WordPress plugin comparison
Category Lightbox vs Firelight Lightbox
At a glance
- Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Category Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,452 times, Category Lightbox about 1.
- Category Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Firelight Lightbox was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Apr 7, 2012 for Category Lightbox.
- Firelight Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Lightbox.
- Firelight Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Category Lightbox.
Line by line
Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Lightbox |  Firelight Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #47,645 | #256 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 97.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(362) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.65 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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