comparison

Browser Resize Images vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Browser Resize Images

by maniu

50+ 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 50+ for Browser Resize Images.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Browser Resize Images about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Dec 18, 2012 for Browser Resize Images.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for Browser Resize Images.
Browser Resize Images has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Browser Resize Images	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#20,819	#1,293
Active installs	50+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	2.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	14 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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