WordPress plugin comparison

Clickable Featured Image vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Clickable Featured Image

by Bjorn Solstad

90+ installs3.5

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 90+ for Clickable Featured Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Clickable Featured Image about 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Clickable Featured Image was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Clickable Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Clickable Featured Image.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Clickable Featured Image	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#16,790	#1,293
Active installs	90+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	121	2.5K
Rating	3.5(2)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.12
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.3

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