WordPress plugin comparison
Category Lightbox vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Category Lightbox
by Nitin kumar
10+ installs
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
by dFactory
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Category Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Category Lightbox about 1.
- Category Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 7, 2012 for Category Lightbox.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 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 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Line by line
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Lightbox | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #37,297 | #327 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 81.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 17% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.34 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 20 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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