WordPress plugin comparison

Dark Mode Toggle Block vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Dark Mode Toggle Block

by Rich Tabor

200+ 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 200+ for Dark Mode Toggle Block.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Dark Mode Toggle Block about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Nov 21, 2024 for Dark Mode Toggle Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Dark Mode Toggle Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Dark Mode Toggle Block.

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

Metric	Dark Mode Toggle Block	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#12,679	#1,293
Active installs	200+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	2.5K
Rating	5.0(2)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.11	×1.12
Last release	1 year ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.3

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