WordPress plugin comparison
Category Lightbox vs Simple Lightbox
At a glance
- Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Category Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Category Lightbox about 1.
- Category Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Apr 7, 2012 for Category Lightbox.
- Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Lightbox.
- Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Category Lightbox.
Line by line
Simple Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Lightbox |  Simple Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #37,297 | #331 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 11.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.3(239) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.20 |
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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