WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Content Scrollbar vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Custom Content Scrollbar

by SoftHopper

100+ installs5.0

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 100+ for Custom Content Scrollbar.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Custom Content Scrollbar about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Custom Content Scrollbar was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Custom Content Scrollbar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Custom Content Scrollbar has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Content Scrollbar	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#16,047	#1,293
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	2.5K
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.39	×1.12
Last release	2 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.3

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