WordPress plugin comparison
Category Lightbox vs Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
At a glance
- Lightbox with PhotoSwipe has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Category Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is downloaded about 363 times, Category Lightbox about 1.
- Category Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Lightbox with PhotoSwipe was updated more recently: Nov 11, 2026, against Apr 7, 2012 for Category Lightbox.
- Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Lightbox.
- Category Lightbox has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe.
Line by line
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Lightbox |  Lightbox with PhotoSwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,978 | #1,088 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 27K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(115) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.25 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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