WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Image Widget
by coffee4dev
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 Image Widget.
- On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Widget about 2.
- Image Widget has no reviews yet.
- Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Mar 14, 2017 for Image Widget.
- Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Image Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Line by line
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Widget | Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,046 | #1,293 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 2.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(88) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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