WordPress plugin comparison

Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin vs WP Lightbox 2

Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin

by Utsav Singh Rathour

100+ installs5.0

WP Lightbox 2

by Syed Balkhi

20K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WP Lightbox 2 has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin.
On a typical day, WP Lightbox 2 is downloaded about 84 times, Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin about 5.
Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.4 from 89 reviews.
WP Lightbox 2 was updated more recently: Jan 31, 2026, against Sep 1, 2015 for Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin.
WP Lightbox 2 is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.3.34 for Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin.
WP Lightbox 2 has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin.

WP Lightbox 2 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Code Pixelz Simple Responsive Image Gallery Plugin	WP Lightbox 2
Popular rank	#14,405	#1,100
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	96	2.7K
Rating	5.0(11)	4.4(89)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.65
Last release	11 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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